LogMeIn - Connect and Control your PC from Anywhere!
Here is another very nice find from my journey on the web! And as stated on my Web Junkie Blogger Blog, "Free Stuff on the Web", this one's free to use at LogMeIn.com. Just register and download "LogMeIn Free" to start using this great application. This has great reviews and ratings on CNET.
I saw this video on Yahoo! about a person who lost her bag filled with gadgets and electronics like her digital camera. Her digital camera uses a memory card called Eye-Fi, which automatically sends her pictures on the web when the device finds a wireless access. She got back her gadgets when it uploaded recent pictures on the web of who was using it. The last part of the video shows also how to connect your PC securely if in any case you lose it.
Thats when I remembered browsing the web and found a site that connects your pc from anywhere in the world. At first I thought this is a serious security issue where if I registered my PC and someone else might try to access my account. Like getting your computer hacked or controlled by another unauthorized person. And I wouldn't want that to happen. Im kinda always trying to secure all my accounts or files. But then again, if you trust the site hosting your Remote Access, and you have a secure Username and Password, and another Username and Password to Log in your Remote Access PC or a Computer Access Code, and you have the choice of adding what PC to add access to your account, then it's safe to use this program. Plus this is one of CNET's Editors Choice for Remote Access, which I trust CNET for their choices.
I've tried this program, and it feels like hacking on my other PC, but its not really hacking if its your own PC, but something like that. I remembered the Movie "The Matrix" where someone is controlling the computer, "The Matrix has you... Follow the White Rabbit." and the one in episode 2 of Broken Saints, where it says "I See You". You can even watch what someone is doing on the other end of your Remote Access PC if someone is using it. You can do a prank on them with this program, by controlling that PC. You can control the mouse, keyboard, access files, run programs and so on by just accessing it on your browser. But you can't transfer files between PC's, which is for the paid version. But the Free Version is just fine, especially if you don't need to transfer files that much, and you can access the other PC and send those file online.
LogMeIn is too pricey! I've recently switched over from LogMeIn Rescue to Techinline Remote Desktop (www.techinline.com) which is much cheaper, allows you to carry out the main functions that LogMeIn does, and is much easier to explain to the customer since nobody has to download absolutely anything on either end. All the customer has to do is open a page in their browser, get a number, tell you the number and you are in. From what I've seen, it's probably the easiest procedure
There is a Free version for a LogMeIn Account, althought you have to download their "LogMeIn Free" Application. But they also have the LogMeIn Rescue which you stated james from which you dont need to download anything and you can have a remote access just by using your browser. I've tried LogMeIn and I find it also easy to use, I haven't tried Techinline but i've visited the site and looks just as great! Where you have a remote access just by using your web browser, although it offers a 15 day free trial. But thanks for your insight about this topic james! I appreciate your comment on my blog. Hope to hear from your comments again on my future blog topics!