[Hidden-tech] Remote desktop control software

[Neal Priestly]

LogMeIn will allow two - and only two - users to operate the PC together.
There is a free version of the software, with a more feature-rich paid
version available.

TicghtVNC will also allow two users to operate the shared PC.  It's licensed
under the GPL if memory serves.

PCAnywhere will also allow either of two users to control the shared PC, but
it comes with a Symantec sized price-tag.

It's the third person that brings the challenge.  Perhaps using VNC and
LogMeIn together would work, but it's a use case I've never explored because
it's never come up for me...

-Neal

On Mon, Apr 25, 2011 at 3:36 PM, Andy Klapper <andytk at charter.net> wrote:

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> I am starting a new consulting contract with a customer with offices in NYC
> and Northampton and they want to be involved in the work that I'll be doing
> for them.  One of the things that we will need for this to work is software
> that will allow two, possibly three, people to share a
> computer/keyboard/mouse so we can collaborate as if we were all standing
> around a single machine in the same physical location.  There appears to be
> several free and for a fee services that allow you to perform some or all
> of
> what we want, though some are geared towards giving presentations (Goto
> Meeting - I can share my machine to give a presentation) or geared to
> remote
> support (CoPilot - I can take control of somebody else's computer for the
> purpose of providing remote IT support).  I'd love to have something that
> allows you to do both with true keyboard/mouse sharing so I can release
> control to another engineer and they can then modify code and turn control
> back to me.
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> Of course free is better, but a small fee for a better experience would not
> be out of the question.
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> So my fellow consultants in the wilderness do any of you have experience
> with these kinds of tools and can you recommend a good tool and/or service
> for remote collaboration?
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