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Take Control of Screen Sharing in Snow Leopard
by Glenn Fleishman
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Take Control of Screen Sharing in Snow Leopard

Identify, configure, and use the best screen-sharing option for your needs, in Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard and 10.5 Leopard!

Screen sharing lets you control the mouse and keyboard of one computer while you sit at another computer across the room or on the other side of the world. It's great for providing remote tech support, configuring and managing a remote server, and collaborating on documents. In recent versions of Mac OS X, Apple has piled on the options, enabling screen sharing via iChat, Bonjour, directly by entering an IP address, and Back to My Mac. Plus, Skype has a screen sharing feature and various iPhone apps offer remote screen sharing.

All these screen sharing choices bring complexity, and this book helps you match your situation to the best screen-sharing option for your needs. You'll learn how to configure the software—and set up your router, if necessary. And, should something not work as expected, the book also includes problem-solving advice.

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  • What's New
  • FAQ
  • Blog

Read this book to learn the answers to questions like:

  • How can I share the screen of a buddy via iChat?
  • What are iChat's screen-sharing limitations? What are the best alternatives?
  • How can I give a presentation remotely using screen sharing?
  • What's the best way to use screen sharing to do remote tech support?
  • What's the best way to control an unattended Mac remotely?
  • How do I share screens with someone running an old version of Mac OS X?
  • How do I share screens with someone running Windows?
  • How do I wake up a remote Mac so I can share its screen?
  • What tricks does Apple employ to make Back to My Mac connections work?
  • How can I copy text from one computer to another while sharing screens?
  • Mac OS X's screen-sharing features aren't sufficient—what third-party software do you recommend?

Book Info

  • 136 pages
  • Version 1.0
  • Published 04-Feb-10
  • 3.1 MB download
  • ISBN: 1615420479
  • Free sample with Table of Contents, Introduction, Quick Start, and section starts.

About the Author

Fleishman, Glenn headshotGlenn Fleishman is a technology journalist based in Seattle, where he lives with his wife and two sons, both of whom are adept at accidentally pressing the Power button on his laptop. He’s a contributing editor at TidBITS, responsible for much of their Web and publishing infrastructure; a columnist for the Seattle Times on all things Mac related; and a regular contributor to the Economist, Macworld, and Ars Technica. He appears regularly on his local public radio station, KUOW.

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