In a recent column (12/10/02), I more-or-less dismissed VNC as a useful remote access tool. Two readers wrote in to correct me. First, VNC now has a new home, with a slightly more up-to-date version. However, they've dropped the Macintosh version; boo hiss. Second, there's an allegedly optimized version called TightVNC, based on, and interoperable with, the original version. TightVNC has a Java version, so I guess that's what Mac users are supposed to use. I haven't tested either of these, but if you're allergic to Terminal Services they might be worth a look.