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Originally Posted by GoinAllTheWay
Not running in the background would be more of a preference I guess. With LogMeIn, I would install the exact same app on my rig?
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A small app runs on your parents computer full time - they aren't going to even notice its there. You would log into the LogMeIn website when you need to connect, which would then present you with a list of machines you have the client software installed on. You then click connect, and it runs a plugin in your browser that makes the connection and shows the remote screen. A java version of the plugin is available for Mac users, or people operating on computers that are locked down and don't allow ActiveX.
Another benefit I've neglected to mention is that LogMeIn doesn't open holes in firewalls - there's no router config required for LogMeIn to operate (even corporate networks...its quite effective at establishing a connection, but I won't go into technical details here), so there's no external attack vector for hackers to target on your parents machine.