Bitmap Disk Cache Failure when using remote desktop

How to disable Bitmap caching?Re-open the remote desktop connection window to make a new connection.Connect to the remote computer.Open the remote desktop connection window on that  computer.Press on the options button. (A text link for Windows Seven)Go to the Experience tab, as shown in the screenshot below.Untick the box next to Bitmap caching. Press the cross to close.Now disconnect the remote desktop connection and then reconnect to see...

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Connect to a friends computer to help them by using Remote Access

If you have Windows XP it has built in remote access software that helps you connect to a friends computer, by invitation, to help them by taking remote access control of their computer system. This means you could be in the USA and be helping your friend in Australia to find a solution to his or hercomputer problems. The technology to gain remote access to basically anyone’s computer is available on most computer users start menu. I regularly give...

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How to Use Remote Desktop to connect to other computers on your Network

Your network may consist of simply two computers that run off a router that is connected to the same modem. Or maybe you have a more elaborate network, but either way Remote desktop can be handy sometimes. It enables you to access the others computers on your network by Using the computers information. For example you could use a laptop that is wirelessly connected to your network to work on another computer in your house. You can...

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Tabbed Remote Desktop / VNC Client for Windows

Anybody that works in a multiple server environment knows that it can be annoying to have half a dozen remote desktop windows open at any given point. Thankfully there’s a slick application called Terminals that gives you tabbed remote desktop capabilities.Not only can you do Remote Desktop, but you can use VNC or even Citrix if you choose, and all within the same tabbed window.When you first install the application you’ll be prompted for a master...

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Allow Remote Control To Your Desktop On Ubuntu

Enabling remote desktop mode is extremely easy on Ubuntu since Dapper. You can allow other users to access your desktop using the VNC Viewer utility that is bundled with Ubuntu, or offered as a free download for Windows.Note that enabling remote control of your desktop is never a safe thing to do unless you have a firewall installed and configured correctly, and even then is still a potential security problem. Now that you’ve been warned of...

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