On Jul 22, 2014, at 2:30 PM, Bill Spencer <wspen...@jhu.edu> wrote: > Hi there: Could someone please lay out options for remotely accessing another > computer over the internet? I know that RDC does so over a network but I > can't tell whether the term "network" extends to the full Internet.
It dos, with the caveat that most household systems need to have the relevant traffic routed to their computers via NAT forwarding. > I also don't know what other ways there might be to offer remote support to > my parents in another state. I have been using the free version of Logmein up > to now, but that's no longer available, and I'd like to know what the choices > might be before plunking down X amount of money either for their service or > for something else. Thanks! Apple has 'back to my mac' built-in in 10.8 and 10.9: <http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4907> But it requires shared icloud account on both Macs. here's some more info on a variety of fixes: http://computers.tutsplus.com/tutorials/screen-sharing-on-the-mac--mac-30736 Google has Chrome Remote Desktop: <https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/chrome-remote-desktop/gbchcmhmhahfdphkhkmpfmihenigjmpp?hl=en> Which looks quite promising -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "iMac Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
