Screen sharing tweaks
Awhile back, Mac OS X Hints (via MacWorld online) posted an awesome article on how to get the most out of Leopard’s built-in screen sharing:
First, here’s a potentially easier way to share the screens of other Macs on your network. First, realize that the screen sharing feature is just an application. It resides in /System/Library/CoreServices, under the tricky name of Screen Sharing. Find it now, and drag it onto your Dock, or into your sidebar, or your toolbar—whichever you prefer for quick launch access.
Out of Leopard’s 300+ new features, the ability to remotely view and control any Mac on a local network (including 10.4 machines) is easily my favorite. With three Macs in my household, such things as opening applications on another computer or helping a family member cajole Word into behaving used to be a major pain, as they entailed either unwiring me from my web of AT paraphernalia and wheeling me to said computers, or telling someone step by step what to do and then sending them off, hoping for the best. Now, thanks to 10.5’s screen sharing, I can control all the Macs on my network from one computer, as long as they are awake. From simple things like opening iTunes, to more complex procedures like copying mail messages between computers, practically any task can be performed just like you were sitting in front of the actual machine. Who says you can’t be in more than one place at the same time?
Website: Mac OS X Hints (via Macworld online) - Add more power to 10.5’s screen sharing
- Joe Barnick, AssistiveGaming.com
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When you have a sleeping mac and need them to be awake, there are applications like Wake 550 (http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/7271/wake550-for-osx)
The only catch is that the mac to be awaken needs to be connected by ethernet.
I am using screen sharing, is there a way so that the remote computer i am viewing will not know I am viewing his computer (hide the status icon on the status bar)? Thanks
@emcue: I’m not sure whether this is possible or not, but it could be used for nefarious purposes so I’m not inclined to answer it unless you have a really good assistive-technology-related reason that you need to do it.
Basically we are using Macs in the company, I need to monitor some computers because some are downloading harmful software when browsing. Thanks!!
@emcue: I suggest that you just configure your users properly so they don’t have admin access on the machines. There isn’t any malware around that’s able to be run without admin access because OS X malware are all trojan horses.