Tuesday, September 25, 2007

Want the Flow Lab to look over your shoulder?

The flow lab has begun using a web service called LogMeIn (LogMeIn.com) which allows us to remotely log into any of our computers on campus from anywhere a network connection can be had.  What this means is that if you're on, say, the Canto in S319, and you'd like a second opinion on whether or not your voltage settings look ok, just send us an IM (flowhelp) and ask us to log in and take a look.  We will have full control of the computer, so we'll actually be able to manipulate all the controls on the instrument while simultaneously walking you through the steps through IM communication.  Pretty cool, eh? 

3 comments:

  1. Any reason you could not use the remote desktop tools already out for PCs and Macs?

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  2. Sure, but this way, we can look over your should from anywhere in the world using a web browser. To use remote desktop, at least on a mac, you'll need to install some software. This way, we are free to do this whenever, wherever we need to.

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  3. Keep up the good work.

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