Tuesday, March 1, 2011

TeamViewer

Google is working hard on remote access functionality for future versions of Chrome, called Chromoting, but if you’re like me and you can’t wait, you can access your Windows, Mac or Linux computer right now using TeamViewer.

TeamViewer is one of the more reliable and secure methods for remote access to your home or work PC. 


Setup and use is very simple.
First download and install TeamViewer on your PC and run it. Make note of your ID and password.
If you want to make Teamviewer start on startup go to Extras at the top right and then click options. Then just check the box for running on startup.
Then on your cr48 download the TeamViewer app from Chrome Underground and run it, or go to http://login.teamviewer.com.
Now sign up for your free account. When you’re done just sign in.
After signing in, click add new partner in the top left of the screen.
Then in the popup select TeamViewer ID (computer).
Now just type in your ID and password from the TeamViewer program screen on your PC.
Finally, in the pane on the left just double click the PC you wish to access and it should load up your desktop.

On the toolbar at the top you can tweak the settings for best performance under View then select Quality. You can edit your own custom settings there. For me I just use optimize speed but it’s a little slow because my Windows computer is old and isn’t really that great, but it works. 

Please note you'll need to add each computers TeamViewer ID to your free account then you'll have access to it from any PC or cr48.

P.S. You can’t watch videos or listen to music remotely but you can do pretty much anything else.

1 comment:

  1. I tried TeamViewer a while ago for remote access using my Cr48, but I can't get it to work properly. Every time that I type one character, two of that character are typed on my PC. This makes it impossible to use for just about anything. Have you seen this problem or do you know how to help? Thanks,
    Brandon

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