Comments on: Using iChat with Google Talk http://islandinthenet.com/2009/03/09/using-ichat-with-google-talk/ Hints, Tips and How To Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:53:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Khürt Williams http://islandinthenet.com/2009/03/09/using-ichat-with-google-talk/comment-page-1/#comment-1146 Khürt Williams Thu, 12 Mar 2009 21:56:54 +0000 http://islandinthenet.com/?p=765#comment-1146 <p>I have a mixed environment of Windows, Macs, Linux and BSD-UNIX so I understand the need for interconnection. It's easy when using standard protocols and services but ... Microsoft never plays nice.</p> <p>You can connect from Mac OS X to Windows using Microsoft free Remote Desktop Connection for Mac. You can remote to a Mac from Windows using Virtual Network Computing (VNC). While Macs (and UNIX and Linux) support the standard VNC service out of the box, Windows does not. For Windows you will need to install a VNC client.</p> <p>Links:<br /> <a href="http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows/tabbed-rem...</a>" rel="nofollow"><a href="http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows/tabbed-rem...</a>" target="_blank">http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows/tabbed-rem... - Tabbed VNC <a href="http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows/tabbed-remote-desktop-vnc-client-for-windows/" rel="nofollow">http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows/tabbed-rem...</a> - Tabbed VNC. <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/mac/products/remote-desktop/default.mspx" rel="nofollow">http://www.microsoft.com/mac/products/remote-desk...</a> - RDP for Mac.</p> I have a mixed environment of Windows, Macs, Linux and BSD-UNIX so I understand the need for interconnection. It’s easy when using standard protocols and services but … Microsoft never plays nice.

You can connect from Mac OS X to Windows using Microsoft free Remote Desktop Connection for Mac. You can remote to a Mac from Windows using Virtual Network Computing (VNC). While Macs (and UNIX and Linux) support the standard VNC service out of the box, Windows does not. For Windows you will need to install a VNC client.

Links:
<a href=“http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows/tabbed-rem…” target=“_blank”>http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows/tabbed-rem... — Tabbed VNC http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows/tabbed-rem… — Tabbed VNC. http://www.microsoft.com/mac/products/remote-desk… — RDP for Mac.

]]> By: Andre John http://islandinthenet.com/2009/03/09/using-ichat-with-google-talk/comment-page-1/#comment-1145 Andre John Thu, 12 Mar 2009 13:42:09 +0000 http://islandinthenet.com/?p=765#comment-1145 <p>Khurt, I'm thinking of making the change to an iMac or macbook this year on of our computers. So during the transition, our home network will be in a mixed state of both apples and windows. Do you know if there is a way to remote desktop from windows into an apple? Let me know what the experience was like in terms of performance and ease in setting up. Thanks!</p> Khurt, I’m thinking of making the change to an iMac or macbook this year on of our computers. So during the transition, our home network will be in a mixed state of both apples and windows. Do you know if there is a way to remote desktop from windows into an apple? Let me know what the experience was like in terms of performance and ease in setting up. Thanks!

]]> By: Khürt Williams http://islandinthenet.com/2009/03/09/using-ichat-with-google-talk/comment-page-1/#comment-1141 Khürt Williams Tue, 10 Mar 2009 19:51:29 +0000 http://islandinthenet.com/?p=765#comment-1141 <p>Exactly! I can have my cake and UNIX too!</p> Exactly! I can have my cake and UNIX too!

]]>