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Thoughts on WebPoint?
Posted by rivalblogger on February 21, 2010
Is Remote access only for Geeks?
I hate nothing more than being away from my home office and finding I’ve left a critical spreadsheet or document half way around
the country.
Sure, I can get it emailed but that just wastes time and if the file’s too big odds are it gets rejected.
I’ve been a ‘road warrior’ for 5 years now and though I’m not highly technical I’ve tried a number of remote access solutions to overcome ‘on the move
file sharing’. I’ve tested Google Docs, but this requires that Google hosts all your files, so it’s not really a great solution as most of my images and docs are stored locally. Both GoToMeeting and Citrix work, but they’re pricey and cumbersome to use.
WebPoint VPN has an odd name but it’s hands down the easiest Remote Access app I’ve ever used. I signed up for the free trial,
installed the software on my home pc and within 20 minutes I was able to access my home network.
It works perfectly with Vista & Windows 7, which is very cool! It’s also got a great feature that it enables you to access any other connected pc in your network.
You can run applications, like Citrix, but it’s faster and definitely easier to connect.
You can even remote connect via the web. One caveat – it doesn’t play well with Mac.
February 25th, 2010 at 11:31 pm
Another good tool is from RHUB (www.rhubcom.com). It’s not as costly as GoToMeeting, but has many of the same features as it. You can also remote access a Mac. Some of its features include file sharing and remote printing. Plus, since it is more of a collaboration tool, there is also conferencing options built in.
February 26th, 2010 at 4:50 am
Cool – thanks for the suggestion – will go and check it out