Sync and backup service Sugarsync has a new iPhone app that lets you access and use all the files from your PC or Mac right on your iPhone. Josh Lowensohn joined CNET in 2006 and now covers Apple.

Connecting to any device over the internet, as you would through remote PC software, has risks. Follow these practices to access remote PCs securely.

Secure remote access allows employees and IT personnel to safely connect to and manage another user's desktop from a ...

Home is where your data is. If you need to access data remotely, and neither a VPN connection nor traditional cloud storage will do the trick, consider using OneDrive as a proxy for remote file access ...

Just when you thought Pushbullet couldn’t get more useful, the company has updated its popular cross-platform app to include remote file browsing. With the new update you’ll be able to access files on ...

Hybrid and remote work has introduced novel difficulties for IT departments and workers, such as how to access resources or troubleshoot issues when employees are geographically dispersed. Fortunately ...

Wherever you are your data tends to be somewhere else, hence the wide range of options for carrying data with you, storing it online or accessing it remotely. SecureIDA, a new service from WorldExtend ...

The secure shell, ssh, and its companion, scp, are tools that I use more or less on a daily basis. Being able to move files between machines without having to setup SAMBA or NFS is very handy when ...

Agencies struggling to provide a geographically dispersed workforce with quick and secure access to files might want to consider deploying wide-area file services (WAFS) appliances to help them ...

A while back I showed you how to remotely access your Mac’s screen, but what if you need to retrieve a file off that remote machine? There are a couple of options, but many of them rely on having a ...

One of my summer projects is to find a better way to allow my students remote access to their network files. Currently their files are available via a mapped drive when they are on campus and via FTP ...