Archive for July 30th, 2007

I have several computers that have no monitors.  These are machines that do basic tasks for my network: firewall, backups, video streaming, etc.  I use a free program called VNC to remotely connect to those machines.

With VNC, I can actually connect to the remote computer and use it as if I were sitting right at the remote keyboard and mouse.  Everything looks and works exactly the same.

I also have several other computers that do have monitors.  Those machines also run VNC.  It saves me from running around the house checking things on each computer.  I can do everything from one computer.

I don’t think my wife likes it when she says, “come and look at this” and I press three keys and remotely connect to her computer.  It does save wear and tear on the carpet.

If you have kids, this is also a great way to monitor what they do online.  Over the years I have found that kids that know they are being watched tend to stay out of trouble on their own.

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