Happy Tuesday everybody!
Quick question.
When was the last time you needed something on your computer… and you weren't near it?
A file. An app. A tab you left open. Notes you forgot to move to your phone.
Most people either go home to get it, email themselves a janky workaround, or just don't do it.
There's a simpler fix.
Pick Of The Week - DeskIn
DeskIn lets you open your full computer from your phone, tablet, or any other device.
Not a file sync app. Not a cloud drive.
Your actual desktop. Your apps. Your files. Everything, right from your phone screen.
For example.
Before:
You're at the library. You need a file that's on your desktop at home. You check Google Drive, it's not there. You text your roommate to send it. They don't reply for an hour. You give up and do something else.
With DeskIn:
You open the app on your phone. You're looking at your home desktop. You grab the file. You keep working.
Same task. You just didn't need to go home for it.
Why it's useful
The main idea is simple: your computer is always with you, even when it's not.
That means:
You don't need to carry your laptop to campus every day. You don't need to email yourself files. You don't need to worry about which device has what.
You just connect to the one that has everything and use it from wherever you are.
It works on your phone, iPad, or any other computer, and the connection is fast enough that it actually feels usable, not like a laggy screen share from 2015.
For things like:
accessing your PC from the library or a café
running software that only lives on your desktop
working from an iPad without bringing your laptop
grabbing a file you forgot to save to the cloud
checking something at home while you're out
using your full setup from anywhere with Wi-Fi
A quick note for students
If you're in college, this solves a very specific annoyance.
Your desktop has everything, your files, your apps, your setup. But you can't bring it to campus.
So you end up with half your stuff on your laptop, half on your PC, and nothing where you need it.
DeskIn just connects the two. You sit down in the library, open your phone or iPad, and you're working on your home computer.
No syncing. No USB drives. No emailing yourself at 1am.
My take
Most productivity tools add something to your workflow.
DeskIn removes something, the need to have the right device with you.
That sounds small until you're the person staring at their phone wishing they had their laptop.
If you've ever lost 30 minutes to the wrong file being on the wrong computer, this is a clean fix.
Big thanks to DeskIn for sponsoring this edition.
Catch you next week,
Max