Remotely Control Your Computer From Your Blackberry
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I didn’t believe anyone when they said the Blackberry was a wonder device. It was created to just send and receive email and it just does that, right? Well how wrong was I? Besides its new multimedia functions, the Blackberry can remotely control your computer via a service called PCMobilizr.
With PCMobilizer you can remote back to a desktop using your Windows Mobile or BlackBerry handheld. The company touts a simple, three-step configuration process and then you’re in control. Rove says the mobile goodness doesn’t stop with these two platforms either. They’ve got plans to support the iPhone, Nokia handhelds and Android devices too. The service currently offers a free 30-day trial and the monthly fee is $9.95.
In my tests, screen refreshing over EVDO was actually snappy but if you are using EDGE there is gonna be plenty of times that you are waiting for the device to catch up to you.
This service is PERFECT for the IT person on the go when he is caught without his laptop. I hope the GoToMyPC and Logmein folks catch on to this really neat idea. Big thanks to Kevin at JKontheRun for pointing this out.
That is pretty neat! And like you said perfect for them IT guys. I personally wouldn’t know what I would do if I couldn’t access and remotely do anything I want, to me and my buddy’s server from anywhere – via my laptop.
Or, you could try TSMobiles, which is a one-time fee and simply works with RDP (remote desktop) included in XP/2k3/Vista.
I’d never pay a monthly fee for something that should be accomplished by a standalone client app…
http://www.rdmplus.com/rdm/page.jsp?pr=tsm&p=tsm_index
ssh ftw
Been there, done that on the treo with vnc… about three years ago.
Honestly, I don’t understand why the crackberry outsells the palm… I just don’t get it.
@Braden: Great find! RDM+ even works with the iPhone.
logmein.com also has a mobile client… and it’s free too
@Branden: TSMobiles™ is nice app…and I agree monthly fees stink…remember you still have to pay the Windoze licensing fee for Terminal Service to be able to use RDP.
I’ve been able to remote control my computer from my Tmobile phone for like a year for free in mac os x with a program called SoonR, Also Leopard has awesome new easy to use feature (screen sharing) I don’t even need a monitor on the computer I’m screen sharing with to control it.
The reason that PCMobilizr is a monthly subscription is because it’s a hosted service, the advantage of a hosted service is that you don’t need to know the ip address of the computer you want to connect to, it can even be hidden behind a firewall.
We have a one-time fee product called Mobile Desktop (a VNC and RDP client), which we have had available for a couple of years, PCMobilizr was developed based on this product to solve the problem that a lot of people don’t know their IP address, or are behind a firewall.
Soonr provides access to only files, it does not allow you to view the screen of your computer and control the mouse like PCMobilizr does.