One of the hassles of being somewhat geek-aware is that I get pressured to provide free tech support to relatives, neighbours, and anyone else who gets a whiff of technical expertise. When the in-law is 1,500 miles away and doesn't know what a "dialog box" is, tech support gets awfully tough. A little know feature of most operating systems is remote access. This is where your computer can see the screen of another computer, move the cursor, run programs, and so on. These programs are also available for the iPhone, which means you can remotely access other computers when you... Read more →
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