You can control your Windows machine far away with remote desktop, this is known as virtual network computing (VNC). “Virtual Network Computing (VNC) is a graphical desktop sharing system that uses the RFB protocol to remotely control another computer. It transmits the keyboard and mouse events from one computer to another, relaying the graphical screen updates back in the other direction, over a network.” (source: Wikipedia).But Windows remote desktop is slow and poor image quality, but … Read more...
Remote Desktop On Ubuntu With TightVNC
September 24, 2010 • 4 Comments
Remote desktop on Ubuntu isn't new. This is known for while. Even it is not as good as Windows remote desktop, but you still can connect and control your Ubuntu desktop remotely. There are some tools to connect to your Ubuntu desktop remotely. You can use TightVNC to remote desktop on Ubuntu.[quote sourceurl="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TightVNC" sourcename="Wikipedia"]TightVNC is a cross-platform open source remote desktop software application that uses and extends VNC's RFB protocol to … Read more...
TeamViewer, The Best and Free Remote Control Software
May 30, 2010 • 17 Comments
TeamViewer is a free software for remote control, desktop sharing, and file sharing between computers connected by internet. TeamViewer operates cross platform between Windows, Mac OSX and Linux. This TeamViewer works well with the computers behind Firewalls and NAT proxy. TeamViewer GmbH was founded in 2005 in Uhingen, Germany. According to the company's press releases, TeamViewer has over 60 million users operating in 50 countries worldwide. The good thing of this TeamViewer is free to use. … Read more...
