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PC & Mac Remote Control App Splashtop 2 Comes To Windows Phone 8

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When it comes to apps that let smartphone users access their desktops remotely, Splashtop is sure to be among the first names that crop up. Splashtop became available for iOS quite a while back, and the Android app wasn’t too far behind. After some time though, the company behind the awesome remote access software decided to revamp it and came up with Splashtop 2. The new app became popular for its better streaming quality, and audio support. However, Windows Phone users could only watch in jealousy as their friends on other platforms went around using Splashtop 2 for playing PC games on their smartphones. Finally though, the situation has suddenly changed for the better. Despite the fact that the WP Store did not have the original Splashtop app, it has directly received Splashtop 2! The app isn't too different from its Android and iOS counterparts, but does have a few features designed exclusively for Windows 8 and WP8. Read More

How To Easily Access & Use Screen Sharing In Mac OS X

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Mac, like Windows, has a built in remote desktop tool. It’s also got a screen sharing tool that is super easy to use, but not as easy to access unless you enjoy going to the System Preferences each time you need to share your screen. If you often share your screen or remotely access another Mac (or PC), then perhaps you might be interested in a more convenient way of doing it. Screen sharing in Mac is commonly accessed from the System Preferences under the Sharing head, and it's entirely possible that some users aren't even aware of what it can do, due to there being no prominent shortcut for it like many other system apps have. In truth, screen sharing exists as just another app that - for some reason - hasn't been added to Launchpad or the Applications folder. This post details how you can access and use Screen Sharing as easily as any other OS X app. Read More

Remote Desktop App TeamViewer Touch Comes To Windows 8

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Remote desktop applications are a great way to diagnose and solve problems on other computers over the internet. Remote access can be of multiple types; some connections allow you to just view the desktop screen, and whatever is happening on it, while others equip you with the ability to control almost all the aspects of a remote computer, letting you access different software, open menus, and perform actions as if you're physically present in front of it. People who frequently have to deal with complex computer issues can benefit from such solutions by providing remote access to someone who knows how to fix such problems. One of the most famous remote desktop solutions out there is TeamViewer, which is currently available for Windows, Mac, iOS and Android. Using TeamViewer, you can remotely control your computer from any Teamviewer-configured system. Today, TeamViewer has released the preview version of TeamViewer Touch, a Modern UI app that will allow you to remotely control computers from your Windows 8 and Windows RT-powered devices. Read More

Splashtop 2 Brings Remote Streaming & Control Of PC & Mac Apps, Games & Music To The iPhone

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When it comes to remote desktop access, no one does it better than Splashtop. The service has got an impressive array of remote access and control apps in its repertoire, including Splashtop Remote Desktop for Android and Splashtop Touchpad for iOS. In addition to these two apps, Splashtop Remote Access has been around for iPhone and iPad for quite some time, while its newer and more advanced version Splashtop was hitherto restricted to the iPad. However, it’s good to see that the team behind these awesome apps aren’t resting on their laurels, and continue to expand. Splashtop 2, the pinnacle of remote access technology, has finally arrived on the iPhone. Many similar iOS apps allow users to merely skim the surface of their computer and fail to handle things like video games, sound and Flash content. Splashtop 2, on the other hand, lets you navigate to any nook or cranny of your desktop or the internet, allowing you to remotely launch and control PC or Mac applications from your phone, stream music and videos, and even play 3D video games with little or no delay! Read More

Organize & Easily Switch Between Multiple Remote Desktop Connections

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Remote Desktop Connections allow you to get assistance from others, as well as assist other people to solve their computer problems without having to physically handle their system. This means that you don’t have to ask a friend to come over, or go to someone else’s place, just to solve a simple issue with your or their system. From simple screen sharing to full access over the system, different applications offer varying levels of control over the other computer. Even Windows has its native Remote Desktop Connection option available for users. Today, we have a simple application called Remote Desktop Organizer that allows you to remotely connect to multiple desktops at a time, and lets you control all of them from a unified interface. Added connections can be organized in different folders and subfolders. Connections are displayed in a tabbed view, and you can quickly connect or disconnect using right-click. Read More

