Access Your PC From The Road

Mar 29
18:31

2005

Jim Edwards

Jim Edwards

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Have you ever sat in front of your computer and wished youcould show someone else what appeared on your screen?

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Maybe you were experiencing a problem,Access Your PC From The Road Articles or couldn't figureout how to make something work, but you knew if someoneelse could see what was happening on your screen, theycould help you fix the problem immediately.

Ever had a phone conversation with someone about aparticular business topic, but you just couldn't "connect"with your ideas because it was too hard to explain over thephone?

Now, visualize jumping on the phone with that same personand literally sharing your computer's desktop tocollaborate, discuss, and create virtually anythingtogether, even if you are separated by thousands of miles.

Though this may sound like an episode of Star Trek, remotecomputer sharing is actually a daily business reality.

Imagine you need to take a trip and you either don't wantto or can't take your computer.

The thought of emails piling up for days makes you crazyand you also need to monitor some things on your pc.

Instead of trying to lug your laptop (or fit your desktopinto your suitcase), you can use "remote desktop" softwarethat allows you to access your computer through theInternet from any other computer in the world.

One of the most common remote desktop services isGoToMyPC.com, which provides a safe and secure way for youto go down to the local internet café, log on, and accessyour office or home computer just like sitting at your owndesk.

Now, before you panic and think anyone can access yourcomputer, let me explain security.

First, you log in to the GoToMyPC.com website with ausername and password.

Once logged in, you then click a link to log onto your PC,which will then ask you for another password.

GoToMyPC.com has even thought of a solution for those ofyou worried about people looking over your shoulder as youenter your passwords on a public computer or if thecomputer you use might carry a keystroke logger.

Before leaving home, you can program in a series of up to99 passwords that only work one time.

This means even if someone watches you log into yourcomputer or records your keystrokes, the password you usedwon't work again.

If a would-be thief tries to access your computer too manytimes, GoToMyPC.com will shut down all access attempts toyour PC.

The benefits of remotely accessing your PC from the roadare numerous, but the bottom line is that it enables you touse your computer from the road like you never left home.

For example: while traveling to a conference this weekend,my wife (and business partner) accessed our office computerfrom my laptop and, instead of the usual pile of 4,000emails that would normally await after 5 days away, we justpicked up this morning like we'd never been gone.

The same company that offers GoToMyPC.com also offers aservice called GoToMeeting.com which allows you to remotelyhost a meeting where multiple users can share andcollaborate on a single computer desktop.

This service makes it super simple to provide onlinetraining, do software demos, and even make complete salespresentations.

I personally use both of these services and find them easy,reliable and well worth the price.

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