Here is a new product at pre-alpha stage (if there is such a stage :- ) )
This service, once registered, allows you to take over your machine from anywhere in the world! bit like gotomypc. Once registered, you need to install a client side code and then all you need, to take over that machine, is a browser from anywhere in the world. This service at the moment is fairly slow cos it runs on a development machine (not production) and the code requires optimisation. But feel free to give it a go. To try it you can go to www.comodomeet.com register for free trial there then go to www.useranywhere.com and login using the comodomeet details (uses the same access control as comodomeet at the moment ). So give it a try, see what you think and pls, as always, give us your feedback about what you would like to see in this product.
If you want to see how it shold be done, have a look at www.logmein.com. Free for personal use of their light version (no file transfer, no host-remote synchronisation etc.), pay for heavy version. Very nicely done and their host screen transfer is noticeably quicker than CUA.
Also, UA isn’t running now on my PC and I have to run it manually. Possible this is XP SP2 only, as opposed to XP SP1??
Also, “uahook.dll”, part of CUA, keeps getting trapped by CAV. LOL. To run CUA, I have to disable CAV on access scanner, restore uahook.dll from quarantine and then run uahost.exe manually. A bit lumpy don’t you think?
Also, cmlogger.dll is continually reported as unfound during setup. Possibly missed in compling the setup file?
One feature that we have suggested to logmein.com is emailing of user access passwords to the nominated user. My wife uses logmein on about 30 of her clients PCs for remote accounting support. She was having a lot of trouble remembering which password went with each PC and mentioned this to logmein.com. They have acknowledged the usefulness of the idea and have it on their drawing board.
The solution is going to be the following; when a registered user downloads the server to a PC and runs through the setup, when it asks for the password, it is stored on the local PC and it will be sent to the registered users nominated email account (nominated during registration) along with a “handle” to help them identify what PC it relates to.
Very simple and very effective. This could be incorporated into UserAnywhere. Don’t worry about logmein.com - I’ve already told them I’m going to pass this idea on to you guys and they are cool with it.
What do you think?
Ewen
P.S. Margaret thinks that logmein.com is quicker than CUA. We’ve got a bet going 'cause I said that Comodo will eventually kick their butts andnot just in terms of speed. Don’t let me down, guys.
I had a HDD crash the other and had to reinstall UA. I downloaded and installed without incident. The login accepts my username and password with a problem but when I try to give the PC a “name” it fails with a “Connection Failed” message within the login dialogue window. There are no logs in CPF and UAConnect.exe is setup correctly.
If I log in to the UA website, it displays that there are no PCs in my list.
A web based application enabling you to work on your home or office PC or any other computer for that matter from a computer connected to the worldwideweb, as if you were sitting at it. The only condition is that the remote computer you want to access should be connected to the worldwideweb and running the UserAnywhere server software.
It allows you to take control of any PC you register from anywhere in the world using a browser and internet connection.
so for example, you can register your home pc and leave it on and connected to internet, then when you travel anywhere in the world, all you need is a browser and internet connection, you can logon to your home machine and work as if you are sitting in front of your home machine!
Please note that Comodo UserAnywhere (CUA) is PRE-ALPHA - not even at the level of a BETA. This is firmly in crash-test-dummy territory. To a large extent, we’re on our own here, btu that’s the nature of alpha software.
CUA is a remote access application, sort of like PC Anywhere. A server component is downloaded and installed on a PC at location “A”. At location “B”, you can login to www.useranywhere.com, enter your credentials (username and password) and you should be able to see machine “A” (providing its turned on and the useranywhere service is running). Clicking on this should allow you to connect to, see and use the PC at “A” from your current location at “B”.
I’d suggest you log in to www.useranywhere.com and read what’s there. That’s about all the info there is at the moment - what I know is from mucking around with the product. As you discover things, please post here, so others can benefit.
). So give it a try, see what you think and pls, as always, give us your feedback about what you would like to see in this product.
