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Apple Releases Remote Desktop 3

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the under-hyped-tools dept.

Dan Uricoli writes to tell us MacFixIt is reporting that today Apple computer has released remote desktop 3 " Some of the new or updated features include; a Remote Spotlight search, Dashboard widget, Curtain mode, user history reports, and more.

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  1. Can anybody give more details? by cabinetsoft · · Score: 0, Troll
    Wonderful piece of news but it says nothing!
    a Remote Spotlight search,
    How does it work? Does it keep a local index? Does it query oother indexes? Is it a service other apps can use?
    Dashboard widget,
    Which does what? More just says "Remote Desktop 3" and a copyright link or does something?
    Curtain mode,
    I'm glad... but wtf is that?
    user history reports, and more.
    need I ask more?
  2. correct me if I'm wrong by Eil · · Score: -1, Troll

    Isn't this just a $500 VNC client? Yeah, maybe it does some other stuff too, but talk about highway robbery. On the surface, Apple seems gung-ho about proclaiming how well OS X interopterates with other platforms. Opening Microsoft file formats, mapping Windows network shares, and running Unix X11 applications all work great, but no effort is made to ensure that the same is true in the other direciton. Just try connecting and using a Mac desktop with a non-Apple VNC client and see how well that goes. It isn't pretty.

    When remotely supporting our Mac customers, the best option we've found is to disable the builtin Remote Desktop and just have them use OSXvnc. Not only do you not have to pay the equivalent of a second computer, but it works fine with VNC clients on every platform. (Most importantly, Linux.)