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[ShowMeTwice]

Did you by any chance make a note of the sites where you read this?

I'm sorry, I did not. Give me a bit and I'll go find some info.

I'm especially interested in this bit of your post: "Once you are casting video to a device you can then browse any of your open tabs in a web browser without interruption to whatever video(s) you are casting."

Okay...... I'm back!!!

My understanding of how the Chromecast dongle works for streaming services is as follows.....

You plug the Chromecast dongle into a TVs HDMI port. The TV needs to know that the "input" will be the C-cast dongle. On the TV select the port the dongle is connected to as the desired video output. You then pair the Chromecast dongle with the home WiFi network.

Then from a laptop, desktop, Android or iOS device connect to the Chromecast dongle via the home WiFi network.

From there a user selects whatever built-in streaming app they desire (YouTube, Prime, Hulu etc. etc.). Stream shows. Done.

Chromecast has and supports 1000s of streaming apps. Some come pre-installed on the dongle.

Once that is up and streaming video to the TV, open whatever web browser on a laptop, desktop, Android or iOS device and surf the net as desired.

All that ^^^^^^^^^ is my simplified explanation. But when you visualize the connections, it makes total sense (well, to me it does [[[ GEEK ]]] ).

Streaming video via Chromecast and browsing the internet are two completely separate connections as far as internet protocol within a home network is concerned. Like a laptop, desktop, Android or iOS device the Chromecast dongle has its own unique connection, IP addr, via WiFi.

We have a 1 GIG fiber internet connection and have not had any kind of connection problems with multiple concurrent video streams while also surfing the net.

The link you previously shared is correct. Although it does not explain how it is done.

It's also my understanding that you can use the Chromecast dongle on a laptop, desktop, Android or iOS device only. To watch a video stream and surf the net via a browser, on one device, one would split the screen via the Chromecast sw to do both.

I hope that makes sense.

 

[englishmick]

I’ve had the same Dewalt cordless drill for probably 8-10 years. I went to charge a battery yesterday and discovered it was bad so I looked to buy new batteries then I found out they quit making them and would have to buy adapters and new style batteries which gets a little pricey. I found a kit on amazon for about the same price that came with a drill, impact, two new batteries and a charger. The drill that I have at work uses the old style batteries and we have several so I’ll take the old drill and one battery to work to use instead of throwing it out.

I've had Porter Cable gear for many years. Not the best but it was what the company provided. I could buy them with my company card. Nobody checked as long as you didn't go over the monthly recommended limit. When they closed the maintenance dept I got to keep all my gear. Two drills, an impact driver and two circular saws, plus some other stuff, with around a dozen 18V batteries. The last year or so I was there PC changed to 20V. I got one saw and one drill with 3 batteries in 20V.

Now the 18V batteries are on the way out. Sitting in a garage year round with no heating or cooling isn't good for batteries. Some died, the others aren't holding much charge. Difficult decision. You can still buy the 18V batteries but they aren't cheap. Should I buy new 18V batteries or stick with 20V. Don't really need 3 drills and 3 saws for home use.

I hate throwing out tools. Still have a cord drill that's 30 years old and hasn't been used for 20 years. When I was doing woodworking class at high school the teacher wouldn't allow those newfangled power tools in his workshop. Or sandpaper. And he made his own glue from horse's hooves.

 

[Daniel Forsyth]

Mixed up another bottle of cappuccino with condensed milk.
Seems to be about all I use anymore

I rather enjoy a good cappuccino too!! What type of cappuccino flavour perks your pellet?

 

[ShowMeTwice]

@Zazie an alternative to Chromecast would be to get your Mom one of the Vizio smart TV's. Vizio has several low cost versions. They come loaded with apps for the streaming services. Our Vizio 65" smart TV has 190 apps built-in. All the popular ones and bunches of "other" streaming services. Many are free. And I am able to cast from any of our Apple devices via AirPlay to the TV. But, not while streaming video from one of the Vizio apps. It's an either/or, unlike Chromecast.

Might make things easier for you and your Mom. Just a thought.

 

[Zazie]

I'm sorry, I did not. Give me a bit and I'll go find some info.



Okay...... I'm back!!!

My understanding of how the Chromecast dongle works for streaming services is as follows.....

You plug the Chromecast dongle into a TVs HDMI port. The TV needs to know that the "input" will be the C-cast dongle. On the TV select the port the dongle is connected to as the desired video output. You then pair the Chromecast dongle with the home WiFi network.

Then from a laptop, desktop, Android or iOS device connect to the Chromecast dongle via the home WiFi network.

From there a user selects whatever built-in streaming app they desire (YouTube, Prime, Hulu etc. etc.). Stream shows. Done.

Chromecast has and supports 1000s of streaming apps. Some come pre-installed on the dongle.

Once that is up and streaming video to the TV, open whatever web browser on a laptop, desktop, Android or iOS device and surf the net as desired.

All that ^^^^^^^^^ is my simplified explanation. But when you visualize the connections, it makes total sense (well, to me it does [[[ GEEK ]]] ).

