Thread: Yuuguu : an IM tool that also functions as a Remote Desktop tool

As we all know, Instant messenger (IM) is one of the popular communication tools. From being just a text messaging tool, IM technology has evolved quite a bit. Apart from sending text messages, the current IM services let us transfer files, conduct voice chats, audio/video conferences and so on.

However, the IM technology is constantly evolving. As can be seen from the features available with products such as Yuuguu (Yuuguu - The free remote desktop and screen sharing tool), it continues to evolve.

In addition to the features generally available with popular services such as MSN, AIM, Skype and gTalk, YuuGuu has some innovative tools. The distinct advantage of YuuGuu lies in its facility to share your desktop with other contacts.

After downloading and registering an account with the service, add your friends/clients (as you usually do with other IM services). Whenever your clients are online you will get an indication of their presence. To show your desktop to a contact, right-click on the name of the contact and select the option ‘Show’. Now, if this buddy is willing to view your desktop, he can ‘Accept’ your request. And, in case your client wants to take control of your desktop, he can seek your permission.

Once the control is given to your client, he can do anything she desires with your machine - as long as you allow her. He can do such tasks as navigating the web with your browser, run applications available on your machine and so on. The fallout benefit is that YuuGuu could be useful in trouble shooting, co-browsing, teaching and accomplishing other collaborative tasks.

Yuuguu extends your network by allowing you to link with your contacts on Yahoo, MSN, AOL, GTalk and ICQ. As a Yuuguu user, you get to keep all of your MSN, Yahoo, AOL, ICQ and GTalk contacts in the same convenient list as your Yuuguu contacts.

Of course, unless you have a high-speed link such tools are of little use.

Hi Panchabhut,

Thanks for the great article about Yuuguu. For a small fee you can upgrade to Yuuguu Plus. This will give you extended usage and support plus will have new features updated regularly.

If anyone wants to try out Yuuguu for free then visit yuuguuu.com and start meeting online instantly.

Add me in as a contact and i can show you what to do but it is realy easy to use and saves so much hassle for remote working.

Yuuguu: neil.kay-jones@yuuguu.com

Kind regards,

Neil Kay-Jones
Online Support & User Experience Manager

Yuuguu

Good one.

Any idea of speed required? Will it work on 256kbps?