01-23-2006, 03:16 PM

sorry about the subject I don't know how to describe it. But...The other day I was talking to a friend that lives quite a distance from me. He told me he was having some problems with his powerbook G4. I asked him what the problem was and he went on and on. I told him I could fix it and if we could bring his computer to me I'd like to show him a couple things. He told me that we could both stay where we were (on different parts of the country) and I could control his computer. He said I could have his screen come up on mine and I could use my mouse and control what was happening on his. During this, he could watch everything i'm doing. Is this a load of crap or can you actually do this? Thanks in advance.

01-23-2006, 03:20 PM

Originally Posted by MacGuy18

sorry about the subject I don't know how to describe it. But...The other day I was talking to a friend that lives quite a distance from me. He told me he was having some problems with his powerbook G4. I asked him what the problem was and he went on and on. I told him I could fix it and if we could bring his computer to me I'd like to show him a couple things. He told me that we could both stay where we were (on different parts of the country) and I could control his computer. He said I could have his screen come up on mine and I could use my mouse and control what was happening on his. During this, he could watch everything i'm doing. Is this a load of crap or can you actually do this? Thanks in advance.

yes u can do this over the net - idealy broadband - but i am not sure which programs do it.

you could ask this question again in other areas - e.g -

"WHAT PROGRAM CAN I USE TO CONTROL MY FRIENDS POWERBOOK G4 OVER THE NET" or something like that.

hope this helps

chris tm

01-23-2006, 03:47 PM

I know it's possible to log into his computer and open his files but I've never heard of any program that would allow him to watch what your doing, not visually. :rolleyes:

01-23-2006, 04:08 PM

its called VNC (virtual network computer) origionally developed by at&t its very popular, and it works cross platform, there are many clients out there that work for macs.
but I use:
VNCThing (viewer)
OSXvnc (server)

if you have a windows machine then realvnc.com has clients for windows machines.

01-23-2006, 04:14 PM

Look up "Chicken of the VNC", works perfectly, quickly, and it's free.