{"id":40050,"date":"2013-12-14T11:41:40","date_gmt":"2013-12-14T18:41:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2013\/12\/14\/looking-for-remote-access-ideas.html"},"modified":"2013-12-15T11:36:05","modified_gmt":"2013-12-15T18:36:05","slug":"looking-for-remote-access-ideas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2013\/12\/14\/looking-for-remote-access-ideas.html","title":{"rendered":"Looking for remote access ideas"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"gpb-content\">I know that there have been a variety of remote access tools put out in the public arena in the last few years, and I&#39;d like to crowdsource my vast studio audience for recommendations. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In particular, I&#39;m looking for something that can be put on parental PCs that would allow their remote tech support resource (me) to see and interact with their desktop at some time other than when visiting for the holidays or by voice interface over the phone.<\/p>\n<p>Ideas? 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