Re: remote control of a mac

2010-01-26 Thread Chris Blouch
Since OSX is just unix underneath you can do quite a bit via plain old ssh. So if you ssh to another mac you could do sudo softwareupdate -i -a to install all the appropriate updates. Do a man on softwareupdate to get details. Likewise you can just reboot with the appropriate privileges to

Re: remote control of a mac

2010-01-23 Thread Aman Singer
Hi. Sorry, I should have mentioned. I am totally blind and also use braille. I'd like to interact with the GUI on the mac remotely, if possible, so I'm afraid any remote access solution will need to be accessible to a blind user. I know there are probably tons of such solutions for sighted users. A

Re: remote control of a mac

2010-01-23 Thread Scott Howell
Yes, this is one way perhaps, but rather expensive. Thanks, but think I'll just run from machine to machine or find another way. :) On Jan 23, 2010, at 6:17 AM, Yuma Antoine Decaux wrote: > Hi, > > I know this won't fit the easy way, but: > > http://www.apple.com/remotedesktop/remoteadministrat

Re: remote control of a mac

2010-01-23 Thread Yuma Antoine Decaux
Hi, I know this won't fit the easy way, but: http://www.apple.com/remotedesktop/remoteadministration.html it's shell scripting. if you know some unix or have used terminal before, this might be the ultimate way. But hey regards, Yuma -- You received this message because you are subscribed t

Re: remote control of a mac

2010-01-23 Thread Scott Howell
e. But for being >> blind, hell I am still trying to find that out myself. >> >> >> -Original Message- >> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >> [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Aman Singer >> Sent: Saturday, 23 January 2

Re: remote control of a mac

2010-01-22 Thread chaas
inger > Sent: Saturday, 23 January 2010 4:25 a.m. > To: macvisionaries; jerry martin > Subject: remote control of a mac > > Hi, all. > I am a Windows/Linux user, and am thinking about buying a Mac, both to > learn technology new to me and because I have some liking for some of

RE: remote control of a mac

2010-01-22 Thread Simon Fogarty
a.m. To: macvisionaries; jerry martin Subject: remote control of a mac Hi, all. I am a Windows/Linux user, and am thinking about buying a Mac, both to learn technology new to me and because I have some liking for some of the Mac's operation. I would like to know, if someone would be so good

remote control of a mac

2010-01-22 Thread Aman Singer
Hi, all. I am a Windows/Linux user, and am thinking about buying a Mac, both to learn technology new to me and because I have some liking for some of the Mac's operation. I would like to know, if someone would be so good as to answer, whether it is possible to control a mac accessibly, from another