Pros
Have been using this app for a few years. Great for working remotely on a Windows machine using your Mac. Except for the latest update, which disabled alt key combinations, working remotely on my Mac is identical to working directly on my Windows machine with an Apple wireless keyboard.
Cons
As noted in the "Pros," the latest update killed alt key combinations. So, for example, one cannot use alt key combinations to navigate within a dialog box in Microsoft Word. As I use key combinations frequently, this is a huge annoyance. In MS Office applications one can access the ribbon commands using the alt key, but one must first press the alt key, let go, and then press the second key instead of pressing them both simultaneously.
Summary
I would give it 5 stars but for the annoying alt key problem. Seems like a minor thing, but I use the alt key all the time.
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The latest update fixed the alt key problem. All is good now.
Pros
The UI to manage connections is really handy.
Cons
After the first patch, it just kept on freezing after a while. The timing seems to be random but it always happens after I switch to other windows. It's really annoying!
And the "Use all monitors" option is confusing when I use multiple screens. I don't want it but it's on by default.
Switching back to full screen doesn't fit the whole screen. I get the annoying scroll bar on the right side of the RDP window.
Summary
I hope they downgrade it back to the previous version. It's infuriating when I lose connection or it freezes. The features are kinda simple but still, it feels like this wasn't tested thoroughly at all.
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Pros
Great idea, and great tool for a Mac.
Cons
It disconnects all the time. So it makes working remotely really frustrating. This product could do with an overhaul...
Summary
Works infrequently, disconnects and needs some kind of update to make it more stable.
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Pros
Pretty simple, does what it suppose to, feels like you'e really working on that pc machine remotely. Make sure to launch in full screen mode, had some issues working in other size window sessions.
Cons
Hangs up - sometimes from the very start of the remote session and you have to disconnect and reconnect again. For me only works on my Mac Air in 32 bit mode - can't work it on 64 bit mode. Have had it crash when disconnecting from the machine prompting the mac to do a 'report crash' window thing.
Summary
Overall, works great when it does work, wish it worked in 64 bit mode so I don't have to restart to 32 bit when ever I want to use it to get to my work laptop remotely.
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Pros
Works very well
Keyboard Mapping
Allows full-screen without dock
Flexible Sound options
Cons
DIsconnects frequently
Summary
I like if very much, except for the frequent disconnects. I also use an XP laptop using the windows version of the remote desktop software to the same remote computer, and never get these disconnects. No indication from the remote computer that it's doing the disconnect either. I'm currently using version 2.0.1.
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Pros
None for this version - previous ones get 4 stars
Cons
Buggy won't connect
Summary
Previous versions work
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Pros
Allows me to connect to multiple Windows PCs at my remote office without having to consume the limited resources of my Windows virtual machine to connect.
Cons
Not as reliable as the Remote Desktop Connection in Windows. There are several PCs to which I can only connect from a Windows PC.
Summary
The new version appears to offer no improvement compared to the previous version.
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Pros
Previous versions have been good.
Cons
This version immediately crashes when I connect to a Windows 2000 server.
Summary
I can't use this version at all. The 2.01 version works fine for everything I do, I restored it from Time Machine a few minutes after trying to get 2.1 to work. It consistently crashes immediately up on attempting to connect. I'll stick to what works.
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Pros
Quick connection and interaction.
Cons
Tends to quit, inexplicably.
Summary
The best way I've found to connect to a PC.
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