Originally Posted by
Big E 757
Quick question about the surface tablet...is Windows RT capable of making Remote Desktop connections? I use a VPS for my business and I am tired of carrying my laptop and an IPad every trip...not to mention that now I'll be carrying a third device with the surface. I haven't received mine yet and am curious about RDC capability.
It might not be a good idea to do anything like this on a Delta owned device anyway. If I like the surface, I might need to hire Bucking Bar to buy me a surface 3 with his "extreme couponing/price matching wizardry" to eliminate the need for my laptop and make room for my surface.
Not you guys, I'm talking about other people. I kid, I kid.
Yes you can ... and I am not sure you want to.
Delta hasn't locked down the Microsoft Store, which does have VPN, VPS & VM software available. Further, the Surface 2 appears to do surprisingly well with it's RT version of Office and it has plenty of storage space.
It appears to me Delta may have locked us out of Bluetooth tethering ... so I am not sure what else may have been disabled. YMMV
The problem is that you will have your secure content locker password (DL Pilot) and a password for your personal account and your requisite Delta email password and perhaps another e-mail password and then if you want to get something from the MS Store (even a free download) you will need to set up that account with a password. If you set up your Delta e-mail it requires a new DL Pilot password. What nobody seems sure of is which passwords reset the account passwords for the device and DL pilot. Worse, whatever you come up with has to meet Delta's password criteria, plus capitalization. Miss the sign on password 10 times and your device is "bitlocked" which requires a 50 character code to unlock, IF Delta can find the code ... and of course if you don't have your password, it locks again after 10 tries. The answer for everyone I've talked to has been "new device" since there is no remote password reset capability at this time. DeltaNet has memos ... they know about the issue.
So, if you go down that road just be forewarned to be very careful with remembering your passwords. Still worst case you brick your device, get a new one and have to waste a few hours getting it all updated and set up.
I managed to get mine out of bitlock. So far, mine is the only successful return from password purgatory that I've heard of.
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Plan A ... could find yourself a cheap Black Friday Surface Pro or Pro 2 and carry it with the Surface 2. Use the Surface 2's power cover on both devices and use your Pro's charger (48W) on both devices and your phone. (I like the smaller form factor and just plug it into the TV or Monitor and use a BT keyboard if I want bigger ... Display Port to HDMI cables are $7)
If you decide not to carry your Pro, then plug it into a TV at home and use it for your Home Theater hub. It crunches through 1080 content like buttah.
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