{"id":5982,"date":"2022-02-14T08:24:50","date_gmt":"2022-02-14T13:24:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/langa.com\/?p=5982"},"modified":"2022-02-14T08:24:52","modified_gmt":"2022-02-14T13:24:52","slug":"new-to-remote-desktops-start-here","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/langa.com\/index.php\/2022\/02\/14\/new-to-remote-desktops-start-here\/","title":{"rendered":"New to \u201cremote desktops?\u201d Start here!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Previous columns discussed several&nbsp;<em>remote desktops<\/em>&nbsp;\u2014 software that lets you access and use a distant PC just as if you were sitting at its keyboard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Google\u2019s&nbsp;<em>Chrome Remote Desktop<\/em>&nbsp;was the main focus because it\u2019s much easier to configure and use than Windows\u2019 built-in&nbsp;<em>Remote Desktop Connection<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, if you\u2019ve never used&nbsp;<em>any<\/em>&nbsp;remote-access tool before, some of the concepts and set-up steps may seem confusing at first.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, here\u2019s additional information and a&nbsp;<strong><em>step-by-step guide<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;to get you up and running with Chrome Remote Desktop!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read the full story in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.askwoody.com\/newsletter\/a-sweetheart-of-a-patching-month\/#langalist\"><strong>AskWoody\u00a0Plus\u00a0Newsletter 19.07.0<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(2022-02-14).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Also in this issue:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>PATCH WATCH:\u2003<a href=\"https:\/\/www.askwoody.com\/newsletter\/a-sweetheart-of-a-patching-month\/#patch-watch\">A sweetheart of a patching month<\/a><\/strong><\/li><li><strong>FROM THE FORUMS:\u2003<a href=\"https:\/\/www.askwoody.com\/newsletter\/a-sweetheart-of-a-patching-month\/#forums\">Our world is not very S.M.A.R.T. about SSDs<\/a><\/strong><\/li><li><strong>MICROSOFT 365:\u2003<a href=\"https:\/\/www.askwoody.com\/newsletter\/a-sweetheart-of-a-patching-month\/#microsoft-365\">Saving money on your Microsoft 365 subscription<\/a><\/strong><\/li><li><strong>FREEWARE SPOTLIGHT:\u2003<a href=\"https:\/\/www.askwoody.com\/newsletter\/a-sweetheart-of-a-patching-month\/#freeware-spotlight\">TrafficMonitor \u2014 Breaking The Language Barrier<\/a><\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Click here for the&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.forms-content.sg-form.com\/fadcab1b-6abe-11ea-9648-2a7e788be8da\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Askwoody Free<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;signup; 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However, if you\u2019ve never used&nbsp;any&nbsp;remote-access tool before, some of the concepts and&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5983,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[29,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5982","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-askwoody-plus","category-langa-com-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/langa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/NL-2022-02-14-Langa_fig10-e1644845043411.jpg?fit=325%2C207&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/paaiox-1yu","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":5973,"url":"https:\/\/langa.com\/index.php\/2022\/02\/07\/readers-speak-remote-desktop-options\/","url_meta":{"origin":5982,"position":0},"title":"Readers speak: Remote Desktop options","author":"Fred Langa","date":"2022-02-07","format":false,"excerpt":"A\u00a0remote desktop connection\u00a0lets you access and use a distant PC just as if you were sitting at its keyboard. 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