Screen sharing lets you control the mouse and keyboard of one computer while you sit at another computer across the room or on the other side of the world. It's great for providing remote tech support, configuring and managing a remote server, and collaborating on documents. In recent versions of Mac OS X, Apple has piled on the options, enabling screen sharing via iChat, Bonjour, directly by entering an IP address, and Back to My Mac. Plus, Skype has a screen sharing feature and various iPhone apps offer remote screen sharing.
All these screen sharing choices bring complexity, and this book helps you
match your situation to the best screen-sharing option for your needs. You'll learn how to
configure the software—and set up your router, if necessary. And, should something not work as expected, the book also includes
problem-solving advice.
Interested in screen sharing, but only with Back to My Mac? This title has the basics about Back to My Mac, but if you want all the details—and oodles of background info and router help—check out Take Control of Back to My Mac.
Read this book to learn the answers to questions like:
- How can I share the screen of a buddy via iChat?
- What are iChat's screen-sharing limitations? What are the best alternatives?
- How can I give a presentation remotely using screen sharing?
- What's the best way to use screen sharing to do remote tech support?
- What's the best way to control an unattended Mac remotely?
- How do I share screens with someone running an old version of Mac OS X?
- How do I share screens with someone running Windows?
- How do I wake up a remote Mac so I can share its screen?
- What tricks does Apple employ to make Back to My Mac connections work?
- How can I copy text from one computer to another while sharing screens?
- Mac OS X's screen-sharing features aren't sufficient—what third-party software do you recommend?
