Latitude E6510 Owner's Lounge

I don't understand what you are trying to say. Sorry.

Windows Remote Desktop allows the share of internal and external Floppy drives, even under Windows 7. (Usually you don't remove features on a new version of a program).

Power and battery status lights are visible only, when the lid is closed.

Huh? You mean color accuracy? Well if you are with an Intel GPU don't expect any color accuracy. This GPU is not designed for those who seek any color accuracy, advance 2D drawing nor 3D. It's just to show the basics with DVD and 1080p HD video playback. If you want color accuracy go with Nvidia control panel, and a nice IPS panel LCD screen (an dont a TN), and Use a DIGITAL connector (ie: not VGA) for the best picture.

On my E6400 with Nvidia Quadro NVS 160M, my colors are accurate. Switching or doing side-by-side picture-picture-picture with my desktop (half the screen is my desktop, the other is my laptop), both shows the same colors. I have a 24inch IPS pre-calibrated screen (Dell U2410). Also, confirmed with my old CRT monitor (CRT's monitor, like PVA and IPS LCD panels are able to output true 8-bit colors, while TN panels are only 6-bit colors and usually have problem managing green (appears yellowish green) and red colors (appears orange)).

 

Ad 1) I meant "menu key"
Menu key - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Ad 2) I meant screen resolution FHD (1920 x 1080), if you work via remote desktop, in full screen, are texts readable?

Ad 4) my friend working with graphics complains about exagerrated reds (she is using E6500 with Nvidia Quadro NVS 160M, 15.4in Wide Screen WXGA+ (1440x900) with LED backlit), I've checked it by putting my D830 next to her lap and indeed even white is bit pinky

 

Menu key is not a very useful key.. even my desktop keyboard) Logitech Illuminated key), removed it (well they put it a second function (have to press Fn key with another key) with Print Screen).

Alt+Space does exactly the same thing, and both keys (alt and space) are right next to each other.

Remote desktop in window mode will have scroll bars, if you set it full screen (maximize), the resolution of the computer that you connect to will be adjusted to match the system you connect to. If your desktop is 1920x1200, and you connect via remote desktop on a system that has a 640x480 display, the screen resolution of the computer that you will connect will temporally change (while you are remote desktop'ing to it) have 640x480. It returns back once you end your session.

You can adjust colors with Nvidia Control Panel.. he probably played with some settings there and did not hit "Restore to default" option, or his screen has a manufacture error.

 

ad 1) alt+space opens window system menu, whilst "menu key" opens context popup menu

ad 2) ok, so if I have fonts scalled on my laptop to 125% and I connect to remote computer what will be the size of remote desktop session fonts in full screen?

ad 4) thanks for hint - I will play with her control panel

 

Ah! That is Shift + F10.

You will see the same DPI/font size/appearance settings/icon layout/task bar location, as the computer you try to connect too. Nothing changes, you really have the computer you connect to, on your screen. The only thing that changes is screen resolution based on the settings you define in Remote Desktop (default behavior is to have it match your screen resolution only when you are in full screen (maximized)).

 

ad 1) two hand action or awkward long finger single hand action - however better than nothing

ad 2) so what would be your advise regarding resolution? Now I work in native resolution 1680x1050, fonts not scalled (in 125% mode, not all apps works fine, icons look bad...). I am software developer (Visual Studio, VBA other RADs). 1920x1080 or 1600x900?

... bit offtopic

 

First, "ad" means: a commercial, while "add" means: addition.

For your second point, why do you remote desktop 100% of the time. If that is the case, why do you need such laptop, any old powered by Windows 2000 will allow you to remotely access your desktop. In such case, you don't care about performance as you'll get your desktop (minus the internet speed in transferring screen shots). Else you can get a cheap 300-400$ laptop new, so that you can play 1080p video's on your laptop, when you don't remote desktop.

Also, you should not need to remote desktop ALL the time, you have a great amount of sync software allowing you to sync your files between systems, you also have Offline Files feature in Windows.


Increasing the DPI is something that people do with XHD resolutions, like: 2048x1536, 2560x1600 or 2560x2048. If you need to have a closer look at some small moments, you can use Windows 7 Zoom features, which allows you to Zoom in your screen entirely (Aero must be turned on, as this is a GPU specific feature. Aero basic (XP system), and Standard theme uses the CPU to draw everything, while Aero uses your GPU.)

In my case, I use the second wheel/switch of my MX Revolution mouse to zoom in/out and exit zoom.

Zoom keyboard shortcuts:
- Win + '+' (or = key next to the backspace) >> Zoom-in
- Win + '-' >> Zoom out
- Win + Esc >> exit zoom.

If you have difficult seeing your screen you should seek a visit to an optometrist as soon as possible, as not only you might need glasses, but it could be something more sever (dehydration, dry eyes, tired eyes, all the way up to disease which could make you permanently loss your vision). OR your monitor simply sucks.

Anyway,

I find 1400x900 adequate to program, if that is what you wonder.
At home, once my laptop is sync with my desktop, I continue my programming on my 24inch monitor 1920x1200 screen resolution, with default DPI without issue.

 

quite often I develop on customers' development servers, where database size is 200 GB and up. That's why I am forced to do it via VPN+RD.

by writing "ad" I meant - "at", "to", or "for", in some Latin phrases (such as ad lib or ad nauseam)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AD_(disambiguation)

 

Just curious which processes/services/programs are involved with "ControlVault"... I have the fingerprint reader installed, and I can't really say it's slowing the system down, however, I have found it is indeed useless, and if I can remove the software for it, would love to know how.

 

Got the e6510 (smokin fast!), have 2 issues

1. Camera not recognized by Win 7 (64-bit) - there are no unrecognized devices in device manager so Im assuming the correct driver is installed.

2. Dell client system update always reports 1 critical update ( Intel AMT HECI ) even after I install the update

Any help appreciated. Thanks!