Re: Seeing a networked computer's screen ?

2010-03-27 Thread ThisOldMacSupport
On Fri, Mar 26, 2010 at 8:44 AM, Chance Reecher cha...@reecher.net wrote: I suggest something easier to set up and configure than VNC. Check out LogMeIn. It's free, and all you need to access the remote computer is an internet browser. For the record logmein only works with 10.4+ if this

Re: Seeing a networked computer's screen ?

2010-03-27 Thread Cliff Rediger
On Mar 26, 8:12 am, Cliff Rediger redicl...@yahoo.com wrote: better remotely open and close files, and reboot apps on his machine ? Thanks for the suggestions. I could do Skype but LogMeIn looks interesting. I'm investigating. Cliff -- You received this message because you are a member of

Re: Seeing a networked computer's screen ?

2010-03-27 Thread Chance Reecher
Good thing to mention. On Sat, Mar 27, 2010 at 5:46 PM, ThisOldMacSupport thisoldmacsupp...@gmail.com wrote: On Fri, Mar 26, 2010 at 8:44 AM, Chance Reecher cha...@reecher.netwrote: I suggest something easier to set up and configure than VNC. Check out LogMeIn. It's free, and all you need

Re: Seeing a networked computer's screen ?

2010-03-26 Thread John Niven
http://www.apple.com/remotedesktop/ --- On Fri, 3/26/10, Cliff Rediger redicl...@yahoo.com wrote: I'm reasonably confident I could network to my Mini G4 Tiger but I'm wondering if there is a way that I could actually see his screen and thereby direct him what to do, or even better

Re: Seeing a networked computer's screen ?

2010-03-26 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Mar 26, 2010, at 8:12 AM, Cliff Rediger wrote: My 93 year old father-in-law uses a G4 tower and Tiger. That's right ninety-three. He does really well on it, but now, increasingly gets confused, and falls into that keep doing the same thing--get the same results trap. He's in Santa Barbara

Re: Seeing a networked computer's screen ?

2010-03-26 Thread Chance Reecher
I suggest something easier to set up and configure than VNC. Check out LogMeIn. It's free, and all you need to access the remote computer is an internet browser. On Fri, Mar 26, 2010 at 11:40 AM, Bruce Johnson john...@pharmacy.arizona.edu wrote: On Mar 26, 2010, at 8:12 AM, Cliff Rediger

Re: Seeing a networked computer's screen ?

2010-03-26 Thread Robert MacLeay
On Mar 26, 9:12 am, Cliff Rediger redicl...@yahoo.com wrote: ... I'm wondering if there is a way that I could actually see his screen and thereby direct him what to do, or even better remotely open and close files, and reboot apps on his machine ? The cheapest and easiest way to see each