My PC away from home!

It's been eight months since I left my home country, the Philippines. As a computer savvy, a day will never pass without using it.  It's not only the case for me, because at these times of technological revolution, even the not so well-versed in computers can't live without using it.  Talking about leaving your prized computer, your precious files that you forgot when you go out of town, on a vacation or in the case of me working abroad.  There are times that you need your personal files that can be sent supposedly by email but no one is around your home.  Even worse some technical problems happened on your PC. What should you do?

That's where Remote Desktop Applications enter.


There are several RDA out there but one of my favorites is the Symantec's PC Anywhere.

Symantec pcAnywhere provides secure, remote access to computers and servers. It lets you quickly resolve helpdesk and server support issues or stay productive while you work away from your office. You can use your desktop computer, laptop, or mobile device to work across multiple platforms, including Windows®, Linux®, and Mac® OS X. You can also deploy a limited-functionality, single-use host to computers that do not have a host running.

Connectivity features such as Symantec pcAnywhere Gateway help facilitate connections through firewalls, routers, and other types of Network Address Translation (NAT) devices. Robust security features help protect your computers and servers from unauthorized access.

You can use Symantec pcAnywhere in the following ways:

Manage computers remotely	Symantec pcAnywhere lets helpdesk providers and administrators troubleshoot and quickly resolve computer problems. You can remotely perform diagnostics, check and modify settings, and deploy and install software.
Support and maintain servers	Symantec pcAnywhere lets administrators connect to servers across their organizations to perform routine maintenance, deploy and install software patches and upgrades, assess performance, and troubleshoot network problems.
Transfer files between computers	Symantec pcAnywhere lets you connect to your home or office computer to quickly get the files that you need. You can perform automatic end-of-day file transfers from one computer to another or exchange multimedia and other files that are too large to send by email.
Work from a remote location	Symantec pcAnywhere lets you remotely connect to another computer and work as though you are sitting in front of that computer. You can view and edit files, run software, print files to a printer at your location or at the host's location, or give presentations or demonstrations.

You can download Symantec pcAnywhere 12.1 here

You must have a torrent client which you can download here