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Questions tagged [remote-desktop]

According to Wikipedia, in computing, the term remote desktop refers to a software or operating system feature that allows a personal computer's desktop environment to be run remotely on one system (usually a PC, but the concept applies equally to a server), while being displayed on a separate client device.

According to Wikipedia, in computing, the term remote desktop refers to a software or operating system feature that allows a personal computer's desktop environment to be run remotely on one system (usually a PC, but the concept applies equally to a server), while being displayed on a separate client device.

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How do I keep an eye on a remote freelancer?

I've been hiring several developers from different places around the world. It all goes well, but I see that some of them are abusing my polite overlooking too much lately. They are all hired for a full-day. However, I see that after 5 hours in a…
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How do you check bugs on your client's PC's?

It seems like there are a plethora of methods for dialing in and checking out what's going on on a client's PC. But they seem to boil down to just 2. Dialing in and checking it out with VNC and Remote Desktop. VNC seems abysmal with more graphics…
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What are the alternate models for remote desktop software?

A coworker and I were trying to brainstorm and list the different ways an application developer can write a program enabling a user on one computer to run remotely on another computer while being displayed on their own computer. She suggested all…
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Designing a program that runs scripts on multiple computers (Java)

I've been trying to design a program in Java (because I might need to create an app that does the controlling part) with GUI that can run scripts on a few local computers. It should do the following: Client: It should just listen for incoming…
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What happen if we never dispose HttpClient, .Net C#?

I'm working on a windows service. Code of windows service is very simple but it has a strange manner! In windows service I should call a WebApi each 20 seconds and save the result in a SQL Database I'm using autofac to creat instance of HttpClient…
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Multiple remote views of a C# application

I have a C# application (Desktop based application for Windows OS), which I wanted to use from Web browser. The application is a kind of analyzing tool, which takes some input values and performs set of calculations over it then displays an…
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Can i sell my own software that uses parts of PSEXEC

I just have a quick licensing question about PSEXEC by sysinternals. As some of you may know if you have ever used PSEXEC, it is confusing to learn at first. I have created a program that makes it easier to use, and was wondering if I am allowed to…
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Workflow suggestions: Editing on one computer while running on another?

I own a laptop and a desktop. The desktop better for training neural networks, but I don't have physical access to it. The laptop is better for day-to-day work on the neural networks. Right now, my workflow is: Make an edit on my laptop (for…
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