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pcAnywhere now available for Mac OS X (yawn?) - Silencio - 04-07-2006
http://www.symantec.com/home_homeoffice/products/remote_pc_fax/pca12/features.html
Since I've been using Timbuktu, ARD, and VNC for so long, why should I care?
I guess I can see being a good thing for many enterprises, since pcAnywhere is pretty entrenched in the corporate IT world.
Re: pcAnywhere now available for Mac OS X (yawn?) - jdc - 04-07-2006
i use bosco screen share, incedibly simple
Re: pcAnywhere now available for Mac OS X (yawn?) - Gilbert - 04-07-2006
jdc,
I just installed bosco's screen share also. As you said, it is very simple to set up, but I noticed that it is using 30% of CPU according to Activity Monitor, even when it is not doing anything other than listening for incoming calls. I have a dual 2.7GHz.
I was wondering if you see the same CPU usage on your machine.
I was going to add it to my startup items, but I may only start it up when I need to use it based on the CPU usage.
Gilbert
Re: pcAnywhere now available for Mac OS X (yawn?) - jdc - 04-07-2006
yup, 30% -- wacky
no idea why -- im on a dual 2 with 4.5 gigs o ram
it works at about 1/2 speed -- but it was a lifesaver when connecting to my moms imac 500 miles away -- and since shes a computer neophyte -- this was even easy for her to setup
i used to have a good site on setting up VNC or Chicken of the Sea -- but i couldnt find the bookmark...
Re: pcAnywhere now available for Mac OS X (yawn?) - Silencio - 04-07-2006
Hmm, I have never used Bosco Screen Share. Right now I'm mostly using CotVNC+osxVNC for most purposes: works well enough, and can't beat the price.