TeamViewer Lets PCs and Macs Share Desktops by Dec 12, 2008 - 4:00 PM CST. If you’re a web worker who needs to share desktops with others, or get remote access to PCs or Macs while you’re on the move, try, which has just come out in a new version 4. If you’re a Windows user who has someone else to connect with, you can actually try Teamviewer in about 60 seconds. There is a “Start Full Version” button on the home page which will do a very rapid installation, and then you’re ready to collaborate.
In order to initiate a session with a remote user, you share ID numbers. Your team members are called partners in the application, and you can keep a partner list, similar to keeping an instant messaging buddy list. Remote computers can be your partners as well. The big new feature in TeamViewer is browser-based access for making remote connections. This works in such a way that PCs and Macs can share desktops. You can access your Mac via a remote PC, do file transfers, and vice-versa.
All sessions are protected by 256-bit AES encryption, so your information stays secure. This application is slick, extremely easy to get started with, and has a grown-up interface with appeal. There is one caveat, though: It’s completely free to use TeamViewer for non-commercial purposes, but business licenses cost $250 per 6-month period. That works out to a little over $40 a month for business use, which may be tolerable if you like the application. For both remote control and desktop sharing, though,. In any case, these kinds of tools can become very useful very fast, so TeamViewer is worth a look. It’s definitely a snap to take it for a spin, and a no-brainer to start a session.
TeamViewer is the software that connects you remotely to a link to multiple digital computers that are not in the same scene, It is a computer program package for holding online meetings, and it allows file transfer between the computers connected together. More About the TeamViewer Portable. The product is accessible for Windows 2000, XP, Vista, 7, 8, and 10 and Windows Server 2012, 2008, 2003, 2000 and Windows Home Server. It can likewise keep running on Mac and Linux working frameworks, in addition to Android, BlackBerry, Windows Phone, iOS cell phones, and Chrome OS.