sonofsanta Posted January 27, 2014 Author Posted January 27, 2014 We did pay for Logmein Pro - we actually have a mixture of free and pro accounts, managed through Logmein Central. Having just checked my account, apparently Central customers are not affected by this change, and I am still able to deploy free clients if I want to. At £200 a year it doesn't take much for LogMeIn Central to become more cost effective, actually - do you get any Pro accounts included in that or do you have to pay for them at the usual rate on top?
GeekyPete Posted January 27, 2014 Posted January 27, 2014 Guys, seriously, try centrastage. You not only connect to the remote computers but the way you can set up an estate of machines, across different network and then just write a script to run any job without needing to log on to each computer is priceless. They even common apps like plugins ready to auto deploy remotely.
sted Posted January 27, 2014 Posted January 27, 2014 Guys, seriously, try centrastage. You not only connect to the remote computers but the way you can set up an estate of machines, across different network and then just write a script to run any job without needing to log on to each computer is priceless. They even common apps like plugins ready to auto deploy remotely. but unless its changed seriously in the last year 18 months its bobbins for actual remote desktop type work
speckytecky Posted January 31, 2014 Posted January 31, 2014 Thanks @sonofsnta Looking at the Chrome app it's no longer Free - or am I looking in the wrong place? FREE TO TRY FOR 7 DAYS $9.99 PER LICENSECORPORATE DOMAIN LICENSING AVAILABLE ([email protected]) Right, so, tested the Chrome Remote Desktop extension and that seems alright for the occasional user - fairly straightforward to use, decent quality, only needs a Google account and Chrome. It doesn't have many settings or options at all though, particularly around display - so trying to view my dual 1280x1024 screens from a single 1280x1024 screen was painful and is a no-go. Ok for those with a simple set up in school, but won't be enough for me. LogMeIn Pro is looking like a decent option, then, particularly with the 50% off. Does anyone know if there's a restriction on multiple logins to one account though? The small business package (£289 pa for 10 computers) is pretty good value compared to the usual subscription, but if only one person can log in to an account at once it's not workable.
sonofsanta Posted February 3, 2014 Author Posted February 3, 2014 Thanks @sonofsnta Looking at the Chrome app it's no longer Free - or am I looking in the wrong place? FREE TO TRY FOR 7 DAYS $9.99 PER LICENSECORPORATE DOMAIN LICENSING AVAILABLE ([email protected]) I think you're looking in the wrong place - Chrome Remote Desktop is developed by Google, not Fusion Labs (whoever they are), so you may have found one of the many other RDP extensions. This is the one we're trying out: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/chrome-remote-desktop/gbchcmhmhahfdphkhkmpfmihenigjmpp?hl=en 1
sonofsanta Posted February 3, 2014 Author Posted February 3, 2014 LogMeIn Pro is looking like a decent option, then, particularly with the 50% off. Does anyone know if there's a restriction on multiple logins to one account though? The small business package (£289 pa for 10 computers) is pretty good value compared to the usual subscription, but if only one person can log in to an account at once it's not workable. Well I asked LogMeIn support whether you can have multiple simultaneous logins with a single Small Business account, and they just closed the case without ever answering the question. Which wasn't much help. A handful of us are on LogMeIn Pro for now, with the half price offer, but I think I'll be shifting to RDS Gateway within the year as customer support seems somewhat less than useful.
sted Posted February 3, 2014 Posted February 3, 2014 Well I asked LogMeIn support whether you can have multiple simultaneous logins with a single Small Business account, and they just closed the case without ever answering the question. Which wasn't much help. A handful of us are on LogMeIn Pro for now, with the half price offer, but I think I'll be shifting to RDS Gateway within the year as customer support seems somewhat less than useful. no you cant 1
LeMarchand Posted February 3, 2014 Posted February 3, 2014 CentraStage is pretty good actually for free. How do you get it free? The site only mentions a 30 day trial (from a brief look).
Edu-IT Posted February 3, 2014 Posted February 3, 2014 They offer a free plan with certain restrictions. The 30 day trial is of the all singing, all dancing version. After the trial you get the standard one. 1
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