Connect your Android tablet to SMB shares

Tablets in the Enterprise TechRepublic Member | September 06, 2012

Connect your Android tablet to SMB shares with the ASTRO File Manager Jack Wallen demonstrates how to connect to SMB shares on your desktop from your Android tablet with ASTRO File Manager. Read more Resource of the day Remote support for PCs, Macs and Smartphones You need the ability to support users on today's most popular platforms -- including iPhones and iPads. LogMeIn Rescue can help. Test drive LogMeIn Rescue for free and start providing complete on-demand remote support to customers and colleagues. Posts from TechRepublic   Patent wars and tablets in the enterprise Patrick Gray takes a look at the recent Apple vs. Samsung patent wars and what it means for tablet adoption in the enterprise. Read more If you want to try Windows 8, wait for a hybrid There's one big problem with Windows 8: it has a split personality disorder. If you want the maximum Windows 8 experience, you'll need a hybrid tablet/laptop. Read more Lugging too many devices? Time we revisited the personal network idea The notion that we'd end up carrying less tech has proved false. So now that we're hauling around so many devices, perhaps it's the moment to revive the concept of a personal-area network. Read more Infographic: Survey says that people love their tablets This infographic by Staples offers some interesting facts about tablet owners and their device usage. Read more TechRepublic's new BYOD Policy helps IT stem safety problems Most employees want to be able to choose the device they're most comfortable using and that allows them to work how and when they want. Help deal with any problems proactively with this BYOD policy download. Read more Posts from ZDNet   Windows 8 tablets: Vindication for the 'tablets do real work' crowd I've been using tablets to do real work for a long time and have written regularly about that experience. The response to those articles has been that tablets are not good for doing real work. Windows 8 tablets are causing that reaction to change. Read more Hybrid, slider, convertible: A tablet terminology guide The multi-faceted focus of Windows 8 is already resulting in a variety of form factors getting ready for market. In an effort to make sense of these devices, this terminology guide should help. Read more So, where's Apple's tablet computer? If a TV isn't Apple's next big thing, then what about an OS X-powered tablet computer? Given the changes we've seen in OS X lately, it makes sense. Read more Is 64GB storage enough for a Windows RT tablet? As we create and carry around with us more and more digital detritus, is the maximum of 64GB of storage available on Windows RT tablets going to be enough once users start throwing software and files at it? Read more Apple: We didn't pass iPhone, iPad device IDs to FBI Both the FBI and now Apple have come forward to state that they had no involvement the ongoing 'UDID-gate,' which led to more than 1 million iOS device codes leaking to the Web. Read more Citrix Podio for iPad debuts with BYOD in mind The new Podio for iPad app is boasted to complete Citrix's vision for empowering the mobile workforce. Read more Analyst: iPad 'cannibalizing' PC sales; nudging business Mac market While the iPad is chomping away at U.S. K-12 markets, Macs are edging their way into the business market, likely as a result of the post-PC push by Apple's counterpart iPhone and iPad devices. Read more Kobo announces smallest eReader in Kobo Mini, Kobo Glo, and Kobo Arc 7 inch Android tablet Kobo makes some great eInk devices and just announced their new lineup of ebook readers, including a much improved tablet device. 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