Thanks for another great episode, Victor. And a special thanks to George I use VNC all the time to control my iMac G5 and my Linux PCs at home. Vine Server has worked great for me, even better than the built-in VNC component in Tiger since Vine Server allows me to access the Mac even when someone is not logged in (something that I couldn’t do with the built-in VNC component in Tiger unless the user was already logged in). Vine Server also handled resolution changes better than the built-in VNC component in Tiger. I also use Chicken of the VNC on the iMac and love it.

Also, if you wanted to control a Windows XP or Windows Vista computer remotely from your Mac, Microsoft has the Remote Desktop Client for Macintosh (http://www.microsoft.com/mac/otherproducts/otherproducts.aspx?pid=remotedesktopclient). It’s not a UB, but it will still work decently on Intel Macs. For the command-line jockeys, there’s also the open source app called rdesktop (http://www.rdesktop.org) which can be downloaded and compiled or you can install it using Fink or DarwinPorts. Once you have that installed, you can also use this front-end for rdesktop called RDC from Baritchi Software (http://www.baritchisoftware.com/oss/mac/rdc). Both RDC and rdesktop require X11 to be installed, and RDC will only work in Tiger. The latter isn’t for everyone, but it’s a great open source solution.

Hi Victor,
I was a little surprised you didn’t mention SpyMe for remote controlling macs but I guess time was short, ( http://www.readpixel.com/spyme ). It lets you fully control mac(s), with easy file transfer, screen resizing and a ton of other good stuff you won’t find in VNC but will on more high end products . You can actually use it for free if you can live with it timing out after 30 mins or just $15 for a 3 user licence. If you look on their home page to the right there’s a screeencast from Don McAllister showing off it’s features too, the best $15 I’ve ever spent!

Cheers