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Take Control of Screen Sharing in Leopard
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Take Control of Screen Sharing in Leopard

by Glenn Fleishman
June 2009
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
88 pages
2h 11m
English
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Chapter 2. Learn Screen-Sharing Basics

Screen sharing literally gives you a window into a remote computer, allowing you to see and interact with that computer as if you were sitting in front of it. The window on your system may be part of an application, or it may fill your local screen. Sharing a screen becomes useful in four general cases:

  • Using remote programs and data: When you need to use a program without transferring the program and/or its related files or data to your local computer.

  • Technical support: Screen sharing is great for providing remote tech support, whether for your job or to help far flung friends and relatives who rely on you for help with their Macs. (See the case study, below, for an example.)

  • Headless server access: When you ...

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