This is good, really good.

Ok, not bike related (so sue me why don't cha) - but a genuinely handy tool and free for both Mac and PC.

www.logmein.com

Basically, join up with logmein (free) download the software and install.

**The mac version downloads the wrong version (PC I think) first time so after you have signed up and downloaded the software - bin it - sign out and start again - the second time will take you to the proper Mac page/version - weird I know but this happened on 3 Macs I installed Logmein on - after that no problems.

So, this is how it works for me, leave home at the crack of noon - but leave my computer on and connected to the internet (you can turn your monitor off), head into town to some studio or other to lay down the worst piece of telly ad music you can get away with charging for.

Halfway through the session someone says "this is shit, it sounds like you had AIDs when you did it" - I say nothing and stare into my coffee as experience has told me that when you look them in the eye is normally when the client attacks - they continue "haven't you something better, I preferred the first version you did, it was a little less shitty".

Damn ! The first version, why didn't he tell me that before I cycled halfway across London, I could have brought it in with me.

But wait . . . Logmein to the rescue !

Go to any computer connected to the internet - goto www.logmein.com - sign in, click on your computer - then enter any password or whatever you have on your computer and your desktop pops up on the computer you are on !!!!

You can browse your own computer from anywhere in the world with an internet connection, open files, play movies, even email from your computer at home.

It's brilliant !!! I know you can already get software that does this, but this is online and free.

I find ssh and GNU Screen do me just fine, but then I hate (almost all) GUIs :)

sounds like the perfect hackers tool

sounds like the perfect hackers tool

Uses the same high level of encryption used by online banks like Paypal + a hacker would need to know your sign in name, your password, your computers log in and the password for that.

does it wake from sleep?
mac osx

Yeah I heard about this from one of our 3rd-parties.. sounded really good.
Have I got around to trying it? Have I fuck!

does it wake from sleep?
mac osx

Pretty sure it does.

its pretty cool...

its a trial though...only have 30 days.
EDIT: i think thats just for the pro version

vncserver is another free one

Good old shh is the best but if you're on a dynamic i.p address you have to install something like noip or run a tunnel to a machine with a static i.p.

vncserver is another free one

Good old shh is the best but if you're on a dynamic i.p address you have to install something like noip or run a tunnel to a machine with a static i.p.

Or use DynDNS and something on the server computer to keep the IP updated (that's what I do for web server and SSH).

Edited to add: a lot of routers actually have a DynDNS (and other similar services) updater built in. I don't trust many routers though.

its a trial though...only have 30 days.
EDIT: i think thats just for the pro version

No, it's free ! If you have a 30 trial you have downloaded the wrong version, like you say probably the Pro version (?)

vncserver is another free one

Good old shh is the best but if you're on a dynamic i.p address you have to install something like noip or run a tunnel to a machine with a static i.p.

Or use DynDNS and something on the server computer to keep the IP updated (that's what I do for web server and SSH).

Edited to add: a lot of routers actually have a DynDNS (and other similar services) updater built in. I don't trust many routers though.

. . . but to all of us that don't speak robot this is very straightforward and easy to set up and it works just fine !! :)

Looks good. I always dump loads of files from my macbook to uni servers, but can't do it the other way round... until now.

cheers for posting it :)

IIRC they do a smartphone/pocketpc client too...

We've been using at work for a while to diagnose problems that our clients and end users are having. It is great, but it can be a little awkward to use if you have a different size screen (scroll bar hell).