Remote access
in [UK Mac]
|
Prev: Epson GT 10000+ scanner Driver
Next: Is Jobs senile?
From: Hans Sluiman on 17 Apr 2010 04:45 My elderly dad (he will be 86 this year) who lives overseas needs a new computer to replace his old Windows XP PC and options that spring to mind are an iMac or a MacBook. Given the state of his eyesight and the size of the screen probably the former. His computer skills are basic and if we go along this route he will need assistance with the transfer of documents, mail and the like, which I can do when I'm visiting him next time, but once the system is up and running I will need to be able to log in remotely for the occasional troubleshooting etc. What is the best and most reliable way to log into and control a remote Mac from Snow Leopard? I know there is the screen sharing feature in System Preferences that uses VNC - will that do the job or are there third party applications that may be better suited? Hans
From: Ian McCall on 17 Apr 2010 04:50 On 2010-04-17 09:45:57 +0100, Hans Sluiman <not(a)this.address> said: > What is the best and most reliable way to log into and control a remote > Mac from Snow Leopard? I know there is the screen sharing feature in > System Preferences that uses VNC - will that do the job or are there > third party applications that may be better suited? iChat. Get iChat accounts and use the share screens option - works very, very well and I've done this a number of times to help my sister out. Cheers, Ian
From: D.M. Procida on 17 Apr 2010 05:37 Ian McCall <ian(a)eruvia.org> wrote: > On 2010-04-17 09:45:57 +0100, Hans Sluiman <not(a)this.address> said: > > > What is the best and most reliable way to log into and control a remote > > Mac from Snow Leopard? I know there is the screen sharing feature in > > System Preferences that uses VNC - will that do the job or are there > > third party applications that may be better suited? > > iChat. Get iChat accounts and use the share screens option - works > very, very well and I've done this a number of times to help my sister > out. iChat is handy, but TeamViewer is often more reliable. For someone like Hans's father, and depending upon what he wants to do, an iPad may actually be the most useful device. Daniele
From: T i m on 17 Apr 2010 06:03 On Sat, 17 Apr 2010 10:37:41 +0100, real-not-anti-spam-address(a)apple-juice.co.uk (D.M. Procida) wrote: >Ian McCall <ian(a)eruvia.org> wrote: > >> On 2010-04-17 09:45:57 +0100, Hans Sluiman <not(a)this.address> said: >> >> > What is the best and most reliable way to log into and control a remote >> > Mac from Snow Leopard? I know there is the screen sharing feature in >> > System Preferences that uses VNC - will that do the job or are there >> > third party applications that may be better suited? >> >> iChat. Get iChat accounts and use the share screens option - works >> very, very well and I've done this a number of times to help my sister >> out. > >iChat is handy, but TeamViewer is often more reliable. > I second the Teamviewer solution. No accounts to create, easy to use, can be set to be online all the time (at the receiving end and password protected) and is free to home users. I used it to remotely sort a Mac for the first time the other day and it was just as I'm used to it under Windows. I think it can also be autostarted so the client doesn't actually have to install anything themselves (although I've not used that much). eg, http://www.teamviewer.com/download/TeamViewerQS.dmg And I've just noticed it now supports Linux so that will be handy for all those I'm converting to Ubuntu (if it works). ;-) Cheers, T i m (with an 80 year old Dad stuck on OS9 that I'd love to be able to support remotely).
From: J. J. Lodder on 17 Apr 2010 06:20
Hans Sluiman <not(a)this.address> wrote: > My elderly dad (he will be 86 this year) who lives overseas needs a new > computer to replace his old Windows XP PC and options that spring to > mind are an iMac or a MacBook. Given the state of his eyesight and the > size of the screen probably the former. In that case it may be a good idea to grab one of the last 24" iMacs, which has larger pixels than the new crop. > His computer skills are basic and if we go along this route he will need > assistance with the transfer of documents, mail and the like, which I > can do when I'm visiting him next time, but once the system is up and > running I will need to be able to log in remotely for the occasional > troubleshooting etc. What is the best and most reliable way to log into > and control a remote Mac from Snow Leopard? I know there is the screen > sharing feature in System Preferences that uses VNC - will that do the > job or are there third party applications that may be better suited? Screen sharing wil do fine, Jan |