PocketCloud For iOS: Mac & PC Remote Access App With VNC Support

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There are more than just a few iPhone or iPad apps out there that let you remotely access and control your PC or Mac. However, most such apps are nothing more than a novelty, and it is usually pretty difficult to really do anything useful on your computer using your iOS device. The reasons for that can be manifold, like the lack of the ability to run applications on your computer and inconvenient controls. PocketCloud is an iOS app that counters all these issues in an efficient manner. The app truly lets you access all areas of your desktop. You can use it to surf the web through your computer’s web browser, or even to run applications or games. Imagine using Photoshop on your iPad! In addition, the app has support for VNC/RDP, which means you can directly connect to computers without a companion client by specifying their IP addresses. Read More

SoftPad Turns Your iPhone Into A Remote Control For Windows PC [Cydia]

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There are many ways of turning your iPhone into a keyboard, mouse or a monitor for any desktop system. You can get a lot of apps and tweaks that let you do that, but not many of them have the ability to assume these roles simultaneously. SoftPad is one of the most comprehensive and easy-to-configure Windows remote control apps for iPhone that we have seen so far. The Cydia app has three main modes; you can use your iOS device as a mouse or keyboard for your PC, or control the entire Windows interface through your iDevice's touchscreen. Moreover, SoftPad makes it extremely easy to switch between the three modes, adding another layer of convenience over its functionality. Read More

Hands-On With Windows 8 Remote Desktop [Review]

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Remote Desktop is a Metro-based Full Screen app that helps users adds a very useful functionality to the system. Remote Desktop sharing applications are very useful for developers and other people working as a distributed team that need to either collaborate their desktops or help each other in doing something which cannot be textually or verbally explained. People related to different fields may need to perform various system tasks, performed system checks, install or uninstall software, manage permissions and provide other solutions to some users from another location. External applications can be a bit heavy on the system. Keeping that in perspective, there is a metro Remote Desktop application readily available for Windows 8. In this article, we will discuss in detail how to set up a remote desktop connection in Windows 8. Read More

MultiDesk: Connect To Multiple Remote Desktops In A Tabbed Interface

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MultiDesk is a portable, tab-based remote desktop client for Microsoft’s Terminal Services (Remote Desktop) connections. It enables the management of multiple remote desktop connections, with the option to organize them in custom groups for saving your remote connection settings in a systematic order. Its tabbed interface lets you run numerous remote sessions simultaneously within the same application window, and provides the option to easily jump between connected remote desktops with a click. Read More

Splashtop Remote Desktop For Android Available For Free On GetJar

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Originally priced at $9.99, and currently at $4.99 in the Android Market as a holiday gift, the official Android client of one of the best cross-platform remote desktop applications, Splashtop Remote Desktop, is now available absolutely free of cost on both GetJar and the Amazon Appstore. Using the app, you can remotely access and control your entire computer, whether PC or Mac, complete with high quality display and audio stream, right from your Android device. The remote control mechanism takes place over a commonly shared Wi-Fi connection, can be secured using an user-defined password, and involves a desktop client (Splashtop Streamer) in between, which helps establish a successful connection between your device and the computer. Read More

mRemoteNG: Establish RDP, SSH & Telnet Connections In Multiple Tabs

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mRemoteNG is a fork of the mRemote application, which is a multi-tabbed remote connections manager. mRemoteNG allows viewing remote connections that can be established by using multiple protocols within a single tabbed interface. The supported protocols include  RDP (Remote Desktop/Terminal Server), VNC (Virtual Network Computing), ICA (Citrix Independent Computing Architecture), SSH (Secure Shell), Telnet, HTTP/HTTPS (Hypertext Transfer Protocol) and Raw Socket Connections. mRemoteNG also provides some additional features (other than remote connectivity), which include port scans according to a specified IP address range, verification of active and dysfunctional components and  the option to organize and save a connection list. Read More

rsrdp: Establish Multiple Remote Desktop Connections In Same Window

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rsrdp is a portable remote desktop connection management application, which enables establishing multiple remote desktop connections by switching between them within the same application (window). You can create and connect between pre-defined hosts, and provides options to extend or contract the interface for making it easy to view remote desktop windows. What makes rsrdp different from the default Windows Remote Desktop is, that it provides a unified interface for all remote connections, with the utility to connect and disconnect all pre-defined hosts simultaneously. Read More

