Where There's A Will

Warning: This is really, really geeky

A couple months back I was trying to figure out why smart-phones couldn't setup new email accounts.  A problem with smart-phones and tablets is you can't see what's really going on under the covers like you can with PC's and Mac's.  After some trial and error, I ended up with the following setup.

• I logged on to my home Mac using Chrome Remote Desktop from my Windows work desktop
• I installed the Bluestacks Android emulator on the Mac
• I installed the 30-day free trial of the Touchdown email app under Bluestacks
• I ran the Wireshark packet capture program on the Mac
• I tried to setup a new email account in Touchdown
• I analyzed the Wireshark packet capture to see what was failing, gaining the needed insight

This is what a good day at work looks like.

Chrome Remote Desktop > http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2011/10/chrome-remote-desktop.html

Bluestacks >  http://www.bluestacks.com/

Wireshark > https://www.wireshark.org/

Touchdown > http://www.nitrodesk.com/androidplatform.html