Part 1 - Overview, Remote Desktop
and VNC
Remote
control of your Macintosh allows you to access a remote computer across
a network or the Internet from another local system. Part 1 of this
series covers general considerations, Apple Remote Desktop (ARD) and
Virtual Network Computing (VNC), methods that will generally work on
any version of Mac OS X (Jaguar, Panther, Tiger and Leopard).
Part 2 - LogMeIn, Timbuktu and Rebooting
Part
2 of this Mac Remote Control survey covers LogMeIn, a free web-based
solution, and Timbuktu, a paid (and venerable) commercial solution,
both of which also support multiple OS versions. Also covered is how
to force-reboot a remote Mac when things aren't cooperating.
Part 3 - Leopard Remote Control Options
With
the introduction of Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Apple upped the ante on Mac
remote control. All of the previously covered methods still work, but
part 3 describes new options now exist in the operating system or via
associated services: Screen Sharing, Back to My Mac, iChatAV and the
Mac OS X Server Admin application.
