Linux tablets gain slick remote desktop tech    Friday, August 01 2008 @ 03:00 PM EDT Contributed by: sde LogMeIn announced a beta plugin for Nokia's Linux-based N800 and N810 Internet Tablets. The LogMeIn Nokia N800/810 Browser Plugin enables Internet Tablet users to access and control their Windows PCs or Macs running the free or commercial versions of LogMeIn. LogMeIn is among a handful of companies offering commercialized alternatives to the open source VNC package (virtual network computer), aimed at remote troubleshooting and support applications. The main upgrade, compared to just using VNC, is that LogMeIn uses port 80 (VNC's well-known port is 5900), allowing it to pass through most corporate firewalls. Additionally, a web-based service component brokers the connection, so that users do not have to figure out each others IP address, nor deal with network address translation. Finally, LogMeIn claims to offer significantly better security than VNC. Read more   [ Views: 1011 ]

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