On Jul 15, 2005, at 11:08 PM, Claire Hart wrote:
Sorry to be posting so many questions lately, but this real estate
situation really has me trying to take my PowerBook to a new level,
somewhere that I've not yet been! Regarding Virtual PC, I've read
that either it's buggy with Tiger, or it doesn't yet work with Tiger.
Actually, Microsoft just released the update a week or so ago,
updating it for Tiger, and it works just fine.
Now on to my current question:
Dan & Van alluded to the use of RDC as a possible solution to my
"real estate - having to get a PC computer" question. I have
surfed around and googled around to learn about RDC. In the same
context, VNP also usually comes up. If I used RDC, would I have to
buy a PC, and then I'd leave it at the office? Then I would access
it from my PowerBook? Would I still need Virtual PC running
Windows to access a PC with RDC? This is a new idea for me, so I'm
not very knowledgeable about it. I've found lots of forums of
people asking questions.
RDC rocks! I use it at work to do all of our Windows administration
stuff on our servers. We also use it to access the servers from home;
I've even used it over a dial up connection, it's surprisingly
responsive..
(Wha!!?? Microsoft did something RIGHT???!!! 8-0 Where am I, where
did that snowball come from, and why is that monkey over there
calling me 'Uncle'?)
You would have to have a PC to 'control', yes. Get one with Firewire
on it, you can share it's internet connection via firewire to your
Mac and you don't even have to beg the office IT guy for an ethernet
connection.
The "VNP" you refer to is actually 'VNC' which is also nice (it's the
basis of Apple's Remote Desktop Control stuff) but in my experience
using VNC was slower than using RDC.
--
Bruce Johnson
"No matter where you go, there you are", B. Banzai
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