Adobe ConnectNow Review - Free interactive screen sharing
Yesterday I was tasked with remotely configuring my sister’s new laptop. Instead of talking her through all of the setup / installations, I thought it might be easier to try doing the work interactively. The goal was to find a free or pay per session screen sharing application.
WebEx is easy to use - and they have a free 14-day trial - but requires a credit card, and the customer to cancel before the end of the trial to avoid charges. They also have a pay-per-use option, but it is $0.33 per minute, and this was surely going to take a couple of hours, and a require a few reboots.
DTM recommended I try Acrobat ConnectNow , which proved to be (almost) exactly what I was looking for. I was able to create a free meeting, have my sister connect to it using her Adobe Flash 9 enabled browser, and control her screen with ease. Two shortcomings were the inability to issue a right mouse button click, or type. When I attempted to use the right mouse button, the Flash menu popped up. When I attempted to type, no text was displayed on the shared screen.
Overall I am very impressed with Adobe ConnectNow’s service, and recommend it to anyone that has simple screen sharing requirements.