[Web4lib] remote web work for library staff?

[Bin Zhang]

You might also want to try LogMeIn: http://www.logmein.com.  It is a
remote desktop service.  The basic service account is free.  This works
with dynamic IPs, firewalls without the need to VPN or ssh tunneling.
And you can use a Mac to connect to a Windows machine.

I normally use this to connect to my home computer from office (you
can't do this with Remote Desktop without first knowing the IP you got
on your home computer)

I also use this when I am on a Mac or a Linux machine trying to access
my Office Windows machine.

I still use Remote Desktop to access office Windows from another Windows
machine, as it performs better.

Hope this helps


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Bin Zhang
Digital Information Services Librarian 
Library Systems & Information Technology Services 
California State University, Sacramento 
2000 State University Drive, East, Sacramento, CA 95819-6039
+1 916 278-5664 (office); +1 916 278-3891 (fax)
bzhang at csus.edu




> -----Original Message-----
> From: web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org [mailto:web4lib-
> bounces at webjunction.org] On Behalf Of John Bickar
> Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2008 2:25 PM
> To: web4lib at webjunction.org
> Subject: Re: [Web4lib] remote web work for library staff?
> 
> Hi Nina,
> 
> You didn't mention what operating systems your users are using, but
you
> could use Microsoft's Remote Desktop Connection over VPN, or you could
> use VNC through an SSH tunnel.
> 
> I have some instructions for the latter from WinXP to Mac OS X 10.4.x,
> but you should be able to use the same framework for any OS.
> 
> http://www.stanford.edu/~jbickar/projects/Tunnelling_VNC_over_SSH.pdf
> 
> -John Bickar
> 
> --
> 
> John Bickar, Ed.M.
> User Services Technology Specialist
> Cubberley Education Library
> Stanford University
> johnbickar at stanford.edu
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> 650.796.4637 (mobile)
> 
> McHale, Nina wrote:
> > Hi, all,
> >
> > Due to the Democratic National Convention being held here in Denver
> this
> > August, our campus and library will be shut down for security
> purposes,
> > and we are being asked to find ways to work at home. Since I'm the
> > webmaster, I'm getting numerous requests about how folks can work on
> the
> > library web site at home. I do this all the time myself via our
> campus
> > VPN, but I have a laptop that I can take home, and most others do
not.
> >
> > So, my question is, if you are a webmaster type, do you regularly
> > provide "at home" access for library staff who contribute to your
web
> > site? We currently use Dreamweaver and Contribute, but we don't buy
> > copies of software for home use, which creates a problem unless
> someone
> > is willing to fork over the cash to get their own copy. (A couple of
> > people are willing, but I'd prefer a friendlier solution, and the
> > thought of managing more Contribute connections gives me a
headache.)
> > Remote desktop access has been suggested, and that sounds like the
> best
> > solution to me. It would also allow folks access to other
> applications
> > besides web pages, like cataloging interfaces.
> >
> > Any other ideas? Any specific remote desktop software/procedure
> > recommendations?
> >
> > Nina
> >
> > Nina McHale, MA/MSLS
> > Assistant Professor, Web Librarian
> > Auraria Library
> > http://library.auraria.edu/~nmchale/
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