03.04.08
Remote PC Access via the net with meeting and remote storage access
I was talking to Crystal the other day about remote PC access, telling her that I could access her PC from here and fix the problem she was having with her photo editing software. She loved the idea, and then got a little freaked out by the fact that I could control her PC from my place. Once I explained that she would have to send me a request to do it, and that request would have a time limit set for the amount that I could access her computer over the internet, she calmed down and embraced the idea. After the first session of her watching me control her pointer on screen from w remote location she decided she wanted to be able to do this as well, accessing her computer at from work.
This apparently has saved her a ton of time, now instead of editing 100 photos not knowing which ones she is going to need for presentations the next day, she simply downloads a list of thumbnails to her USB drive, then she can show the group the thumbnails, and when it is decided which ones to touch up and use in projects, she uses remote access to pull the full sized images up from her home PC while at work.
Crystal has been using Remote Access and has been raving about the ability to control and use her home computer from work, I’ve heard that they are considering a small business account to allow everyone int he group to do the reverse and access the work computers from home as well. She is basically using her home computer for remote storage, and I found that remote PC has a neat remote storage program that comes with each account. Danny could be using this as a way to have backup music available for his DJs. I’m sure there are other people who would use this remote storage in other ways as well. It amazes me that so many people are not familiar with the remote control abilities that are available with today’s fast access internet services.