Remote PC Access Software - Is it as Good as They Say?
Recently, I came to learn why remote desktop software is an extremely smart bet. One of my high school buddies and I recently scheduled a golf weekend. There is a pretty nice golfing area in between where we live, so we though we would mostly relax, golf, and check out the bars and restaurants in town.
I had taken Friday and Monday off from work to allow me time to drive down and meet him, and then have a leisurely weekend. I was really looking forward to remembering some old times, and trying to get into feeling a bit young again.
You are probably wondering what this article has to do with remote PC access software. My experience watching my friend this past weekend really did show me why this software is great for anyone to have as a precautionary measure. You know what I mean? It is always better to be safe than sorry. Especially when it comes to work, or being a forgetful employee.
Well, as luck would have it, my friend got a call from work at about 6pm Friday. We were just sitting down for dinner, and looking forward to spending the evening drinking and laughing. To his surprise his boss left him a voicemail, and apparently was pretty angry.
It turns out that my friend had totally forgot to turn in a big project before he left for the weekend. My friend indeed has a terrible memory. Maybe from too much partying when were younger. Anyway, it is lucky he has a reliable job, because now he is pretty flaky.
At this point, my friend was hours away from home. Although his boss told him to come back to work and get the project done on Saturday, my friend really didn't want to make the drive all the way back. Plus, some of the reservations we had to golf over the weekend were nonrefundable. I was starting to stress that our trip was going to be blown to bits.
Now, as it turns out that my friend has this remote desktop connection software called GoToMyPC. I think other solutions, such as PCAnywhere, could do basically the same kind of thing. But I wasn't really familiar with what this software can do until I saw it in action. I was amazed that using this software he could access all his files at work through his laptop. Basically, all he did was plug in to his desktop computer at work. He was able to manipulate his work files, and get the job done.
I was really surprised at the usefulness of this software. Yes, I was sitting in our hotel room watching bad TV, and getting fairly bored while he completed his work related tasks.
However, you really have to appreciate that this solution can get the job done from virtually anywhere. Even if my friend had been in Timbuktu, he would have been able to use remote PC access software to access his work computer in exactly the same way.
I had taken Friday and Monday off from work to allow me time to drive down and meet him, and then have a leisurely weekend. I was really looking forward to remembering some old times, and trying to get into feeling a bit young again.
You are probably wondering what this article has to do with remote PC access software. My experience watching my friend this past weekend really did show me why this software is great for anyone to have as a precautionary measure. You know what I mean? It is always better to be safe than sorry. Especially when it comes to work, or being a forgetful employee.
Well, as luck would have it, my friend got a call from work at about 6pm Friday. We were just sitting down for dinner, and looking forward to spending the evening drinking and laughing. To his surprise his boss left him a voicemail, and apparently was pretty angry.
It turns out that my friend had totally forgot to turn in a big project before he left for the weekend. My friend indeed has a terrible memory. Maybe from too much partying when were younger. Anyway, it is lucky he has a reliable job, because now he is pretty flaky.
At this point, my friend was hours away from home. Although his boss told him to come back to work and get the project done on Saturday, my friend really didn't want to make the drive all the way back. Plus, some of the reservations we had to golf over the weekend were nonrefundable. I was starting to stress that our trip was going to be blown to bits.
Now, as it turns out that my friend has this remote desktop connection software called GoToMyPC. I think other solutions, such as PCAnywhere, could do basically the same kind of thing. But I wasn't really familiar with what this software can do until I saw it in action. I was amazed that using this software he could access all his files at work through his laptop. Basically, all he did was plug in to his desktop computer at work. He was able to manipulate his work files, and get the job done.
I was really surprised at the usefulness of this software. Yes, I was sitting in our hotel room watching bad TV, and getting fairly bored while he completed his work related tasks.
However, you really have to appreciate that this solution can get the job done from virtually anywhere. Even if my friend had been in Timbuktu, he would have been able to use remote PC access software to access his work computer in exactly the same way.
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