Thread: Cross-Platform Desktop Sharing

YUUGUUENABLESunN DOWS, Mac and Linux computers to interact together-for free.With the Yuuguu Java based client software installed on two computers, it's possible for one party to initiate an instant messaging session, and then you can share the screen of either computer, so that both users will see the same desktop and any running programs. After downloading and installing the app, you need to register an account with Yuu guu, typically using your email address as a login name. In order to reduce latency in screen refreshes, the default color depth of the viewed screen is set to 'fast' 8-bit mode, which renders colors rather poorly.



And there is an inevitable lag between control actions on the host machine and results on the client in our test, about two seconds. But overall, the system worked impressively well. Even without installing the software, anyone can still view a Yuuguu user's screen using the Web Share feature via a web browser window, although this only works for passive viewing. A unique number is generated when you initiate a session, which can be entered into a text field at share to authenticate to the correct computer. The latter feature relies on Adobe Flash to show a realtime video of the remote user's screen, and has a longer latency, up to eight seconds when we tried. Yuuguu is also planning to offer more features in Pro and Enterprise versions, along with the existing option on paid-for VOIP conference voice calls.