Comments on: Access your home PC/Mac from anywhere in the World http://www.52ndwest.com/gizmos/mobility/access-your-home-pcmac-from-anywhere-in-the-world/ Fri, 25 Nov 2011 14:49:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: 10 useful tools and tips to help you (better) work remotely! | 52nd & West http://www.52ndwest.com/gizmos/mobility/access-your-home-pcmac-from-anywhere-in-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-275 10 useful tools and tips to help you (better) work remotely! | 52nd & West Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:59:40 +0000 http://montcalm.wordpress.com/?p=143#comment-275 [...] Access your home PC/Mac from anywhere in the World: LogMeIn is a free software which runs on PCs and Macs, and which gives you a fast, easy remote access to the full content of your home or office PC from any other computer with an Internet connection. And if you’re not fan of spending your time manually synchronizing your important files between your home PC, office PC and laptop, then Dropbox is for you. Dropbox is a storage application and service that enables users to store and sync files online and between computers. And since Dropbox has a cross-platform client (Linux for x86 and x86_64, Mac, Windows and the iPhone) users are enabled to drop any file into a Dropbox folder that is then synced to the web and the users’ other computers with the Dropbox client! Easy, no?? [...] [...] Access your home PC/Mac from anywhere in the World: LogMeIn is a free software which runs on PCs and Macs, and which gives you a fast, easy remote access to the full content of your home or office PC from any other computer with an Internet connection. And if you’re not fan of spending your time manually synchronizing your important files between your home PC, office PC and laptop, then Dropbox is for you. Dropbox is a storage application and service that enables users to store and sync files online and between computers. And since Dropbox has a cross-platform client (Linux for x86 and x86_64, Mac, Windows and the iPhone) users are enabled to drop any file into a Dropbox folder that is then synced to the web and the users’ other computers with the Dropbox client! Easy, no?? [...]

]]> By: Kerolic http://www.52ndwest.com/gizmos/mobility/access-your-home-pcmac-from-anywhere-in-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-23 Kerolic Thu, 12 Feb 2009 19:10:23 +0000 http://montcalm.wordpress.com/?p=143#comment-23 @montcalm - we'll take time to discuss about it. Let me just remind me that we have to :) @montcalm – we’ll take time to discuss about it. Let me just remind me that we have to :)

]]> By: Christian http://www.52ndwest.com/gizmos/mobility/access-your-home-pcmac-from-anywhere-in-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-22 Christian Thu, 12 Feb 2009 18:39:56 +0000 http://montcalm.wordpress.com/?p=143#comment-22 Thanks for the video tutorial, it provided me with a lot more insight than the FAQs on their homepage. After watching the video and doing some basic research, it appears that the website is merely a management interface, and the remote link is established directly between the client and the remote desktop with no intermediary. I initially thought that LogMeIn was some sort of man-in-the-middle which could intercept sensitive data between me and the remote desktop. Thanks for the video tutorial, it provided me with a lot more insight than the FAQs on their homepage.

After watching the video and doing some basic research, it appears that the website is merely a management interface, and the remote link is established directly between the client and the remote desktop with no intermediary. I initially thought that LogMeIn was some sort of man-in-the-middle which could intercept sensitive data between me and the remote desktop.

]]> By: montcalm http://www.52ndwest.com/gizmos/mobility/access-your-home-pcmac-from-anywhere-in-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-21 montcalm Thu, 12 Feb 2009 14:51:44 +0000 http://montcalm.wordpress.com/?p=143#comment-21 @ Kerolic: you know I'm always ready to hear about software that can simplify my every day's life when I'm away! So when you have a minute, I'll be happy to learn from that :) @ Kerolic: you know I’m always ready to hear about software that can simplify my every day’s life when I’m away! So when you have a minute, I’ll be happy to learn from that :)

