Catfish
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« on: Feb 01, 2007, 11:43 PM » |
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Ok, yeah, I agree with the front-page list of freeware apps, so I went through my stuff to try and add to it... um, I don't really have any unmentioned freeware. I have a good bit of stuff that has since been bought-out (Sygate Personal Firewall, etc), but nothing else free (and I mean free, not "free"). That said, what other good freeware apps, or just programs in general that are worth buying, do people use? I'll get a comprehensive list together tomorrow, it's bedtime now  |
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KnacK
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« Reply #1 on: Feb 02, 2007, 05:49 AM » |
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Real VNCI use it on all of my servers. Clean. fast, secure.
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Supermercado
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« Reply #2 on: Feb 02, 2007, 05:53 AM » |
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How does that compare with Remote Desktop Connection? That's what I use now. The biggest thing I like about it is that it's got the full screen mode so it actually looks like I'm sitting there at the machine. It also adjusts the resolution of the remote machine to match the local machine, which is really nice, too. I tried Ultr@VNC and didn't see a way to do either of those things. I tried RDC and it was like a whole new world. I simply love it.
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« Reply #3 on: Feb 02, 2007, 05:58 AM » |
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I use VNC becaude I typically have applications open on my servers that I need to get to. Using RDS, you log in to another clean session. I prefer RDS hands down and use it if I have to log in to a server that I don't have apps currently running in an open window on it.
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« Reply #4 on: Feb 02, 2007, 06:02 AM » |
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I'm not sure I follow. I mean, i do, but it kind of sounds like it contradicts what I do. I run uTorrent, AIM, and a few other things on my fileserver (just a WinXP Pro box) and use Remote Desktop to connect to it from my laptop, wherever I may be. All the stuff that I've got running stays running from each login/logout. Is this something specifically server-related and it doesn't affect me because I don't have a server OS?
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Catfish
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« Reply #5 on: Feb 02, 2007, 10:37 AM » |
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It depends on configuration... sometimes you can configure either one to use an existing session or create a new one.
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« Reply #6 on: Feb 02, 2007, 10:40 AM » |
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Oh. I must be using an existing one then. Which is fine, that's what I want. The only thing is that I wish it didn't lock the remote machine. If I remote to it from work and then come home, I have to unlock it before I can use it locally. It's a very minor annoyance but oh, well.
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"I couldn't do that. Could you do that? Why can they do it? Who are those guys?"
Take my love, take my land, take me where I cannot stand. I don't care, I'm still free, you can't take the sky from me.
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« Reply #7 on: Feb 02, 2007, 12:23 PM » |
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Just remember, I use it in a domain environment. That's a huge difference.
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« Reply #8 on: Feb 02, 2007, 12:29 PM » |
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Yeah, that's true. I definitely don't have a domain at home. My network is pretty simple when it comes right down to it. I've got a file/torrent/remote server that also serves as my backup to another internal drive. I've got my gaming rig and my laptop both connected to the server via mapped drives. My switch is gigabit although the only gigabit ethernet card I've got is on the gaming rig since it's the newest. I'd like to see about snagging a gigabit card for the server one of these days.
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tipsyhitman
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« Reply #9 on: Feb 02, 2007, 03:46 PM » |
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I used tightvnc. Its vnc just smaller. I use it to use programs at school and stuff.
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jitspoe
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« Reply #10 on: Feb 02, 2007, 06:26 PM » |
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I was just about to ask how Real VNC compared to Tight VNC. We use Tight VNC at work and it does the job pretty well. My only complaint is that sometimes things don't refresh until you move them around (context menus, tooltips, etc.)
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KnacK
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« Reply #11 on: Feb 02, 2007, 07:33 PM » |
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real vnc works great - no artifacts like you talk about.
Typically I RDS in to our term server then vnc in to any server OR pc that I need access to when I'm at home, on dialup...
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Catfish
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« Reply #12 on: Feb 02, 2007, 11:33 PM » |
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I use NetOp Remote Control by Danware... it's really really nice
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