Remote Access

In article <>,
d says...
>
> On 1/25/2012, Char Jackson posted:
> > On Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:07:00 -0800, Gene E. Bloch
> > <> wrote:
>
> >> On 1/25/2012, Jolly polly posted:
> >>> You don't say how the computers are connected, WiFi or Wired. WiFi will
> >>> always drop the connection more often than wired, although it's getting
> >>> better all the time it's still flakey compared with wired. If trying to
> >>> connect remotely I would always recommend wired.
> >>> If you have Windows 7 Pro or above there is always remote desktop of
> >>> course.
> >>
> >> To connect via wire to an out-of-state computer will require a lot of
> >> wire :-)
>
> > What I do is put a big roll of wire in the trunk and let it play out
> > while I drive.
>
> That's also the way to get long range from an electric vehicle.
>
> But that's based on a joke that's so old that no one will any longer
> think I'm young :-)

The military has used wire-guided missiles!

--

Phil, London

On 1/25/2012 9:11 PM, Dell Christopher wrote:
> Many thanks for the suggestions. I will give TeamViewer and LogMeIn a try.
>
>
>
> "Dell Christopher" wrote in message
> news:...
>
> Both my sister and parents live out of state, and occasionally call me with
> their computer problems. I'm interested in a good recommendation for a
> remote access app.
>
> I've been using ShowMyPC, but I don't like how it constantly disconnects in
> Windows 7 machines (I'm guessing it's something to do with User Account
> Control). Is there a better solution, especially one where I don't spend 10
> minutes just walking someone through the process of launching the app and
> letting me in?
>
> Thanks!

It's mu opinion that join.me (which is a logmein service) works better
than free logmein because it has less overhead as it does not require
you to log in to use the service.
Good luck to you in whatever you choose.

On 1/26/2012, Philip Herlihy posted:
> In article <>,
> d says...
>>
>> On 1/25/2012, Char Jackson posted:
>>> On Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:07:00 -0800, Gene E. Bloch
>>> <> wrote:
>>>> On 1/25/2012, Jolly polly posted:
>>>>> You don't say how the computers are connected, WiFi or Wired. WiFi will
>>>>> always drop the connection more often than wired, although it's getting
>>>>> better all the time it's still flakey compared with wired. If trying to
>>>>> connect remotely I would always recommend wired.
>>>>> If you have Windows 7 Pro or above there is always remote desktop of
>>>>> course.
>>>>
>>>> To connect via wire to an out-of-state computer will require a lot of
>>>> wire :-)
>>
>>> What I do is put a big roll of wire in the trunk and let it play out
>>> while I drive.
>>
>> That's also the way to get long range from an electric vehicle.
>>
>> But that's based on a joke that's so old that no one will any longer
>> think I'm young :-)

> The military has used wire-guided missiles!

Oh yeah! I had completely forgotten that...

Thanks for brightening my day.

--
Gene E. Bloch (Stumbling Bloch)