LogMeIn – Free Remote Access & VPN software

By admin on Nov 30, 2009 in Internet, Software

Do you need to access your home computer from your office or during a business trip? Do you need to fix your friend’s computer without having to visit him/her? If yes, you must install LogMeIn. The software is free for personal use and it allows you to connect to a remote computer anywhere in the world and use it as if you are sitting in front of it.

With LogMeIn, you can connect to your PC at home or to any PC that you add to your virtual network. You just have to sign up (for free), install the software from the LogMeIn Web site (free for personal use or pay for business use), add computers to the network and choose passwords, so only authorised persons can use the connection.  You can install LogMeIn on your laptop and easily connect to your home or office PC while being far away. With the iPhone App, you can even remotely access your PC through your iPhone.

Once you install the software you can also install LogMeIn Hamachi, which allows you to network your devices and easily drag and drop documents and files from the remote PC to your PC/laptop.

The steps you need to follow to get this software are:

  • Go to LogMeIn Web site and register for a free account
  • Download and install the software on each PC/laptop
  • Click on My Computers on the Access menu and then Add Computer
  • Choose a password
  • Connect!

Once you test your connection, go to the Hamachi page and install this software to create your secure Virtual Private Network. Again, this is 100% free for personal use. With Hamachi you can extend your LAN across public and private networks and connect all your PCs, Laptops and other mobile devices to easily share files.

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6 Comment(s)

  1. LogMeIn has some neat tools, but it’s just waaaay too expensive (unless you’re using the Free version which is simply not enough for commercial use). I was a long-time user of LMI Rescue, but it was running the bill like crazy every month (was paying over $100/month). I’ve since switched to Techinline (http://www.techinline.com) which doesn’t have as many features, but it’s a steal for the price (literally a fraction of what I was paying for LMI Rescue). I guess LMI is the most advanced tool in its industry, though

    Larry | Dec 2, 2009 | Reply

  2. Thanks for your opinion Larry. I’ll have to check out Techinline – it’s nice to have something to compare to LogMeIn

    admin | Dec 2, 2009 | Reply

  3. I am using hamachi! good thing they have non commercial versions!

    care to exchange links? thanks..

    jeist | Dec 2, 2009 | Reply

  4. Thanks for your feedback. Link exchange: sure, I’ll add your link…

    admin | Dec 3, 2009 | Reply

  5. I am using the free version of Logmein to backup our database in our organization. Very easy to setup. This has been very helpful when I am away.

    Alex Madlangbayan | Dec 11, 2009 | Reply

  6. Even though I use a different program than LogMeIn (see link in sig), I think that the word needs to get out about these products in general. Once people use them, or even become aware of them, they almost always want to try them and see how they can help them be productive. Once that step is completed, few turn back.

    remote access | Feb 2, 2010 | Reply

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