Streaming video via Chromecast and browsing the internet are two completely separate connections as far as internet protocol within a home network is concerned. Like a laptop, desktop, Android or iOS device the Chromecast dongle has its own unique connection, IP addr, via WiFi.

We have a 1 GIG fiber internet connection and have not had any kind of connection problems with multiple concurrent video streams while also surfing the net.

The link you previously shared is correct. Although it does not explain how it is done.

It's also my understanding that you can use the Chromecast dongle on a laptop, desktop, Android or iOS device only. To watch a video stream and surf the net via a browser, on one device, one would split the screen via the Chromecast sw to do both.

I hope that makes sense.

It makes sense, but unfortunately it tells me something I already knew: you can multitask if you're casting what is called a Chrome enabled site. Unfortunately, what I can't confirm is whether Google Drive is Chrome enabled, so that one can cast a video in one's GD from one tab and continue to faff around on the web in other tabs. You'd think it would be--it's all Google, after all--but I've yet to find it specifically stated. I do see that Google Photos is in the list to which you linked, and there is a way to cast videos in Google Drive using Google Photos. Unfortunately, this method requires a tab more labor than my old mother will be able to tolerate, I suspect. There's a limit to what her old noggin can manage these days.

Thank you, John. It's kind of you to dip your toe in these murky waters for me.

 

[Zazie]

When I was doing woodworking class at high school the teacher wouldn't allow those newfangled power tools in his workshop. Or sandpaper. And he made his own glue from horse's hooves.

How did you finish things without sandpaper? Pumice?

 

[Zazie]

@Zazie an alternative to Chromecast would be to get your Mom one of the Vizio smart TV's. Vizio has several low cost versions. They come loaded with apps for the streaming services. Our Vizio 65" smart TV has 190 apps built-in. All the popular ones and bunches of "other" streaming services. Many are free. And I am able to cast from any of our Apple devices via AirPlay to the TV. But, not while streaming video from one of the Vizio apps. It's an either/or, unlike Chromecast.

Might make things easier for you and your Mom. Just a thought. ks.

Not a bad idea, but I'm having a hard enough time getting her to stomach buying a much-needed new laptop; she'll never consent to coughing up for a new television while her ancient, tiny flat screen still works.

 

[ShowMeTwice]

Thank you, John. It's kind of you to dip your toe in these murky waters for me.

You're welcome Zaz!!! Murky waters are cool. Water lilies grow in the mud. LOLz

Unfortunately, what I can't confirm is whether Google Drive is Chrome enabled, so that one can cast a video in one's GD from one tab and continue to faff around on the web in other tabs.

The Google Drive Wikipedia page, though it doesn't explicitly state it, has me thinking it is integrated into Chrome.

Google Drive is part of Google Workspace - so, there's that. It wouldn't make any business sense for it not to be Chrome enabled.

Then there is this......

"Google Drive integrates with the company's other services and systems -- including Google Docs, Gmail, Android, Chrome, YouTube, Google Analytics and Google+."

from here......

What is Google Drive? | Definition from TechTarget

This definition explains the meaning of Google Drive and its capabilities, pricing and security features.

www.techtarget.com

Your Mom probably wants an easy solution. Not a probable tech nightmare.

 

[englishmick]

How did you finish things without sandpaper? Pumice?

Not sure when sandpaper was invented. Before that people used metal scrapers. A thin rectangular piece of steel with one edge beveled into a very sharp blade with the point of the blade slightly turned into a hook shape. People who use them claim they produce a flatter surface with a glossy finish smoother than you can get with paper. At a micro scale they cut the wood rather than rubbing it off. Sandpaper digs in more where the wood is softer and doesn't take down hard ridges in the grain.

Takes more skill though. I haven't used them since school days. My brother earns most of his income making fancy inlaid boxes. He uses scrapers. With an inlaid surface you have several woods of different hardness and the grain pointing in different directions, he says sandpaper makes a mess of them. All done by hand, the only power tool he has is a drill press.

 

[FranC]

Want to Sam's club AND Walmart. I'm beat but now it's done. And I sorted a bunch of papers and stuff all over dd's bed so I gotta clean that up before she gets back lol

Where did she go?

 

[ShowMeTwice]

Not a bad idea, but I'm having a hard enough time getting her to stomach buying a much-needed new laptop; she'll never consent to coughing up for a new television while her ancient, tiny flat screen still works.

Unfortunately, this method requires a tab more labor than my old mother will be able to tolerate, I suspect. There's a limit to what her old noggin can manage these days.

If her old laptop is still working for her and she's happy with her ancient tiny flat screen??? Maybe leave things as they are???

Learning the newest Windows OS might irritate the heck outta her, and then add Chromecast dongle and sw training and some basic troubleshooting. A bridge too far???

If it was my Mom I would buy her a Vizio 40" smart TV with built-in Chromecast. It's $168 at Amazon. Probably free shipping if ya have Prime (IDK).



All the streaming apps are built-in. Vizio updates the TV software and adds new apps as those come along. Connect it to your Mom's WiFi and done!!!

