Remote access — the ability to control a computer from a different location over the network — might not be something you need to use every day. However, it does come in handy in certain situations.

Accessing laptop files remotely is now easy. Cloud storage like Google Drive and Microsoft OneDrive helps. Remote desktop ...

It wasn't too many years ago that accessing a computer remotely—over the web, from another device—was a hugely complicated exercise that was challenging even for IT professionals. These days, however, ...