Ever needed to access your PC or laptop while you were on the road? Ever needed that one special file from your pc while you were on the other side of the country from it? Using your iPad and a remote-access app, it is easy to access your desktop or laptop regardless of where it is or you are. As the name suggests, these apps allow you to use your iPad to take control of your pc or laptop. Once you\u2019ve gained this control, you can easily open files, explore folders, access contact lists and, in some cases, watch movies or videos that you\u2019ve saved to your Desktop or laptop. The best news? There are numerous remote-access apps available. While remotely managing your PC isn\u2019t as smooth an experience as simply using it in person, these apps can help in an emergency.<\/p>\n
GoToMyPC:<\/strong> Citrix, the company behind GoToMyPC, is a veteran of the remote-access business. In fact, GoToMyPC is older than the iPad itself. This means that GoToMyPC has ironed out the bugs generally associated with remote access. This is the reason the service earned a strong review recently from PC Magazine, whose editors praised this particular service for its simplicity of use and intuitive controls. As the name suggests, iPad users \u2013 with an app \u2013 can remotely access their desktop and laptop computers with this program. They are able to open Word documents, access Excel spreadsheets and comb through the contact lists stored on their remote computers. The only negative? The price. This can be a fairly pricy service, costing, generally, $9.95 a month or $99 a year. If you are a more typical iPad user who\u2019s and not on the road too much, you might prefer one of the lower-priced remote-access apps out there.<\/p>\n SplashTop Remote Desktop:<\/strong> SplashTop Remote Desktop qualifies as one of those lower-priced apps, costing just $4.99. According to a recent review by CNET, that price is a bargain. CNET\u2019s editors praised SplashTop as easy to use and effective. Additionally, they cited its ability to recover movies and music stored on your remote computers. It is a service that most other remote-access apps can\u2019t handle.<\/p>\n LogMeIn Ignition:<\/strong> Elliott also tested LogMeIn Ignition and gave it good reviews. It\u2019s a bit more costly than is SplashTop Remote Desktop. But it also comes with a feature which may justify the extra expense for business users: You can use this app to remotely wake a sleeping or shut-off PC, a job other remote-access apps can\u2019t do. You may also use this app to copy or move files from your remote PC to the iPad, another feature that other remote-access apps can\u2019t duplicate.<\/p<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Ever needed to access your PC or laptop while you were on the road? Ever needed that one special file from your pc while you were on the other side of the country from it? Using your iPad and a remote-access app, it is easy to access your desktop or laptop regardless of where it is or you are. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-700","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-business-technology"],"yoast_head":"\n