Timbuktu
remote access application by Netopia excels at cross-platform work, but it still
has some flaws.
Timbuktu, by Netopia,
has been around for years, but don't worry if you haven't heard of it. Mac users
know it as the preeminent Apple remote access and control application. In the
PC arena, other names predominate, notably Traveling Software's Laplink and
Symantec's PcAnywhere.
Programs
like Netopia`s Timbuktu, remote access application, let you access your PC away
from the office just as if you were sitting at your desk. In the latest version,
Timbuktu Pro 2000, Netopia improves on an already good product's ease of use
with such features as dial up connectivity and the ability to search for a remote
user without entering an Internet Protocol address.
Timbuktu earns its keep many times over and jumps ahead of competitors like Laplink and PcAnywhere with its support for cross-platform environments. This remote access application offers something those programs don't: support for both the Mac OS and every version of Windows starting with Windows 95. This makes it an irreplaceable tool if your work happens in different locations and on different platforms.
Older Timbuktu
versions made you enter the remote user's IP number to connect. With Pro 2000,
you can enter an email address, and Netopia`s Internet Locator Service will
match it with the user's current IP number even if dynamically allocated.
You can send pop up messages to another computer, chat using text or voice,
observe another system's screen, or even take control of the remote system.
And like most remote access programs, Timbuktu lets you transfer files.