labnol.org — It works like this. You first install the free TweetMyPC utility on any Windows PC and associate your Twitter account. The app will silently monitor your Twitter stream every minute for any desktop commands and if it finds one, will act upon it immediately.
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Closed AccountJul 5, 2009
How is that compared to RealVNC?I already use Hamachi for LAN games over the internet and I had peeked at it a bit before, but never had the chance to check it out.
heresy_fnordJul 6, 2009
LogMeIn Free is what my company uses almost exclusively.The pro version is great too if you want file transfer and printing. (not free, but just putting that out there.)
knobbysideupJul 6, 2009
Yeah. That's a great idea. As if we don't have enough zombie spambots as it is. *rolls eyes*
Closed AccountJul 6, 2009
I said this when this was proposed for doing this on the mac and I'll say it again. This is a BAD idea. Not only is it insecure, but there is so many better ways to do this that give you so much more. Like gotomypc.com. Sure you gotta pay for it, but its secure and you can do whatever you want as if you were there directly on the computer.
xiveraJul 6, 2009
And, Nokia internet tablets, too! :)
remakeruJul 6, 2009
This is such a great feature... Surely impossible without twitter and until now! /S
Closed AccountJul 7, 2009
Learn a tiny bit of scripting and run an SMTP daemon on the host computer. Then you can have it do whatever you want by emailing the computer directly. No polling.