Favorite remote support utilities

[Bob Rasmussen]

Hi all, new subject: What do you use to do remote desktop? What do you 
like about it? What don't you like about it or others you have tried? 
Please provide details such as what platforms you work on.

I have been using Webex (from Cisco) for a while. It always gets the job 
done, but it is a little tedious to get it started on the customer's end. 
They have to answer some preference questions about timezones, their 
identity, and so forth. They have to install a small piece of code, but 
that's generally true of these utilities. The big downside is a monthly 
fee. All my support is from and to Windows-based PCs. I have recorded the 
video of some support sessions, in order to refer back later. That's a 
nice feature. I'm never trying to reach an unattended PC. I'm always doing 
one-to-one, never one-to-many.

I hear a lot about GoToMeeting and GoToMyPC, but haven't tried them.

I was just reading about Mikogo (www.mikogo.com). Looks pretty nice, and 
it's free.

What do you like?

Regards,
....Bob Rasmussen,   President,   Rasmussen Software, Inc.

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