Access your computer remotely

VNC

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* Ajax VNC – Clientless VNC solution in the web’s favorite programming language.
* Apple Remote Desktop – Apple’s jumped on the remote desktop bandwagon with this great VNC server built right into OS X.
* Chicken of the VNC – One of the most popular VNC clients for OS X under the GPL.
* DirectVNC – UNIX client using the framebuffer device via DirectFB.
* FVNC – Great VNC client written in Flash. That’s right, Flash.
* MetaVNC – This unique client/server package merges the host and remote desktops together into one Windows or Linux desktop.
* .NET VNC Viewer – C# viewer that works with Windows and Windows Mobile/CE devices.
* PowerVNC – Java-based client with support for SSH and SFTP.
* RealVNC – Server/client from the original VNC developers.
* sVNC – The perfect tool for offering remote assistance to Mac users, since there’s barely any configuring required.
* SymVNC – Symbian phone client for connecting to your PC.
* TightVNC – Popular VNC server/client with nice Java applet.
* TurboVNC – TightVNC spinoff with great support for 3D apps.
* UltraVNC – Wildly popular client/server app with file transfer, video drivers, chat, and much more.
* Vine Server – OS X server with clipboard sharing, port changing, and a universal binary.
* VncViewer for 8086 – Got an old IBM running FreeDOS or DOS? Put it to work with this VNC client.
* VNCViewer for PocketPC – Client for, you guessed it, PocketPC users.
* x11vnc – Unlike most other VNC servers for UNIX and Linux, this server lets you share your current desktop session (instead of a separate session).

NX

NoMachine NX Client

* FreeNX – Open source server using the libraries from NoMachine.
* NoMachine NX Client – Free client to connect to NX machines.
* NoMachine NX Free Edition – NX server for UNIX/Linux.
* NoMachine NX Enterprise Desktop – Server that includes everything that the free edition has, but with unlimited users (unlike the free version’s two).
* NoMachine NX Small Business Server – NX server targeting small businesses.
* NoMachine NX Enterprise Server – NX Server with unlimited users and unlimited connections.
* NoMachine NX Advanced Server Subscription – Everything that the Enterprise server has, plus multi-node capabilities.

Remote Desktop Protocol

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* CoRD – Remote (Remote) desktop client for Mac OS X users.
* grdestkop – Gnome wrapper for the rdesktop application.
* krdesktop – rdesktop frontend written in KDE.
* properJavaRDP – Cross-platform Java client based on rdesktop.
* rdesktop – Extremely powerful command-line client for UNIX/Linux.
* Remote Desktop – Microsoft’s official server, for XP Pro and Vista.
* xrdp – Serves an X window session to incoming Windows clients.

Cross-Protocol

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* Connection Manager – VNC, RDP, and Telnet manager for UNIX/Linux distros.
* KDE Desktop Sharing – The official KDE VNC server package.
* KDE Remote Desktop Connection – The official KDE client for RDP and VNC.
* Kurd – Great rdesktop/vncviewer frontend for KDE.
* mRemote – Manage VNC and RDP connections on Windows with this handy app.
* RDPMan – A little utility to manage RDP, VNC, and Telnet connections for Windows.

Other

LogMeIn

* CrossLoop – Easy-to-use remote access utility with file sharing and a multilingual interface.
* GoToMyPC – Extremely popular remote access program for ~$25/month.
* LogMeIn – Remote access app with a free and a pro ($12.95/month) version with file transfer, remote printing, and more.
* Unyte – Nice remote desktop server with a Java applet viewer and IM integration.