[BillingsLUG] LinuxFest Northwest 2011 - Anyone?

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RDP will work going to an XP Home machine?
I was thinking a better program might be out there, but that's ok, I am used
to RDP.
And the skype I will use then. Got to buy a cam but that's a given.
Thanks Scott, hoping I can get off that weekend.

-----Original Message-----
From: billingslug-bounces at billingslug.org
[mailto:billingslug-bounces at billingslug.org] On Behalf Of Scott Dowdle
Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2011 13:47
To: Mailing list for the Billings Linux User Group
Subject: Re: [BillingsLUG] LinuxFest Northwest 2011 - Anyone?

Mike,

----- Original Message -----
> winxp home laptop so I can:
> 1) access the computer remotely for management

RDP management is already there... so assuming you know the IP address of
the machine and there isn't a firewall blocking you, you should be able to
turn on remote management and use RDP.  There are a number of RDP clients
you can use for Linux.  My preferred one is krdc but the simple rdp works
too.

> 2) a video chat program that is simple and stable This laptop is being 
> sent to my 2yr old so we can keep in touch, his mother moved and she 
> WILL mess up a computer, hence the need for remote management.

I haven't used it myself but from what I hear most video chat folks are
either using iChat on a Mac or Skype on Windows, Linux and Mac.  Give Skype
a try.  That assumes you have a working webcam.

TYL,
--
Scott Dowdle
704 Church Street
Belgrade, MT 59714
(406)388-0827 [home]
(406)994-3931 [work]
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