Cr-48 and LogMeIn

Remote control from the Cr-48
For various reasons I’ve chosen to use LogMeIn for most of my remote control needs. This app allows me to remote control home/work/family member computers from anywhere that I have a browser. Sometimes I even use the app to control the computer in the basement while I’m vegging upstairs on the couch. I may do some minor development work, the app is too slow for anything but the most simple work, I may mess around with iTunes organizing, check email, what ever.

I was a little worried that I may have trouble using this app on the Cr-48 because in my experience IE consistently runs LogMeIn better than Chrome. My experience has extended to the Cr-48. The app is slower on the Cr-48, but mostly usable. The major problem comes in when I’m performing a task that takes 5 or 10 minutes or longer. While in a remote control session, the remote control session will stop responding. In most cases it’s more an inconvenience than a major issue because I’ve found that logging out of the session and back in usually fixes the problem. In worse cases, however, I’ve only been able to reestablish a remote control session by actually shutting down the Cr-48, and logging back in to LogMeIn.

I don’t know how common a scenario the need to remote control machines will be, but a better remote control option is going to be necessary for those who use these google computers to do work, or manage, remote machines.