{"id":5973,"date":"2022-02-07T09:37:10","date_gmt":"2022-02-07T14:37:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/langa.com\/?p=5973"},"modified":"2022-02-07T09:37:11","modified_gmt":"2022-02-07T14:37:11","slug":"readers-speak-remote-desktop-options","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/langa.com\/index.php\/2022\/02\/07\/readers-speak-remote-desktop-options\/","title":{"rendered":"Readers speak: Remote Desktop options"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A&nbsp;<em>remote desktop connection<\/em>&nbsp;lets you access and use a distant PC just as if you were sitting at its keyboard. It&#8217;s a great way to access your files and apps from anywhere, or to provide long-distance assistance to others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last week&#8217;s column focused on the limitations of Windows&#8217; built-in\u00a0<em>Remote Desktop Connection<\/em>\u00a0and on the strengths of Google&#8217;s free\u00a0<em>Remote Desktop<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This week, your fellow AskWoody subscribers respond. 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