SkyRemote Brings Remote Desktop Control & Sharing To Skype

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One of the applications that have seen considerable rise in usage is obviously Skype. The Sweden based VoIP software was first launched back in 2003, and has since seen critical acclaim and has pretty much become the part and parcel of every PC. Since its inception, the developers have thrown in various enhancements and additional features to make the Skype even more robust, and you can also check our featured article, which states 10 top-notch features of Skype. Skype also supports various plugins with help in added functionality and user-friendliness. Browsing around the world wide web, we came across a handy Skype plugin and thought to share it with you guys. The plugin is called SkyRemote that automatically detects people from your Skype list with SkyRemote already installed, and lets you easily share your desktop with them (remote desktop), control theirs and record sessions to AVI files. It allows you to share your desktop with multiple people simultaneously while maintaining session quality. The plugin uses Skype features such as certification protocol, strong encryption and communication layer and connection management, allowing you to share your own desktop and control someone else’s over a secure connection provided by Skype. It comes with a custom display mirror VGA compatible driver that boosts both local and remove desktop performance without replacing your old display driver. Keep reading for complete review. Read More

Remmina: Feature Rich Remote Desktop Client For Ubuntu Linux

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Remmina is a GTK+ based remote desktop client for Linux. It has been developed particularly to fulfill the needs of system administrators and users who often require remote access to computers on the go. It supports many network protocols, including RDP, VNC, NX, XDMCP and SSH. Remmina maintains a list of profiles, and allows organizing connections in separate groups. This makes it easier to sort and launch remote desktop connections. Furthermore, it works quite well with higher resolutions in both window and full screen mode. It also supports working in multiple tabs, which helps track numerous established remote connections. Read More

grdesktop Is A Gnome Frontend For Remote Desktop Client (rdesktop)

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Many network/system admins require a feature rich remote desktop client to perform their tasks efficiently, from remote locations. grdesktop is a Linux application which acts as a frontend for the rdesktop (a Gnome remote desktop client). grdesktop provides many similar options to the Windows Remote Desktop client, enabling you to save and manage several remote connection settings. It has the ability to connect with client systems on Windows Domain while letting users browse available Terminal servers connected in a network. Read More

My LAN Admin Uses Command Prompt To Control Remote Computers

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Remote Desktop is quite useful for remote management of servers and other workstations without having to run to the data center, each time a system admin has to create an Active Directory user or perform a usual task. However, one or more remote desktop connections can be a bit hard to work with due to often slow response from the remote system. My LAN Admin (a.k.a Tiny LAN) is a portable open source application which allows sending out commands to a remote system from the command prompt to circumvent the use of a slow remote desktop connection. It also supports numerous other remote management tasks such as remote shutdown, restart, wake on LAN, kill process, etc. My LAN Admin not only allows configuring remote settings and connecting (via remote desktop) to a workstation, but also provides the utility to connect a command prompt to a remote system by entering a target IP. Read More

Manage All Devices In The Network Remotely With Connex

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Many organizations are separated by building floors or geographical locations. The use of routing and remote access helps connect geographically mobile servers. Connex Network Manager is an application for managing managing a diverse range of network devices. Supported devices include routers, switches, servers, IP Phones, laptops, desktops, printers, and smartphones. Connex supports SSH, Telnet and RDP (Remote Desktop) connectivity, with the ability to run scheduled tasks or scripts on connected devices. It can be useful for remote management of network resources within a unified desktop application. Read More

How To Remotely Access Windows Home Server 2011 And Shared Computers

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When a client system is connected to the Windows Home Server 2011, two major options are provided, which include the Dashboard access and the Launchpad. Although the Dashboard can be easily accessed from the respective option. However, in order to access resources of the server and shared computers, the Remote web Access feature can be used. It is worth mentioning here that there are several ways to access computers on a network. This method of access uses the internet to access the shared computers and home server. Read More

How To Use Remote Desktop In Windows Server 2008 For Remote Management

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As a system administrator I have seen the time when despite the availability of 3-5 system admins at the same time, the management of end user issues can still become difficult to entertain. This is particularly true in the case of managing hundreds of users. In my previous job, me and my fellow admins used to resolve issues after receiving a ticket in our ticketing portal. Sometimes there were 15 tickets open at the same time, ranging from problems caused due to an unplugged power cable, to entire system crashes. In such a scenario it is not possible to run over to the server room each time you have to reset a password or unlock a locked account. To save time and resolve issues on the fly, we used to remotely login to the DC (Domain Controller), ADC (Additional Domain Controller), ISA (Internet Security and Acceleration) and Exchange (mail) Servers to resolve such issues. In many cases, we used the system of end users to complete these tasks with our DC admin accounts. Now that we have talked about the basic scenario. In this post, we will tell you how to use Remote Desktop in Windows Server 2008 for remote management. Read More