Remotely Access Your Home Mac or PC Anywhere Free With LogMeIn.com

Being able to connect to your home computer from anywhere is becoming more and more popular. There are a number of reasons an individual may want to connect to their home computer, whether it be to access some files on their hard drive or check their e-mails. Whatever your reason, LogMeIn.com offers a free version of their remote access service for personal use.

One of the great benefits of LogMeIn.com is that it uses the hyper-text transfer protocol tunneling (http) on port 80 to remotely access your computer.  This means it bypasses any need for custom firewall configurations.  This opens the door for casual users to easily set up their own remote access solution.

Have more than one computer you want to access remotely?  LogMeIn.com also allows for the management of multiple computers remotely.  Even more features are available for users who are interested in moving to the professional version of the software.

Easily Access Your Home Mac or PC Anywhere Free With LogMeIn.com:

1. Visit http://pcmichiana.com/logmein-free-remote-computer-access-utility-for-mac-and-pc/.

2. Select ‘Click to Use: LogMeIn Free Remote Access Utility for Mac and PC’.

3. Once you have arrived at the site, select the green ‘Try It Free’ button.

4. Choose the ‘Access and Manage Remote Computers’ option.

5. Enter your registration information and select ‘Continue’.

6. Once you have confirmed your account by e-mail, log into your account.

7. If you are at the computer you will be accessing remotely, select ‘Add This Computer’.

8. For subscription type, select ‘LogMeIn Free’ and uncheck the box for a 14-day trial of LogMeIn Pro, select Continue.

9. Follow the download and run instructions to install LogMeIn.

10. After you have installed LogMeIn, click ‘View My List of Computers’, your computer should be on the list.

11. On a different computer, visit http://www.logmein.com and login using your credentials.

12. Select the ‘Remote Control’ button for the computer you set up.

13. You should now have full desktop access to your remote computer.

LogMeIn is one of the most reliable and trustworthy services for remote desktop solutions.  It is implemented by many major IT firms for remote desktop support as well as simple remote desktop management.

Craig Chamberlin
The PCMichiana Tech Help Show
Founder and Host