I do a lot of Windows SysAdmin stuff, and I'm giving this new OS X app a try.
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There are 500+ Windows boxes where I work, the majority of which I only have to RDP into once or twice a year. A handful I RDP to daily. This'll be interesting. I may keep the Office version of RDP around for the ones I don't regularly RDP into, and use this new version for the ones I do.
Please, for the love of god don't allow direct connections to your PC from the Internet. Anyone who opens port 3389 on their router or firewall is asking for a world of pain.
Pretty sure the demise of iTap is only because Microsoft have now developed new apps.
iTap premium was shareware whereas this is free. They wouldn't have had a chance.
Microsoft also developed the technologies here first hand so can get it right.
On Mac OS X, it is "OK".
What it is based on, iTap, is MUCH better, though.
iTap has been the best RDP client I've used for iOS and OS X. The Microsoft-branded versions are stripped down (and in the case of the iOS version - *broken*).
They say "version 8.0" in the app. They are more like beta 0.1 builds.
Sorry, I'm not very familiar with these things. Will this allow me to login to my work PC with TS Gateway?
It really is a business tool rather than a consumer application especially since RDP is only available on the Pro or higher versions of Windows.I see nothing here that would draw me away from using TeamViewer, which is free for personal use and works with Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, Ubuntu, iPhone, iPad, etc. It's very secure and quite simple to set up and use (no messing around with ports), which comes in handy if providing remote support to those who aren't very computer literate. You can talk them through the setup on their end and be connected to them in less than a minute.
I see no advantage at all in using a Microsoft product for this.
Yes.
On a kinda related topic any able to advice on the following?
I get emails to my iPad which come from work, in them are links to document on our network but I can't open them unless they're attached. Any suggestions how?
The documents are on a windows server? Then you need an app on the iPad that can connect to SMB shares. I use Filebrowser.
Thanks! Any idea how? I've been searching, but i can't find any instructions.
If you want to remote control your computer at home then no, there is no advantage other than that it is completely free. Teamviewer is not, it allows non-profit use and limits it to an unknown amount per month (which is enough for most home users).I see nothing here that would draw me away from using TeamViewer, which is free for personal use and works with Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, Ubuntu, iPhone, iPad, etc. It's very secure and quite simple to set up and use (no messing around with ports), which comes in handy if providing remote support to those who aren't very computer literate. You can talk them through the setup on their end and be connected to them in less than a minute.
I see no advantage at all in using a Microsoft product for this.
I will be getting this for the sole purpose of being able to fix my parents computers remotely ever time the call me. This will be immensly simpler than having them tell me what is wrong -- "the thing said something and i pressed the button and now nothing happens, what should I do?"