(MoneyWatch) I got a call from my dad this weekend; he was suddenly unable to send e-mail. Unfortunately, his PC savvy is fairly low, and he had a lot of trouble articulating any of the particulars to ...

Desktop computers aren’t just antiquated behemoths quietly gathering dust in your parent’s house. They also offer an often overlooked processing resource for mobile users and a viable alternative to ...

It's not hard to use Windows Remote Desktop Connection to access an offsite PC, if you follow our step-by-step guide. I've been testing PC and mobile software for more than 20 years, focusing on photo ...

Remote access — the ability to control a computer from a different location over the network — might not be something you need to use every day. However, it does come in handy in certain situations.

Google has released an iOS app that makes it possible to access your Mac or PC from any iOS device with an Internet connection. Jason Cipriani is based out of beautiful Colorado and has been covering ...

Jason Cipriani is based out of beautiful Colorado and has been covering mobile technology news and reviewing the latest gadgets for the last six years. His work can also be found on sister site CNET ...

Google has unveiled a remote desktop service allowing connections between any two systems running the Chrome browser, regardless of operating system. As usual with Google, there’s a big emphasis on ...

Smartphones and computers let you get things done anywhere and everywhere, but portability becomes more bane than blessing when you forget a critical file at home, especially if you’re the type of ...

Built into Windows, Microsoft’s Remote Desktop and Remote Desktop Connection apps make it easy to connect to and control a remote PC — when they’re working properly. Here are some common problems you ...

The secure shell, ssh, and its companion, scp, are tools that I use more or less on a daily basis. Being able to move files between machines without having to setup SAMBA or NFS is very handy when ...