It's happened to all of us at one time or another. You're meeting with a client or a prospective client and realize that you are missing a critical piece of information. You throat clenches up and you apologize and offer to send the information along when you get back to the office. If you only had access to the computers at the office you could have recovered from this potential disaster.

There are many ways to access the information on your computers in your office when travelling on the road whether you are one mile or one thousand miles from the office. Web based products like GoToMyPC.com are one option. Using GoToMyPC.com you install a program on your office computer and can access that computer over the Internet from anywhere in the world. While this is a solution for some, it's an expensive option. When paying monthly, the GoToMyPC.com service costs $19.95 a month, or almost $240 a year.

Another option are programs like pcAnywhere. pcAnywhere is another program that allows you to connect remotely to your computer from either an Internet or dial-up phone connection.

A third option is a VPN (Virtual Private Network) connection. A VPN connection is a secure connection you make from your remote computer to your office computers through the Internet. Dedicated VPN connections involve some upfront costs but incur no ongoing expenses as you own the equipment in the initial investment and pay no monthly fees. VPN connections also provide the most seamless method of connecting. The user will ideally not notice anything different in the way they use their computers.

Whichever method is chosen, you increase the range of your virtual office and can eliminate the "oh no" feeling when you realize you forgot something back on your office computer.

If you are interested in being able to work remotely when on the road or work from home, contact Turcotte Data & Designs today for more information on how we can make that happen for you!

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