This article is not about any of the "normal" topics of this newsletter: genealogy, history, current affairs, DNA, and related topics. However, I believe every computer owner should be aware that such technology is available, whether that user has a need for it or not.

From music streaming to video calling, the internet has given us so much. It has also made it much easier to get to your computer when you're not actually sitting in front of it. There are now numerous remote access programs to choose from that will connect one computer to another across the web. What's more, a lot of the basic tools are free to use.

Windows and macOS both have built-in remote access tools, but they’re not particularly straightforward to use, nor are they cross-platform. That’s why we’re focusing on free third-party options here.

Get one of these tools, and you'll no longer have to worry about leaving a file on the office PC, or be without software on your work computer when you're at home. As long as you have a remote access program in place at both ends of the connection, you can log in to one laptop or desktop from another.

You can read the full article by David Nield in the the Wired web site at: https://www.wired.com/story/easiest-ways-access-computer-remotely/.