January 17, 2009
Microsoft Remote Desktop is one of those great day-to-day tools that I use quite often. If you use multiple Windows computers in different locations, it allows you to connect to them and use them as if you were sitting directly in front of them. If you access computers remotely from guest machines where you use [...]
December 17, 2008
It’s your friendly neighborhood admin with a solution to a common computer problem around my house. Chances are if you have one computer in your household you have more than one computer in your household. It’s just a fact. More and more homes have servers, media centers and multiple desktops/laptops. Some people use KVM‘s to [...]
December 7, 2008
There is no doubt, Microsoft is going to dominate the operating system market through Windows 7. Who knows where we will be after that. At that point we will likely be looking at some type of open source product, such as Ubuntu? Maybe even we’ll move to our smart phone(s) full time? Whatever the case, [...]
November 8, 2008
If you have ever dealt with a huge company that needed to provide you with technical support then you have probably seen or participated in a WebEx session. WebEx is GREAT except for the fact that it costs a fortune to use. I came to the conclusion that I wanted to be able to do [...]
September 30, 2008
Let’s see here… WHAT!?!?!? $700 just for remote support software?! Ever feel like that? You need to give remote support but don’t want to shell out 700 to a couple thousand bucks, luckily, you don’t have to. With PcHelpWare from uVNC, you get a portable, free, customizable, professional remote support program. But do you get [...]
September 22, 2008
If you’ve been sick, gone, or needed to access any of your computers from another computer, you know how infuriating it can be. It can make you want to throw your mouse across the room, or worse. But before you turn to throwing mice, try some of these easier solutions to access and control your [...]
August 16, 2008
What happens when BitTorrent meets Hamachi meets remote desktop meets networking? Well you get something similar to Remobo. Remobo lets you create an IPN which is an Instant Private Network. Lets see what you can do with an IPN, Remobo and how to set it all up. Remobo allows you to: Control your own computer [...]
June 20, 2008
I love my friends, and I love helping them. But God knows they’re not all that great with following along with my tech support advice over the phone. You know exactly what I’m talking about and it gets frustrating for you too I bet. Well, after my last Make Use Of article, I had a [...]
May 28, 2008
Why would you want to have Open Source software on your computer? Let’s consider a few reasons: (1) First reason that every one thinks of is that Open Source software is free of cost, well it certainly is about 95% of the time but it can be paid too although the license will be less [...]
March 23, 2008
Since we now have a special category on MUO for desktop enhancements, I wondered what’s with all the poor folks that don’t really have their own desktop? That’s those of you who share a computer with the family or use different computers at home, at work and when you’re on the road, or those who [...]
