![]() ![]() In this case, the catch is that a free account only lets you connect to a single computer: that may be good enough for some, but it means you can’t hop back and forth between work and home quite so freely as I’ve been doing with LogMeIn. Again, it supports remote printing, and remote audio, and there’s no restriction on using the free service for work purposes. Like TeamViewer, RemotePC runs on Windows, Mac and mobile operating systems (there’s no Linux support). That means I can browse and organise my personal files from afar, but if I want to access a work document I’ve been writing at home (hey, it happens), I’m in breach – and a commercial licence costs a steep £439. The catch is that, unlike LogMeIn, TeamViewer doesn’t permit you to use its free service for commercial purposes. In use it feels at least as smooth as LogMeIn, with support for Windows, OS X and Linux, and includes built-in file transfer, chat and remote printing functions. TeamViewer is marketed primarily as a business tool for virtual meetings and online presentations, but it also works as a remote access service. Since they don’t, I’m left looking for a properly free alternative to LogMeIn that I can switch to next week. I don’t need any of that, however: for what I need, I’d be fine with one of the numerous lightweight VNC variants, or Windows’ built-in Remote Desktop Connection tool… if only they’d work through the Dennis Publishing firewall. ![]() As LogMeIn points out, this gets you not only basic remote access, but also “premium features like remote printing, file transfer and cloud data access, plus desktop and mobile apps to improve your experience.” As of next Wednesday, the service starts at $49 a year for two computers. Now it’s been announced that the free service is being discontinued on 28 January – next week, in other words, meaning us free users don’t get a sunset period so much as an abrupt flicking off of the lights. I’ve never felt the need to pay for the commercial service, as mostly what I use it for is connecting to my home PC while I’m at work – or vice versa – and copying whatever files I need into Dropbox. I’ve been using the free LogMeIn remote access service for several years now. This post was updated on 28/1 with additional content. ![]()
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