 

[hittman]

Enjoy your new home tools

I will. It’ll be nice having the impact.

I've had Porter Cable gear for many years. Not the best but it was what the company provided. I could buy them with my company card. Nobody checked as long as you didn't go over the monthly recommended limit. When they closed the maintenance dept I got to keep all my gear. Two drills, an impact driver and two circular saws, plus some other stuff, with around a dozen 18V batteries. The last year or so I was their PC changed to 20V. I got one saw and one drill with 3 batteries in 20V.

Now the 18V batteries are on the way out. Sitting in a garage year round with no heating or cooling isn't good for batteries. Some died, the others aren't holding much charge. Difficult decision. You can still buy the 18V batteries but they aren't cheap. Should I buy new 18V batteries or stick with 20V. Don't really need 3 drills and 3 saws for home use.

I hate throwing out tools. Still have a cord drill that's 30 years old and hasn't been used for 20 years. When I was doing woodworking class at high school the teacher wouldn't allow those newfangled power tools in his workshop. Or sandpaper. And he made his own glue from horse's hooves.

Over time now I’ve amassed Dewalt drill, sawzall, and now impact. I have a skill cordless jigsaw. Only thing I can think of that I don’t have cordless is a circular saw. I have a corded skillsaw that works great. My dad gave it to me years ago. I just used it to rip some boards for my shed.

 

[FranC]

I'm sorry, I did not. Give me a bit and I'll go find some info.



Okay...... I'm back!!!

My understanding of how the Chromecast dongle works for streaming services is as follows.....

You plug the Chromecast dongle into a TVs HDMI port. The TV needs to know that the "input" will be the C-cast dongle. On the TV select the port the dongle is connected to as the desired video output. You then pair the Chromecast dongle with the home WiFi network.

Then from a laptop, desktop, Android or iOS device connect to the Chromecast dongle via the home WiFi network.

From there a user selects whatever built-in streaming app they desire (YouTube, Prime, Hulu etc. etc.). Stream shows. Done.

Chromecast has and supports 1000s of streaming apps. Some come pre-installed on the dongle.

Once that is up and streaming video to the TV, open whatever web browser on a laptop, desktop, Android or iOS device and surf the net as desired.

All that ^^^^^^^^^ is my simplified explanation. But when you visualize the connections, it makes total sense (well, to me it does [[[ GEEK ]]] ).

Streaming video via Chromecast and browsing the internet are two completely separate connections as far as internet protocol within a home network is concerned. Like a laptop, desktop, Android or iOS device the Chromecast dongle has its own unique connection, IP addr, via WiFi.

We have a 1 GIG fiber internet connection and have not had any kind of connection problems with multiple concurrent video streams while also surfing the net.

The link you previously shared is correct. Although it does not explain how it is done.

It's also my understanding that you can use the Chromecast dongle on a laptop, desktop, Android or iOS device only. To watch a video stream and surf the net via a browser, on one device, one would split the screen via the Chromecast sw to do both.

I hope that makes sense.

Bout as clear as mud. BUT I didn't ask.

 

[Territoo]

Both of my college teams, A&M and Tech, won their football games today.

 

[FranC]

Both of my college teams, A&M and Tech, won their football games today.

I’ve never watched a college game.

 

[FranC]

Jury is still out on the new mix. Will know better in the morning I hope.

 

[ShowMeTwice]

DD2 just told Her and I that we have Chromecast built-in on our Vizio smart TV.

I did not know that. A new toy for me to fart around with.

A casting I will go, a casting I will go........... Hi-ho, the derry-o a Chromecasting I will go

 

[FranC]

DD2 just told Her and I that we have Chromecast built-in on our Vizio smart TV.

I did not know that. A new toy for me to fart around with.

A casting I will go, a casting I will go........... Hi-ho, the derry-o a Chromecasting I will go

You have fun now.

 

[Zazie]

Not sure when sandpaper was invented. Before that people used metal scrapers. A thin rectangular piece of steel with one edge beveled into a very sharp blade with the point of the blade slightly turned into a hook shape. People who use them claim they produce a flatter surface with a glossy finish smoother than you can get with paper. At a micro scale they cut the wood rather than rubbing it off. Sandpaper digs in more where the wood is softer and doesn't take down hard ridges in the grain.

This is nifty to learn.

Takes more skill though. I haven't used them since school days. My brother earns most of his income making fancy inlaid boxes. He uses scrapers. With an inlaid surface you have several woods of different hardness and the grain pointing in different directions, he says sandpaper makes a mess of them. All done by hand, the only power tool he has is a drill press.

I'd love to see those boxes.

 

[Zazie]

Your Mom probably wants an easy solution. Not a probable tech nightmare.

Honestly, I'm just hoping the laptop--when she finally agrees to let me get the thing for her--has good enough speakers that she'll be happy watching shows on it. The laptop screen will be barely smaller than her television's, and she'll be able to set it right next to her, so it'll actually be an improvement, picturewise. But if the speakers are lousy, she'll cast because she can crank up the television's volume pretty high.