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LogMeIn Ignition For iPad

2:00AM March 25, 2011 | Jason Chen

LogMeIn’s remote access on the PC/Mac is phenomenal, because it’s both free and allows you to control one machine from another machine as easily as anything else we’ve seen. The iPhone/iPad app has also been good, but not quite as good, until now. (It’s super-improved, is what I’m saying.) More »

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The Best Remote Apps For Your iPhone And Android

4:00AM December 10, 2010 | Adam Pash

Smartphones are versatile devices, but they resemble a familiar shape: the remote control. iPhones and Androids embrace this form with some of the coolest remotes you could hope for. Check out Lifehacker’s picks for the best remote apps for iPhone or Android.

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LogMeIn For Android Puts Your Home Computer In Your Pocket

7:55AM July 15, 2010 | Kyle VanHemert

LogMeIn Ignition, an excellent remote access app, is now available in the Android Market for $US30. Of the many apps that let us peruse our special media collections from our phones, LogMeIn’s long been a Giz favourite. More »

Computing

How To: Access Your Entire Computer From An iPad

2:00AM April 18, 2010 | John Herrman

I don’t buy into the iPad as a laptop replacement – not quite. But it is fantastic at tapping into your computers to access video and audio, documents, and even your full desktop, remotely. Here’s how. More »

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Review: iDisplay Turns Your iPad Into A Second Monitor

4:20AM April 4, 2010 | John Herrman

A second monitor for your Mac, when you’re on your Grownup Computer: That’s a perfect use for the 1024×768 iPad, and exactly what iDisplay lets you do. But it needs some work. More »

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TweetMyPC: Remote Control Your PC With Twitter

8:00AM May 5, 2009 | Matt Buchanan

Twitter is officially useful with this easy way to remote control your PC: Install TweetMyPC, setup a Twitter account and tell your computer what to do from anywhere. [TweetMyPC via Ghacks via Lifehacker]

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Online

How To Quick Tip: Give Your Home Network Some Free, Permanent Real Estate on the ‘Net With DynDNS

10:30AM April 7, 2009 | John Mahoney

Bigup to everyone who recommended the venerable DynDNS free service last weekend for making it even easier to connect to your home computer from anywhere. Here’s how to do it.

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How To: Remote Control Your Home Computer From Anywhere With VNC

2:00AM April 5, 2009 | John Mahoney

Using VNC, you can log into your home computer from any machine in the world with web access (including your iPhone) to access files, schedule downloads, and tons more. Here’s how.

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Control Your PC From an iPhone

11:23PM July 12, 2007 | Seamus Byrne

Here’s a free way to control your PC from an iPhone, thanks to Nate True at cre.ations.net. Using TightVNC, software that lets you remotely control your PC desktop (sorry, it’s not Mac-friendly yet), he’s made a couple of simple changes that let you use the iPhone’s touchscreen interface to control your PC from afar. Here’s how it works: More »