Making Use of RemoteApp

Posted by SharonEvans on December 1st, 2012

 Your computer at home is the best computing machine in the world as it is full of utilities, apps and features that make your work easier and faster. There is so much that you can do when you are on this mean machine, but unfortunately you cannot carry your computer to all places where you are required to go. This is where the revolutionary concept of remote access comes to your rescue. There are many different ways to get to your computer sitting anywhere in the world. Making use of remote PC to bring your home screen in front of you, no matter where you are is one the way to do it.

No need to lament the absence of your system

Have you heard of RemoteApp/Application Publishing, a program or software that gives the user freedom to make applications that can be accessed remotely sitting anywhere in the world as if one was sitting in front of his own computer.  There is a misconception that Microsoft is the only company selling these programs that appear to run on one’s.  There are many companies making such programs these days. This software is inbuilt in Windows operating system and you can run it on your computer by clicking on the Start Menu.

There are many options available

However, it is not just Microsoft that has introduced this capability of remote PC to its customers as there are many companies selling this feature for quite some time now. ThinRDP is one such tool that allows one to make use of any browser to gain access to his desktop no matter how far away he is from his system. To add to the surprise is the fact that it is not just a laptop or a tablet through which one gets the liberty to access apps in his home computer, he can actually get down to the apps in his system even through a smartphone.

It may surprise many to have this newfound freedom of accessing his machine making use of their handheld device sitting anywhere in the world but those who have been using RemoteApp/Application Publishing know how clearly they can listen to the sound of their computer that is situated hundreds of miles away and how they can print a document from their software installed in their home computer without being physically present in their home. 

What is great is that it does not make a difference anymore if the operating system in your handheld device is any different from the one in your home computer as there are web terminal emulators that take care of this problem and allow remote access across multiple platforms. There are many versions of such software available in the market and on the internet that are for personal as well as commercial use and there are even programs that are free to use. Get ready for a full remote desktop experience without any installation of a client by making use of remote PC feature that has taken the corporate world by a storm these days.

With a Remote PC and RemoteApp/Application Publishing software you can improve the productivity of your employees.