PCNow to the Rescue
I just got off the phone with a client who is vacationing, but took the laptop along to get some work done and access his office workstation.
Normally, he connects using a secure IPSec VPN to the Fortinet Fortigate 60 firewall at his office. This is one of my favorite ways of connecting from remote locations and has served us well for many years.
But, (there’s always a but), his laptop seems to be malfunctioning this morning, so he called me.
“My laptop isn’t working, will that PCNow we loaded last week work from the computer in the business center at the hotel?”, he asked.
Absolutely, was my reply. All he needed was to be reminded of the password - which was stored on the laptop. Fortunately I had documented that and was able to give it to him.
That’s the real beauty of remote control software like PCNow. It will work from any normally adjusted Windows computer - it even works from a PDA or Cell phone with Windows Mobile!
PCNow has a 30 day free trial, which is what my client mentioned above is using. They do require a credit card, but you WILL NOT BE CHARGED if you cancel in 30 days.
If you have that kind of a need to access your computer remotely, give PCNow’s free trial a try.
