Posted January 3, 2012 by Ankur in Uncategorized

TeamViewer and Splashtop: Lets you remotely control your PC

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Many a times, you might have felt accessing your PC through a remote connection, even while on the road. But then the convenient medium has to be a smartphone or a tablet. The software cited below makes the task so effortless that you wouldn’t give a second thought downloading them.

TeamViewer: Mobile and flexible: remotely access computers from your android device! And remotely control your computer with TeamViewer while you are on the road! You can also benefit from gaining access to your private home computer to edit documents or use particular software while you are on the road. If you are on a call also, it allows spontaneous support for friends & family and access to unattended computers (Windows, Mac, Linux).Very convenient controlling of remote computers using the multi-touch gestures: left click, right click, drag & drop, scroll wheel, zoom and Complete keyboard control incl. special keys such as Ctrl, Alt, Windows®. You can remotely reboot the computer and gain access behind firewalls and proxy servers. The Team Viewer software is available for Android 1.6 and higher.

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Did I forgot mentioning that its available for free. Download now.

Splashtop: Priced regularly at $9.99, you can go everywhere with your Android device and have full access to your PC or MAC. This app streams smooth, high-resolution video and audio from your PC allowing you to interact with your PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Outlook, Quicken, and other applications. You can access your PC or MAC programs, games, multimedia content, and files over Wi-Fi and 3G/4G networks. This application automatically finds your local computer- just sign in to your Gmail account on the app and Streamer to find your computers across the Internet. For Android 3.x tablet owners, “Splashtop Remote Desktop HD” is recommended for optimized performance.

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Being paid software, it’s definitely better in terms of performance and user interaction. Like I said, this application automatically finds your local computer- just sign in to your Gmail account on the app and Streamer to find your computers across the internet. It’s all very painless- as long as you’re not connecting from outside the network your PC is on.

In lieu of holidays, Android market is offering Splashtop at $4.99. Download now.

Ankur

Prior to this project, Ankur said he never had thought of a fate in tech blogging. He has developed a special taste lately for Android (thanks to his Galaxy S) and won't mind contributing most of his time covering the Google OS for Nothing Wired. Ankur's other activities include exploring progressive Metal bands, traveling and trying a variety of beverages (mostly beers).