Comments on: Remotely control your PC using a Gmail account http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/02/02/remotely-control-your-pc-using-a-gmail-account/ tech, science, news and social issues for geeks Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:05:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Charliehttp://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/02/02/remotely-control-your-pc-using-a-gmail-account/#comment-264945 Charlie Fri, 24 Apr 2009 18:17:00 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/02/02/remotely-control-your-pc-using-a-gmail-account/#comment-264945 I'm really excited for this. Some people talk about VNC, but you can't use VNC to screw around on your home computer when you're at work. I’m really excited for this. Some people talk about VNC, but you can’t use VNC to screw around on your home computer when you’re at work.

]]> By: Charliehttp://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/02/02/remotely-control-your-pc-using-a-gmail-account/#comment-151664 Charlie Fri, 24 Apr 2009 17:17:00 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/02/02/remotely-control-your-pc-using-a-gmail-account/#comment-151664 I'm really excited for this. Some people talk about VNC, but you can't use VNC to screw around on your home computer when you're at work. I'm really excited for this. Some people talk about VNC, but you can't use VNC to screw around on your home computer when you're at work.

]]> By: kometbombhttp://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/02/02/remotely-control-your-pc-using-a-gmail-account/#comment-47273 kometbomb Wed, 20 Feb 2008 10:03:00 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/02/02/remotely-control-your-pc-using-a-gmail-account/#comment-47273 This sounds extremely dangerous. It would be easy to use zero-day exploits in. Or, it could be merely extremely annoying if someone indeed sends the shutdown message to a zillion random addresses (most people NEVER change default settings - a fact). Also, it sounds inconvenient: you have to manually delete the mails. Last time I checked, computers were invented to do such boring things for people. GRC should download the message, execute the job and delete the message. Thirdly, why is it limited to Gmail? I didn't check the program but I can't see it anywhere that GRC would post messages back to the user - it would be nice to read the status of the jobs in Gmail. I can always appreciate hacks like this and the general idea is indeed very nice (Gmail is accessible everywhere, remote desktops are not) but this needs some serious work. This sounds extremely dangerous. It would be easy to use zero-day exploits in. Or, it could be merely extremely annoying if someone indeed sends the shutdown message to a zillion random addresses (most people NEVER change default settings – a fact).

Also, it sounds inconvenient: you have to manually delete the mails. Last time I checked, computers were invented to do such boring things for people. GRC should download the message, execute the job and delete the message.

Thirdly, why is it limited to Gmail? I didn't check the program but I can't see it anywhere that GRC would post messages back to the user – it would be nice to read the status of the jobs in Gmail.

I can always appreciate hacks like this and the general idea is indeed very nice (Gmail is accessible everywhere, remote desktops are not) but this needs some serious work.

]]> By: kometbombhttp://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/02/02/remotely-control-your-pc-using-a-gmail-account/#comment-264944 kometbomb Wed, 20 Feb 2008 09:03:00 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/02/02/remotely-control-your-pc-using-a-gmail-account/#comment-264944 This sounds extremely dangerous. It would be easy to use zero-day exploits in. Or, it could be merely extremely annoying if someone indeed sends the shutdown message to a zillion random addresses (most people NEVER change default settings - a fact).Also, it sounds inconvenient: you have to manually delete the mails. Last time I checked, computers were invented to do such boring things for people. GRC should download the message, execute the job and delete the message.Thirdly, why is it limited to Gmail? I didn't check the program but I can't see it anywhere that GRC would post messages back to the user - it would be nice to read the status of the jobs in Gmail.I can always appreciate hacks like this and the general idea is indeed very nice (Gmail is accessible everywhere, remote desktops are not) but this needs some serious work. This sounds extremely dangerous. It would be easy to use zero-day exploits in. Or, it could be merely extremely annoying if someone indeed sends the shutdown message to a zillion random addresses (most people NEVER change default settings – a fact).

Also, it sounds inconvenient: you have to manually delete the mails. Last time I checked, computers were invented to do such boring things for people. GRC should download the message, execute the job and delete the message.

Thirdly, why is it limited to Gmail? I didn’t check the program but I can’t see it anywhere that GRC would post messages back to the user – it would be nice to read the status of the jobs in Gmail.

