How to Control your PC or Mac from your iPhone, iPad, or Android device ???

Control your PC or Mac from your iPhone, iPad, or Android device

Why sit at a desk when you could be out and about and still be able to control your PC or Mac from your smartphone or tablet? Here's how to do it.

A great way to do this is to set up your smartphone or tablet with the ability to remotely access your system.

I've tried dozens of solutions for controlling my systems remotely, but the one I keep coming back to – and the one that I use myself – is LogMeIn.

(Source: LogMeIn)

There are a number of reasons why I recommend LogMeIn over the competition:

Easy to set up – you don't need to know anything about networking!

There's a free version of the service that is ideally suited to 90 percent of users

It's platform agnostic, which means that you can drive PCs or Macs from other PCs,

Macs, iOS or Android devices

Access multiple devices

You can wake up a system that's off remotely if that system supports "wake on LAN" (most modern systems do) Connection between devices is encrypted

Built-in multi-monitor support

Syncs your clipboard, so you can copy data from a remote device

If you want more features – such as file transfer, remote printing, file sharing and more, then this is available for around $70 per year. You can check out the features matrix here.

As long as you are in a 3G or Wi-Fi zone, you can get access to your systems. Screen quality will adjust according to your connections speed, but even at its worst, it is good enough for most applications.

You're probably wondering if it's really possible to control a desktop system from something as small as an iPhone? It is. You don't want to be doing something involved and complex like creating spreadsheets or editing images, but for quick and simple tasks, it is more than adequate.

Windows 8 tablets are a fail because legacy desktop apps are impossible to control on a 10" screen.

iphones are a win because legacy desktop apps can be controlled from a 4" screen.

Some say that if you are going to control a legacy desktop, you will want either Android or Windows 8. Never ios. Android and Windows 8 support precision pointing devices. ios doesn't.

RDP is great for emergencies and give true universality to the mobile phone. You can do EVERYTHING with the phone.

 Would also suggest giving TeamViewer a try. It has pretty much full functionality in its free version - at least all the functionality that a typical user would need.