How to use Mac book to control Desktop PC?

Do-more · 26-11-2010 08:43PM #1

SIL has surround sound speakers in her living room which are wired to a desktop PC which is in the room next door, she uses the speakers to mainly play music from youtube and spotify.

They have just got a Mac book and are wondering how they can use the Mac book to tell the desktop what music to play?

The Mac book uses the wireless router wired to the desktop to access the internet. The desktop is running Vista Ultimate.

Is there an easy solution to make this happen?

Zascar · 26-11-2010 08:51PM

www.logmein.com ?

mathepac · 26-11-2010 09:13PM

One way of doing what you want is to install Microsoft Remote Desktop Client for Mac OS X on the Mac. The software and installation instructions are below together with a link to "How To" instructions.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=cd9ec77e-5b07-4332-849f-046611458871&displaylang=en#SystemRequirements

CORD is another way of achieving the same result http://cord.sourceforge.net/

Both applications are free

Feelgood · 27-11-2010 10:12AM

+1 Microsoft RDP Client for mac!

Actually it comes installed with Office 2011, I have no idea why its in
the Microsoft Office suite though

Lord Derpington · 29-11-2010 09:34PM

i would reccomend tightvnc, free easy to use unbelievably straight forward and works on every os ive tried... whats not to like

sorry i take it back.. cant find the download link for Mac, despite using it on an iMac before...

How to use Mac book to control Desktop PC?

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