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Old 01-07-2008   #3 (permalink)
Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]


 
 

Re: Remote control a new Mac with pcAnywhere?

I have to honestly say I have not tried, but you could try using RealVNC:
http://www.realvnc.com/products/download.html
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"Mark Conrad" <noneof@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Has anyone had success in remotely controlling
> a late model Mac computer using pcAnywhere?
>
> ...from my Vista Ultimate computer.
>
> I have a friend who owns a new MacBook Pro.
>
> She is totally illiterate when it comes to
> computers - - - has requested help, however
> she lives in Hawaii.
>
> It would be advisable to get some sort of
> remote control app' on both ends so that
> I could coach her on the rudiments of
> operating her Mac.
>
> Have considered using Timbuktu from Motorola,
> however they do not yet have anything that
> _reliably_ works with Vista.
>
> (XP yes, Vista not yet)
>
> Do not want to go through all the hassle of
> going back to running XP, just for this project.
>
>
> Thanks for any suggestions,
>
> Mark-

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