Remote Desktop

If you have a cheap computer (G4, G3..) to use, it's very possible to share. I've done this successfully. Just make two accounts on the iMac, enable VNC in system preferences (sharing pane -> enable apple remote desktop, allow VNC users to control screen with password "__"), enable quick user switching, log into the VNC account, switch to the other account, then access the VNC...

It's firewire, so it should "just work" with iChat and other apps. VNC will allow you to see the remote computer's desktop, so you can check to see if your dogs are surfing the web, and see the camera feed going into the computer. ...

the server, the client is the computer you are using to view the remote machine. ...

My girlfriend and I each have a mac in our home LAN. I would like to enable iChat to work seamlessly on both our computers. Obviously, however, NAT port mapping can only redirect certain ports to one computer at a time. Is there a way to set iChat to use different non-default ports on one of the computers so that we may both use iChat? While I am at it, I also would...

Terminal Remote Desktop SubEthaEdit Smultron Adium skype Most everything else is of the replaceable nature ... so using multiple browsers, editors etc. Maybe Aperture should be on the list too.

I know I can just shut the lid but I use remote desktop and if I do that I lose my connection. ...

Should really get the new version of Apple Remote Desktop and deploy it that way. But need to get my head around creating .pkg files from the adobe installers first. Any ideas? ...

Could I do something using Apple Remote Desktop perhaps? ...

Thanks, but if Apple Remote Desktop is already a VNC viewer, wouldn't that just work aswell? ...

HOWTO Use Your Mac From Anywhere. The video even shows you how to do securely and free.