{"id":288,"date":"2010-09-15T16:40:01","date_gmt":"2010-09-15T21:40:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blinkassociates.com\/blog\/?p=288"},"modified":"2012-03-16T15:47:40","modified_gmt":"2012-03-16T20:47:40","slug":"remote-pc-access-teamviewer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blinkassociates.com\/blog\/remote-pc-access-teamviewer\/","title":{"rendered":"Remote PC Access – Teamviewer"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Ok, so Grandma (Mom in my case) can’t figure out how to view the pictures from the link she got in an AOL email. I suppose AOL should be the tip-off that some help would be needed. The trouble is she’s 230 miles away and trying to do tech support over the phone is a frustrating experience. Wouldn’t it be great to look over her shoulder as see what’s on her screen? Or, better yet, be able to take over her PC?<\/p>\n

There are several programs that can enable remote access, but it’s been a few years since I looked at them. The macs have screen sharing built in to the OS, but Grandma’s on Windows. Hmm. So here’s my rundown.<\/p>\n

Gotomypc<\/a> works quite well. The interface is easy and controlling the remote PC is pretty smooth. You can get a free trial, but then it’s $14.95 a month. Pcnow<\/a>, from the WebEx folks, is similar. The experience should be familiar to anyone whos’ used WebEx. I prefer it because you can remote control either a PC or a Mac – while Gotomypc can only handle PCs. There’s really no issue with either, except they both run you about $15 a month, which is steep for personal use.<\/p>\n

A little searching and looking for solutions led me to Teamviewer<\/a>. It’s similar in that you install a small client on the remote PC or Mac (you can also run an executable file for one-time use). Then remoting in is very smooth. There are many options to control screen size, resolution, transferring files, etc. And guess, what? It’s free for non-commercial use. <\/strong>How generous is that?<\/p>\n

I’ve encountered no issues<\/span> in using Teamviewer. It’s great for helping Grandma with technical issues. I can remote into my home Mac and Photoshop a file I transferred over. I can look at my son’s homework assignment on his MacBook. It’s now installed on several machines.<\/p>\n

Thanks Teamviewer, for making this available for free! Next time I choose remote access for work, I know what I’ll use.<\/p>\n\"Facebook\"<\/a>\"twitter\"<\/a>\"pinterest\"<\/a>\"linkedin\"<\/a>\"mail\"<\/a>by <\/span>\"feather\"<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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