Running VNC to help poor people with Micro$osft computers

[Jonathan Morton]

>I sometimes communicate with people (often through AOL IM) (like my mother)
>and tell them:
>	In order to do A, you have to do steps 1,2,3
>Naturally, they ain't computer people, they don't know what I'm talking about
>and they're afraid to do anything new (really good attitude microsoft
>instilled -- since computers are so fragile, don't do anything new since they
>may crash, break, or burn).
>
>If I have these people install VNC on their computers (generally windows
>95/98)
>can they set up their computers so I can remote control it from here
>(I have a good internet connection with a cable modem, they have phone
>modems and AOL connections).
>
>This sounds good in theory...its easier than traveling all over the world...

Sure, that's what it's there for.  When you want to 'take over' as it were,
tell them to hover the mouse over the VNC taskbar icon, which will show
their current IP address which you will need to connect.  You will need to
arrange passwords between you too, as VNC requires a password so that not
just anyone can hack in.  :)

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from:     Jonathan "Chromatix" Morton
mail:     chromi "at" cyberspace.org  (not for attachments)
uni-mail: j.d.morton "at" lancaster.ac.uk

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