Newsletter Archives

• Freeware Spotlight – Distant Desktop

  Posted on March 22, 2021 at 01:04 CDT by Deanna McElveen • Comment in the Forums

  Best Utilities

  

  By Deanna McElveen

  It’s unfortunate that I paid for an annual renewal of Team Viewer just before I found Distant Desktop.

  I might have made a different decision. This newly discovered remote-control software is totally free for personal and commercial use, AND it has everything I use and love.

  Read the full story in the AskWoody Plus Newsletter 18.11.0 (2021-03-22).

  AskWoody Plus Newsletter, Best Utilities, Freeware Spotlight AskWoody Plus Newsletter, Deanna's Freeware Spotlight, Remote control

• Gathering for the holidays — via tech

  Posted on November 22, 2020 at 21:15 CST by Tracey Capen • Comment in the Forums
  

  SOCIAL NETWORKING

  By Susan Bradley

  It’s that time of year again!

  I love the end-of-year holidays. Right now, Hallmark Christmas movies are playing on my television while we sort through decorations on the living-room floor. (Like over-eager kids, we like to start the season early!)

  This is the season when we’d normally be crowding together in kitchens and living rooms to share edible treats, swap gossip, and watch sports and holiday movies on the tube. But, of course, this year is unlike any other we’ve experienced.

  To stay connected with friends and family, we’ve had to become more creative. And much of that creativity relies on technology.

  Read the full story in AskWoody Plus Newsletter 17.46.0 (2020-11-23).

  AskWoody Plus Newsletter, Social Networking AskWoody Plus Newsletter, Remote access, Remote control, Virtual meetings, Zoom meetings

• Windows 10 Quick Assist: Fast, simple, and free

  Posted on November 22, 2020 at 21:00 CST by Will Fastie • Comment in the Forums

  REMOTE ACCESS

  By Will Fastie

  There are many options for remotely controlling another PC. For Windows 10 users, it’s quick and easy.

  Almost two decades before the Internet made connectivity commonplace, programs emerged that allowed two computers to be linked, primarily via a direct PC-to-PC connection. Long-time PC users will recall, for example, Traveling Software’s ground-breaking LapLink software and cable.

  Read the full story in AskWoody Plus Newsletter 17.46.0 (2020-11-23).

  AskWoody Plus Newsletter, Remote Access AskWoody Plus Newsletter, Quick Assist, Remote control, Remote Desktop Connection, Tech support