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2009-12-11 12:07:37

PC Remote Access

I think WebEx did a fantastic job, especially with the interface and the security features. It doesn't weigh heavily on my desktop, and is super simple to install. So far, I haven't had any problems with the application.

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2006-09-14 15:19:29

Tom

There is another interesting service that facilitates easy remote access your files and emails from anywhere in the world. It’s called RemotePC (www.remotepc.com). Using it, you can read your emails, work on the office or personal documents and and retrieve important documents and data files from your home or office computer, while you are enjoying a vacation.

Signup for their 30-day free trial and try their really cool features. From a remote computer (Viewer) you can easily see the desktop of your `RemotePC’ enabled computer (Host). Using your computer’s mouse and keyboard you can launch applications, read emails and edit documents in the remote computer, as if you are sitting in front of it. The entire communication between the Host and the Viewer is encrypted using 128-bit RC4/SSL to ensure security during remote access.

If you want to share data, you can do that also with RemotePC. Using RemoteDatayou can create sharable links and send them to friends and colleagues. RemoteData comes free with a RemotePC account and it works behind most firewalls and proxy servers.

If you are looking to remotely troubleshoot your customers’ PCs, RemotePC has a solution for it too. Remote Access Helpdesk solution can help you troubleshoot PCs and considerably enhance your customer support capabilities. Transfer files and folders between the Host and Viewer computers with Remote Access Helpdesk. The great thing about it is that you can even take a `remote’ printout from the Host machine with a printer accessible locally. What more do you need?

For small businesses, RemotePC has a plan that allows access up to 25 computers, all within a single administrative account. With this, you will get a `Full Screen Mode’that makes you feel as though you are directly working on the remote computer. You will also get a full color view, which provides a realistic feel of the remote computer during remote access

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2005-03-09 22:33:11

Tori

Couldn't get it to work. I'll stick with logmein for free remote access.

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2005-02-03 18:04:11

Chris

This is a very interesting new product, not just for its service, but also for its history.
The free product itself is very easy to install, but lacks features. I was very surprised by the lack of any provision for file transfer. However, the speed is reasonable and the price is obviously ok. The free version has less features than Microsoft Remote Desktop which comes as standard with Windows 2000 and XP, but is capable of running server side on a modest Windows 95 PC with 166Mhz CPU, something which you could never get Remote Desktop to do! Also, as stated in the review above, it MyWebExPC can run on a 56k modem (though having only tried over broadband, I'm unaware of performance at this speed).

The product is quite simliar to Access Anywhere, and cynics might suggest WebEx have simply renamed an existinf product to compete with GoToMyPC (an interesting comparison is here: here).

Regardless of the reason for the product launch, MyWebExPC is definately an interesting new product.

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