Recently, I've started working from home in the early mornings. This allows me to check my e-mail, juggle appointments, and even work through a quick edit of a review before taking a train to work. To do so, I tried out the four services you see listed below.
GoToMyPC is useful if you have a Mac or Linux machine and want to connect to your Windows PC at work. Laplink Everywhere also lets you work from a variety of operating system platforms. Unfortunately, both GoToMyPC and Laplink Everywhere require monthly or annual subscriptions and Laplink Everywhere does not offer true colour representations, so the office desktop graphics and images looked blocky or surreal on my home PC.
To truly experience your work PC from afar, you need either GoToMyPC, PCNow, or LogMeIn. Back when it was still offered for free, PCNow wasn't very reliable; now that it's been rebranded and requires a monthly subscription fee, I suspect reliability won't be a problem. I've never had a problem logging in with LogMeIn, and its service is still offered for free. You can't do file transfers or remote printing without paying, but for checking my e-mail, juggling appointments, and even editing reviews, I've come to rely on LogMeIn. If really you need to work remotely, however, then we recommend a subscription to GoToMyPC 5.0
Last updated: March 8th, 2006.
 GoToMyPC 5 Read review |
GoToMyPC 5 Easy to use, powerful, and secure, GoToMyPC is the best-known remote access solution for corporate customers, although it's very pricey for individual users. Click here to read the review. |
 LogMeIn Read review |
LogMeIn LogMeIn's excellent features and performance, not to mention its free service, rank it at the top of remote access solutions. Click here to read the review. |
 MyWebEx PC Read review |
MyWebEx PC MyWebEx PC offers powerful remote-access features for free, plus some extra capabilities for a low monthly subscription, making it a great solution for telecommuters. Click here to read the review. |
 Laplink Everywhere 4.0 Read review |
Laplink Everywhere 4.0 Laplink Everywhere 4.0 remote-desktop software offers multiplatform support and flexible file transfers but lacks true-color support and single-use passwords. Click here to read the review. |
