Which VNC for silent access?

gord · 8 Mar 2012 at 19:37

Aloha, does anyone use VNC for silent access to their machines? Any suggestions/experiences much appreciated.

This is mainly for my laptop in-case it is stolen. Only requirement is that it works on OSX Leopard and Win 7.

Thanks.

Pigeon_Killer · 8 Mar 2012 at 20:08

Not strictly what you're after but this is quite highly regarded.

http://preyproject.com/

gord · 8 Mar 2012 at 20:21

Looks great. Thanks!

KIA · 8 Mar 2012 at 21:28

Do you keep important information encrypted?

Grenache · 9 Mar 2012 at 08:32

I use TightVNC, which is free. When you log into a machine with it, the system tray icon goes from white to black, but on Win 7 you can configure that icon to remain hidden so anyone looking at the screen isn't aware someone's connected with VNC.

Also, set one password for normal remote access and another one for view-only access, that way you can remotely view the screen but there's no risk of accidentally moving your mouse and alerting the person sitting in front of the laptop that you are connected.