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Re:Show HN: Screen.farm – Send a webpage to any connected br... by tabakd on Saturday October 10, 2015 @07:17PM (#10367377)
What would a use case for this be?
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Re:Show HN: Screen.farm – Send a webpage to any connected br... by tomaskafka on Sunday October 11, 2015 @03:25PM (#10370561)
Many companies (incl. ours) have displays in lobbies etc. to show dashboards, news, twitter feeds etc.

Usually there is a lot of fuss when something breaks (finding spare keyboard and mouse, connecting it to hidden pc).

If I get this right, this will create a 'remote control' for each such screen, right?

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Re:Show HN: Screen.farm – Send a webpage to any connected br... by leente on Monday October 12, 2015 @02:22AM (#10372835)
It doesn't create a fully functional remote control. All you can do is push content to a connected browser window. If the browser crashes, you'll need a keyboard or another remote access tool.

This tool is just a quick and simple way to make use of your extra screens. You can use a bookmarklet to make a webpage instantly appear on a screen, or with a tool using the REST API, you can make the screenshots you make instantly appear on an external screen.

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