]]> By: montcalm http://www.52ndwest.com/gizmos/mobility/access-your-home-pcmac-from-anywhere-in-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-20 montcalm Thu, 12 Feb 2009 14:40:43 +0000 http://montcalm.wordpress.com/?p=143#comment-20 @ Christian: When you connect to your computer using LogMeIn, you indeed use a third-party. You're connecting to your computer through theirs (LogMeIn's servers). In that case, one can consider that he or she gets an extra measure of security together with his/her firewalls and routers. When you want to log in with LogMeIn, you're prompted to enter you username+password to connect to your private page on logmein.com, then once again your password and then, if your computer is locked with a password, you need to enter it. I guess though it will never prevent the smartest hackers to get in your computer. But it works against the rest of them (who are not so clever...). FYI I've put my hand <a href="http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-replies-archive.cfm/567506.html" rel="nofollow">on a forum</a> where LogMeIn users were sharing opinion on how secure the software is. As for my own experience (I'm regularly using both LogMeIn and VPN + an RSA ID token when I'm telecommuting) I've never been disappointed so far by either one or the other solution. Following your comment, I've updated my post with a nice video tutorial as I realized that one picture/video is worth a thousand words! cheers! @ Christian: When you connect to your computer using LogMeIn, you indeed use a third-party. You’re connecting to your computer through theirs (LogMeIn’s servers). In that case, one can consider that he or she gets an extra measure of security together with his/her firewalls and routers. When you want to log in with LogMeIn, you’re prompted to enter you username+password to connect to your private page on logmein.com, then once again your password and then, if your computer is locked with a password, you need to enter it. I guess though it will never prevent the smartest hackers to get in your computer. But it works against the rest of them (who are not so clever…). FYI I’ve put my hand on a forum where LogMeIn users were sharing opinion on how secure the software is. As for my own experience (I’m regularly using both LogMeIn and VPN + an RSA ID token when I’m telecommuting) I’ve never been disappointed so far by either one or the other solution. Following your comment, I’ve updated my post with a nice video tutorial as I realized that one picture/video is worth a thousand words! cheers!

]]> By: Christian http://www.52ndwest.com/gizmos/mobility/access-your-home-pcmac-from-anywhere-in-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-19 Christian Wed, 11 Feb 2009 21:47:39 +0000 http://montcalm.wordpress.com/?p=143#comment-19 I don't quite follow - do I really login on a remote website to access my PC? Doesn't that implicitly grant them access to my PC as well? For the truly paranoid (like me), I'd recommend a VNC software package, preferably the RealVNC (www.realvnc.com). Our IT department uses it to service 200+ Desk/Laptops. It's trivial to setup and install, and supports many of the features you mentioned (including a Java client which can be used via any modern browser). Unfortunately, it costs 30-50 USD, depending on the package you use. But since VNC is a time-proven standard (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VNC), there are a ton of compatible products and/or alternatives out there, eg the completely free TightVNC (www.tightvnc.com). I don’t quite follow – do I really login on a remote website to access my PC? Doesn’t that implicitly grant them access to my PC as well?

For the truly paranoid (like me), I’d recommend a VNC software package, preferably the RealVNC (www.realvnc.com). Our IT department uses it to service 200+ Desk/Laptops. It’s trivial to setup and install, and supports many of the features you mentioned (including a Java client which can be used via any modern browser). Unfortunately, it costs 30-50 USD, depending on the package you use. But since VNC is a time-proven standard (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VNC), there are a ton of compatible products and/or alternatives out there, eg the completely free TightVNC (www.tightvnc.com).

]]> By: Kerolic http://www.52ndwest.com/gizmos/mobility/access-your-home-pcmac-from-anywhere-in-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-18 Kerolic Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:35:08 +0000 http://montcalm.wordpress.com/?p=143#comment-18 Mmmmhh Dropbox ... the best way to keep content synchronized between several desktops. An idea for future article : how to use storage space (drop.io, mediafire, or even the old and ugly yousendit) as a collaboration space ... I'll have to show you, eventually :) Mmmmhh Dropbox … the best way to keep content synchronized between several desktops.

An idea for future article : how to use storage space (drop.io, mediafire, or even the old and ugly yousendit) as a collaboration space …

I’ll have to show you, eventually :)

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