Okay, so I have a pc at the office and I want to be able to remote into it from my iMac at home at night so I can get some work done. What can I use to get this done? Need simplicity but I really want to be able to open spreadsheets, word docs, powerpoint etc. Firstly, is there a app/program I can use to get this done? I looked at jumpdesktop but that seems to be for remoting in from iPhone, ipad, android, etc. Secondly, will I need microsoft office for my mac to get this done? Thanks in advance.
I have not personally used Google's Chrome Remote Desktop, but the reviews are good and it is free. If I had the need, I would definitely give it a try before I paid for anything. It works cross platform also. Link
I don't know much about it, but may want to give 'Go To My PC' a try. It's made by Citrix, which is a market leader in remote access, so it may be worth a looksee.
Just use a cloud service that syncs your documents at work with your computer at home... Dropbox works just fine. Save a document at work (or home) and it is saved in the cloud and on an computer that you have Dropbox installed on.
I don't want to install office and quickbooks on my mac at home. In fact, my version of quickbooks won't work on mac. Thanks for the other services, I will start checking them out.
From the reviews of the chrome solution, you would use the programs already installed on the remote machine.
iCloud is standard on the latest Mac operating systems. It will sync between Mac, Windows, iPhone, and iPad in the background.
