I just lost another hour of my life to tech support by telepathy with my sister.
Threaten her with a moose-bite.
Hermanos! The devil has built a robot!
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tommyrot - Apr 13, 2008 7:34:13 pm PDT #5664 of 25501
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Ginger - Apr 13, 2008 7:34:53 pm PDT #5665 of 25501
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Now I have to decide if I have sufficient mental energy to talk her through installing the program.
Pix - Apr 13, 2008 8:21:31 pm PDT #5666 of 25501
The status is NOT quo.
ND uses Timbuktu. He'd probably have an opinion.
t /really not remotely helpful
NoiseDesign - Apr 13, 2008 8:30:40 pm PDT #5667 of 25501
Our wings are not tired
Can someone recommend a program to operate another computer remotely? I know there are a number out there.
Yes, I use Timbuktu. If you are doing WinXP to WinXP there's some built in screen remote control software but I think the controlling computer needs to be running WinXP Pro if my memory is correct. I'm normally doing it cross platform so I'm pretty fond on Timbuktu. It's about $200 for two machines though. There are some free VNC clients out there if you're willing to do a little initial setup. I remember using WinVNC years ago, but it's been a while since I've looked at the free offerings.
brenda m - Apr 13, 2008 8:52:32 pm PDT #5668 of 25501
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
If you are doing WinXP to WinXP there's some built in screen remote control software but I think the controlling computer needs to be running WinXP Pro if my memory is correct.
Huh. Wonder if I could access my home computer from work that way.
Polter-Cow - Apr 13, 2008 10:47:31 pm PDT #5669 of 25501
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I love logmein.com.
Logmein Free is free!
Oh, wow, that's pretty neat. But I'm a little scared! Is it secure? I mean, I'm essentially giving them remote access to my computer, aren't I?
Jars - Apr 13, 2008 11:48:18 pm PDT #5670 of 25501
Another random question from Clueless! Girl!
Is there a way to restrict access to an Access database?
Myself and the other specialists have started a radiocarbon dates database in our office, and we want the other staff to be able to look at the data, but not add or change data. Is that possible?
le nubian - Apr 14, 2008 1:35:13 am PDT #5671 of 25501
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
P-C,
I have found it to be secure. They have something about this in their FAQ.
I sometimes have to access my work computer from home and the beauty of the logmein features is that it has settings where I black out the screen and disable the keyboard so no one can use my computer (at work) while I have it remotely controlled.
You can also disable the software program if you don't want it running all the time.
Jon B. - Apr 14, 2008 2:48:30 am PDT #5672 of 25501
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
Is there a way to restrict access to an Access database?
Look in the Tools => Security menu. There seem to be some options there.
DCJensen - Apr 14, 2008 5:23:29 am PDT #5673 of 25501
All is well that ends in pizza.
If you want something a little more secure, you can get Radmin for windows machines. It's much much faster than any other remote program I've ever used.
It costs $50, but is shiny. They have a 30-day free trial version at [link]
Combine any remote program with dyndns.org and you have a remote solution.
Just wish they had a version of Radmin for OSX.