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If you have even the slightest attachment to your computer, you may have come to realize the hard way that often times you need to do some sort of job that can only be done on your computer. But, you’re stuck on some stranger’s computer and it doesn’t have all the cool bells and whistles that you simply need to do your job. Or, worse yet, you’re at school and you forgot to print out your essay, and nobody is at home to email it to you (or something of the type). You may think you’re smart and have set up a VNC server just for occasions like this… except for the fact that you’re not allowed to install any software on the only computer you have access to. There goes your master plan.

It’s ok, though, because there’s always another way. Keep reading for the simple guide to setting up remote access to your computer where all you need to actually access your computer is a web browser.

1. Go to the LogMeIn website and register for an account.
2. Follow their instructions in setting up the software on your home computer so that it can be accessed remotely.
3. Once that’s all set up, all you need to do is leave your computer on (the process runs in the background, but takes a very small amount of system resources – it’s unnoticeable).
4. From the remote computer, go to the LogMeIn site once again, log in, and you will see the option to remote control your computer. It’s as simple as that. Your mouse and keyboard entries will now be sent to your home computer (once you see your desktop) and you can do almost everything you could as if you were sitting in front of the computer yourself.

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