New remote PC access service entermypc.net

EnterMyPC allows you to access and work on your computer on the fly from any Internet-connected computer anywhere

Far from your main machine? Whether that PC is at work or home, if you're looking for a remote-access option, look no further than EnterMyPC. This Web-based app is easy to set up and use, this is also the best way to access and run files and programs on a remote computer. EnterMyPC lets you run your Windows PC from any Java-enabled Web browser anywhere, anytime, so it's perfect for corporate types who are frequently on the road and students who are away from the dorm.or simply work from home.

Set Up
Setting up an account with EnterMyPC takes just a few minutes. From the secure EnterMyPC Web site, use your e-mail address as your login name and create a password of your own. Installing the necessary software on a host PC takes less than 10 minutes, even when you're connected over a slow dial-up connection. Create a second password, called an access code, for connecting to your host PC, and you're ready to go. A couple of caveats: the host must be a Windows PC, and it must be an always-on Internet connection, such as DSL, cable, ISDN, or company network; dial-up modem hosts will not work.

The process of connecting is as easy as logging on to a Web-based e-mail account. From any remote Windows, Linux, Macintosh, or Solaris computer equipped with Internet Explorer or Netscape, head to the EnterMyPC site, enter your login name and password, select the host, and punch in its access code. A Java applet, called the Universal Viewer, automatically downloads, and the host's desktop screen displays in the viewer. This process takes seconds over a fast connection but can take as long as a minute over a 28.8Kbps dial-up link.

Once connected to the host, you can work as though you're on that PC. Run any program that resides on your host machine to retrieve mail or open documents, or you can print from your host desktop to a printer attached to the remote computer. Response speed is, of course, dependent on the speed of the Net connection for both the remote and the host. Using a dial-up remote computer (tested at speeds as slow as 28.8Kbps), EnterMyPC is sluggish compared to programs such as LapLink, but it is useful for file transfers or short chores such as grabbing e-mail. If you up the speed to broadband rates, EnterMyPC's screen redraws fast enough for any task.