I can always appreciate hacks like this and the general idea is indeed very nice (Gmail is accessible everywhere, remote desktops are not) but this needs some serious work.

]]> By: Danhttp://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/02/02/remotely-control-your-pc-using-a-gmail-account/#comment-44547 Dan Fri, 08 Feb 2008 14:03:00 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/02/02/remotely-control-your-pc-using-a-gmail-account/#comment-44547 Awesome ! I didin't knew about this remote alternative. Thanks ! Awesome ! I didin't knew about this remote alternative. Thanks !

]]> By: Danhttp://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/02/02/remotely-control-your-pc-using-a-gmail-account/#comment-264943 Dan Fri, 08 Feb 2008 13:03:00 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/02/02/remotely-control-your-pc-using-a-gmail-account/#comment-264943 Awesome ! I didin't knew about this remote alternative. Thanks ! Awesome ! I didin’t knew about this remote alternative. Thanks !

]]> By: Remotely control PC using Gmail account | Freewarehttp://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/02/02/remotely-control-your-pc-using-a-gmail-account/#comment-43759 Remotely control PC using Gmail account | Freeware Tue, 05 Feb 2008 04:49:01 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/02/02/remotely-control-your-pc-using-a-gmail-account/#comment-43759 [...] O’Neill from Geeks-Are-Sexy, write an interesting article howto remote control your PC using GMail. Another alternative method [...] [...] O’Neill from Geeks-Are-Sexy, write an interesting article howto remote control your PC using GMail. Another alternative method [...]

]]> By: Remotely control your PC using a Gmail account » www.crankup.nethttp://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/02/02/remotely-control-your-pc-using-a-gmail-account/#comment-43654 Remotely control your PC using a Gmail account » www.crankup.net Mon, 04 Feb 2008 16:48:44 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/02/02/remotely-control-your-pc-using-a-gmail-account/#comment-43654 [...] Geeksaresexy wrote an interesting post about how you can control your PC remotely using your Gmail account. Read the article here. [...] [...] Geeksaresexy wrote an interesting post about how you can control your PC remotely using your Gmail account. Read the article here. [...]

]]> By: Kiltakhttp://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/02/02/remotely-control-your-pc-using-a-gmail-account/#comment-43608 Kiltak Mon, 04 Feb 2008 12:28:00 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/02/02/remotely-control-your-pc-using-a-gmail-account/#comment-43608 Mike: This is not from google btw. if you REALLY want to be on a safe side, use one with an empty, useless gmail address.. Mike: This is not from google btw. if you REALLY want to be on a safe side, use one with an empty, useless gmail address..

]]> By: Mikehttp://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/02/02/remotely-control-your-pc-using-a-gmail-account/#comment-43604 Mike Mon, 04 Feb 2008 12:02:00 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/02/02/remotely-control-your-pc-using-a-gmail-account/#comment-43604 Ooh. am going to try this when I get home - means I can do far more than before - I'm always a little reticent about using remote PC software but I guess one from google should be ok.... Ooh. am going to try this when I get home – means I can do far more than before – I'm always a little reticent about using remote PC software but I guess one from google should be ok….

]]> By: Kiltakhttp://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/02/02/remotely-control-your-pc-using-a-gmail-account/#comment-264942 Kiltak Mon, 04 Feb 2008 11:28:00 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/02/02/remotely-control-your-pc-using-a-gmail-account/#comment-264942 Mike: This is not from google btw. if you REALLY want to be on a safe side, use one with an empty, useless gmail address.. Mike: This is not from google btw. if you REALLY want to be on a safe side, use one with an empty, useless gmail address..

]]> By: Jalajhttp://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/02/02/remotely-control-your-pc-using-a-gmail-account/#comment-43597 Jalaj Mon, 04 Feb 2008 11:09:00 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/02/02/remotely-control-your-pc-using-a-gmail-account/#comment-43597 Want to surprise someone? just set up this software on his system and link it to a gmail account with a shutdown email. The moment he goes online computer goes off!! Want to surprise someone? just set up this software on his system and link it to a gmail account with a shutdown email. The moment he goes online computer goes off!!

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