Have you ever been somewhere and wanted to show a family photo or retrieve a document, only to realize that the file is on a home computer? The more connected our devices become, the more they ...

Remote desktop and VPN are different - RDP controls computers remotely, VPN connects to a home network. Choose a remote desktop app like TeamViewer, RustDesk, or Chrome Remote Desktop for easy access.

Using VNC, you can log into your home computer from any machine in the world with web access (including your iPhone) to access files, schedule downloads, and tons more. Here’s how. VNC (virtual ...

Want to know how to access your computer remotely? You’re in the right place. Whether you’re after an important file while on holiday (though you really should try and relax), or looking to help a ...

If you're out of the house a lot but still want access to files on your home computer, one of the best ways to solve that problem involves setting up your computer as a remotely accessible home media ...

CNET editor Dong Ngo points you in the general direction of how to access your home network remotely using a Dynamic DNS service. Former CNET editor Dong Ngo has been involved with technology since ...

Sometimes you come across a file you want to download but all you've got is your smartphone. Perhaps it's a standard file, perhaps it's a torrent. Whatever the case may be, it's relatively simple to ...

Accessing laptop files remotely is now easy. Cloud storage like Google Drive and Microsoft OneDrive helps. Remote desktop ...

I like to log into my desktop, in my home office, from a laptop on the couch. "Share Screen" works fine for this, except that it wakes the monitor physically connected to the desktop Mac, and the ...

(MoneyWatch) Until we store all of our digital files in the Internet "cloud" -- and given the ongoing privacy, security and reliability concerns with the Web, that might yet be a while -- we will ...