Steam patch adds remote game downloads

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  or you could just remote desktop to your home computer and do the same thing : retardhumper
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    are you legitimately arguing that this isnt a better solution? : maulla
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      Or you could [complicated thing that only techies know how to do] instead... : Schnapple
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        If you think remote desktop is complicated and only techies know how to do it, you need help. RDP is fuc... : retardhumper
        • and well over 99% of installed userbase has never used it. : watcherxp
        • still a stupid argument to say that you should do something that requires a 3rd party, when you can do th... : papaskot
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          RDP: 1. Enable RDP on home computer 2. Write down IP Address. Hope your ISP doesn't change it. 3. O... : Schnapple
          • Enabling port forwarding and/or DMZ is not exactly the simplest of tasks for a large majority of the stea... : zxinfinity
          • You forgot to include the God-awful waiting times. I don't know if it's a latency issue or what but ther... : tw3kr
        • It is you, good sir, who is completely out of touch with what is "complicated" to your average user. T... : OverloadUT
        • Not when different versions of Windows don't come with remote desktop hosting. : pyide
        • mmm.... no. : Ride-My-Rocket
        • I use LMI all of the time, but I expect 99.9% to favor this new option over the a remote connection. Why... : Sgt_Boomstick
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    or you could have a baby, train him to navigate steam, and just call him up to do the same thing : howlthorne
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      but then you have to train a baby to answer the phone, and that takes too many steps. :) : evilbabygenius
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        not if he is an evil baby genius. : skinlab133
        • What makes you think he won't download dinner date instead then? : one random winner
  • What if your work blocks RDP? Think before you type. : amrbean
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  How about adding a remote application launcher from an android phone too?? : zxinfinity
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    why would you want this? I'm more curious than anything, i see no reason to launch a game from my mobile... : deadearth
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      Read the article. It doesn't launch games, it initiates downloads on games. : zuff
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        I was referring to zxinfinity's request for the ability to launch games. : deadearth
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          he asked for a remote application launcher. not the ability to launch games in steam. : o.flaherty
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            I'm assuming he was asking for the ability to click a game on his mobile phone and launch it on his PC. ... : deadearth
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              I think he's asking for the ability to launch Steam remotely. So I guess if you don't have Steam open, y... : mrazzino
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                Yikes...you leave it running all day? Not me. Shut down whenever its not in use. You dont leave a car ... : evilbabygenius
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                  Are you seriously comparing leaving a computer running to leaving a car running? : Mr.Fusion
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                    Yeah really, your PC won't kill you with carbon monoxide poisoning during the night : Schnapple
                    • Indeed. A modern PC (especially a laptop) is also designed to reduce power usage when idle (even without ... : Mr.Fusion
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                  By: mrazzino x Show Full Post

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                  you misunderstood me. I always have Steam running when my computer is on. However, each night I put my computer into sleep mode at night and while I'm at work, so I wouldn't have access to the system to remotely install games.
                  
                  However, unless you're being sarcastic, comparing a computer running all day to a car running in the driveway is a terrible comparison. A lot of people do actually leave their computers on all day.

                  May 16, 2012 12:49pm PDT
                  you misunderstood me. I always have Steam running when my computer is on. However, each night I put my ... : mrazzino
                • How do these posts exist on a site like this? : Sgt_Boomstick
              • it also saves a ton of time when games require updates : maulla
    • So you can launch a game when you leave work and by the time you get home 15 minutes later, the unskippab... : Zoopy_Iscariot
    • It could serve as a pseudo 10-ft interface for an HTPC until (hopefully) Valve releases an official one. : Dusty_Slim
    • I would like to select a game from my commute to have running for me when I get home. If they're gonna g... : zxinfinity
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  I'm kind of glad I've grown past the 'need- to-have-the-game-as-soon-as-humanly-possible-or-I-think-I-wil... : jtthe2nd
  • I've grown past that for movies too. I'll get it/watch it, whatever, when I get to it. Guess that's why... : daggot
  • Eh - this is a little different imo. If I have limited game time at home (family life / adult responsibi... : dedgecko
  • I don't know if it's because I'm getting older or if it's because I have over 80 games registered on my S... : tw3kr
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  Cool feature but the need to have the PC turned on all the time kills it for me. : Herman Toothrot
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    I would say that this feature is only useful for people who already leave their PC on all the time. L... : Schnapple
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      I really can't swing that. If it could wake up from sleep or something to do it then maybe but to have i... : Herman Toothrot
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        Is this a cost thing or is there some other reason? : maulla
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          There's literally no reason for my computer to be on all day when it's not in use. There's no benefit to... : Herman Toothrot
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            wouldnt being able to do this with steam be a benefit? I'm not arguing, it's always interesting to me whe... : maulla
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              This is how we know electricity is too cheap. : SlingBlaze
              • I always thought it was like $10/month on average for a PC. I dont leave my monitor on though : maulla
              • Alternate Ending: This is how we identify people who don't pay for their own electricity. etc. : tw3kr
            • Yes, it would be an incredibly minor benefit, one not nearly worth the cost. : Herman Toothrot
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              Leaving something that uses ~100W on all day long is just dumb unless you have a good reason to do it. : boarder2
              • Leaving something that uses ~100W on all day long that isn't doing a single thing is just dumb since it's... : tw3kr
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            With me: - My dev IIS instance is on there so I can direct (very small numbers of) people to see the l... : Schnapple
            • I have a separate NAS serving media, other than that the other two things are legitimate just nothing I d... : Herman Toothrot
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            Yep, I always sleep my computer overnight and during the workday. To do otherwise is simply throwing mone... : Zek
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              I saw it figured on a website that depending on your cost for power it was only a dollar or two a month. : JohnathanDoe
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                Of course that's just what a website would want you to think! Damn self-serving websites... : Herman Toothrot
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                  I think I remember seeing that the cost of electricity starting up a PC versus leaving it running is a wa... : Schnapple
                  • But I'm not starting and stopping my PC over and over. If I'm at home, the PC is on and stays on. If I'... : Herman Toothrot
          • I have my machine mining bitcoins and folding all day. : thecatinthehat
  • Even for people who don't think they have a use for it at first glance, consider that it gives you the ab... : tw3kr
• this is amazing : Cheeziologist
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  reminds me of audiogalaxy. damn I miss audiogalaxy. : anhero
  • Holy god Audiogalaxy was amazing. : Sgt_Boomstick