randynavarro Posted July 11, 2009 Report Share Posted July 11, 2009 Does anyone have any experience with this type of service? If so, whom do you recommend? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Jones Posted July 11, 2009 Report Share Posted July 11, 2009 Randy, I, at one time, tried to use gotomypc.com and found it to be slow. That was a few years ago and the service may well have been improved by now. I am pretty sure they have a free trial. Worth the try. www.gotomypc.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidlord Posted July 12, 2009 Report Share Posted July 12, 2009 I use Go To My PC for my pest control company and it works great. The software package I use for the PC company is on a desktop in the office. Techs use their Motion tablets in the field with air cards and just log on access everything they need from their schedule to client docs and they never need to go to the office. I could put the software on each tablet but then I would have to make sure everyone synchronized daily with the main computer. This way I can monitor (or my wife can. She handles the day to day PC company stuff )everything that happens in real time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocon Posted July 12, 2009 Report Share Posted July 12, 2009 Does anyone have any experience with this type of service? If so, whom do you recommend? For remote service I have used a Los Angeles company. They offer good service at a reasonable rate. If it is remote service you are looking for I can try and find their number for you. Currently my IT department is based in Boston with some support in San Francisco. The key to any remote service is the technician you get, and their knowledge base. I thought that gotomypc is more of a remote access of your own office computers without using a VPN, I guess it serves the same purpose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Raymond Posted July 13, 2009 Report Share Posted July 13, 2009 Randy, what are you trying to do? If all you want is remote access you just need a virtual network. I've had some luck with RealVNC, it is free on line and works reasonably well, but will not function at all if you have any hardware locked software (dongles). Try googling "real VNC", install it to each computer you want access to, then all you need is an internet connection. Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Katen Posted July 13, 2009 Report Share Posted July 13, 2009 Why not just use the Remote Desktop feature that's already built into Windows XP & Vista? - Jim Katen, Oregon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottpat Posted July 13, 2009 Report Share Posted July 13, 2009 I use Logmein.com I switched from Go To My PC. Log Me In seems to react quicker. They also have a free account. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randynavarro Posted July 14, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2009 Tom - I want to keep all my filed synchronized when I'm away from the home office and also when I am working from home on different machines. Jim - Yes, a friend informed me of the built in Remote Desktop feature. I'm looking in to it. From the other thread, right now it appears that Syncplicity is winning the race. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcmeagle Posted July 14, 2009 Report Share Posted July 14, 2009 Randy, I'd have to suggest checking out Google Docs, depending on the types of files you're trying to keep synchronized. I use 4 computers each day between home and work. I keep all my Spreadsheets and Documents in Google Docs so they can not only be edited on multiple machines at once, but you can roll back the changes and see updates live across all machines. You can import and export Word, Powerpoint and Excel document. You can also synch the Google Calendar and contacts with your cell phone which I use daily. All of this is free and you don't have to worry about connecting to another machine and transferring files around. There's a few other programs out there that will help keep files synchronized if you're going beyond the simple documents listed above. I'd have to look them up as I haven't used them in awhile. Remote Desktop and VNC (which is what I use along with dydns.org) are great for remote controlling a machine, but not transferring files. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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