TeamViewer
Bear Bottoms
resource usage screen sharing app (also portable):
<http://www.freewaremission.com/2010/01/teamviewer-%e2%80%93-tool-to-access-remote-computers/>
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Bear Bottoms
Freeware website: http://bearware.info
mike
> Here is a good review of TeamViewer which is a very good, simple, fast, low
> resource usage screen sharing app (also portable):
>
> <http://www.freewaremission.com/2010/01/teamviewer-%e2%80%93-tool-to-access-remote-computers/>
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any advantages over VNC.
To use it, it MUST send an email with the connection particulars.
It INSISTS on using outlook. I don't use outlook, I won't configure it
on my machine. It won't let me use any other email tool.
I have no idea what outlook wants to do with my email. I have no
incentive to find out.
I NEVER use a M$ tool of any kind when a suitable
freeware tool is available. Yeah, I know it's irrational, but I've had
fewer problems since I instituted that rule. And rules don't do any good
if you're just gonna break 'em.
But, the last thing I want to do is reconfigure someone else's email
client "remotely". Sorry Mom, I deleted all your emails
by accident...
I didn't get far enough into it to determine how one accesses a machine
on the local network. Email can't be right for that???
I sent in a bug report. Got a response asking me what mail client
I was using. I answered, "the default one". I don't expect that's
gonna get much attention in the bug department.
This suggests that they've done little regression testing on this
product. Wonder what other interesting issues lurk within a program
that is gonna have unfettered access to the innermost recesses of my
machine.
At least, VNC has been around enough to become stable. And a lot
of people have looked at the code.
Bear Bottoms
september.org:
> To use it, it MUST send an email with the connection particulars.
> It INSISTS on using outlook. I don't use outlook, I won't configure it
> on my machine. It won't let me use any other email tool.
> I have no idea what outlook wants to do with my email. I have no
> incentive to find out.
>
No it doesn't...I use it all the time. I simply tell (or have them tell me)
the id/password on the phone or send me an email from any email client, or
even use a chat client sometimes. When you run teamview, it provides the
id/password which you can convey in any manner you wish.
Adam Lipscombe
+1.
Teamviewer is great. Easy and it works, even over a relatively slow link.
For example it provides a usable remote desktop on a machine in the UK over my mobile 3G dongle in Portugal.
Adam
mike
configure it.
Since you use it all the time, what's the advantage over VNC?
The thing I miss most with VNC is audio support.
Bear Bottoms
news:hi7js3$m1n$1...@news.eternal-september.org:
It is absolutely the simplest/slickest/fastest way to screen share.
mike
> mike <spa...@go.com> wrote in
> news:hi7js3$m1n$1...@news.eternal-september.org:
>
>> Bear Bottoms wrote:
>>> mike <spa...@go.com> wrote in news:hi7d2o$dib$1...@news.eternal-
>>> september.org:
>>>
>>>> To use it, it MUST send an email with the connection particulars.
>>>> It INSISTS on using outlook. I don't use outlook, I won't configure
>>>> it on my machine. It won't let me use any other email tool.
>>>> I have no idea what outlook wants to do with my email. I have no
>>>> incentive to find out.
>>>>
>>> No it doesn't...I use it all the time. I simply tell (or have them
>>> tell me) the id/password on the phone or send me an email from any
>>> email client, or even use a chat client sometimes. When you run
>>> teamview, it provides the id/password which you can convey in any
>>> manner you wish.
>>>
>> I'll try it again. I never got past the popup from outlook insisting
>> that I configure it.
>>
>> Since you use it all the time, what's the advantage over VNC?
>> The thing I miss most with VNC is audio support.
>>
>
> It is absolutely the simplest/slickest/fastest way to screen share.
>
Currently, I click on the vnc client, click the connect button
and I'm connected to just about anybody with most any vnc server
running. no emails required. The address is in the drop-down box
if I want to connect to a different server. And I can do the same
thing from a windows box, a linux box or my PDA.
What's simpler/slicker/faster about teamviewer?
Bear Bottoms
news:hi7lk4$s3$1...@news.eternal-september.org:
You have to get the connection info even with VPN...the same with
TeamViewer...apply the id/password and that is it.
Caesar Romano
<adam.li...@gmail.com> wrote Re Re: TeamViewer:
+1
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mike
I'm asking what's the motivation for changing from VNC.
What's so much better?
Ron
> Bear Bottoms wrote:
>> You have to get the connection info even with VPN...the same with
>> TeamViewer...apply the id/password and that is it.
> I'm not asking what is 'as good as VNC'.
> I'm asking what's the motivation for changing from VNC.
> What's so much better?
I've been using Teamviewer since last July, when I think it was first
mentioned here. As a free product, it functions essentially the same as
any client-based VNC. Simple enough to use, entering a ID/password
combination can be explained to even the most non-technical user,
afaict. Once the connection is established, Teamviewer can be used like
a standard VPN, transferring files, or remote support (which is how I
use it most).
The true power of the software is only available to commercial users,
and the prices reflect enterprise situations the software can handle.
It's nearly as though the free and paid versions were completely
different programs. Personally, I'm very satisfied with Teamviewer.
There's a newer version than the one I use that supports VoIP,webcams,
etc. I can't tell you anything about that. They still support (and offer
as a d/l) the version I use.
hth
Ron Moore
Bear Bottoms
news:hi7qa3$jnk$1...@news.eternal-september.org:
Oh. It isn't so much better. It is rather basic. There is no reason to
change from VNC. If one is looking for a program, I would recommend
TeamViewer as a very quick and easy to use option.
If you want or need more, then I recommend Mikogo...it is also quick and
easy...but with more oomph.
tim
>I'm not asking what is 'as good as VNC'.
>I'm asking what's the motivation for changing from VNC.
>What's so much better?
I've used VNC once long ago, so I can't remember much about setup.
With Teamviewer I have my friends/relatives/neighbors download it and
install it. They start it up give me the ID and Password and it's
done. They don't have to do anything else which makes my life much
easier. Once their ID is used, I only ever need a new password each
time they need support, the ID is stored locally here.
Version 5 allows users to create an account on their webpage to make
the process even simpler.
Two thumbs up from here.
tim