Surely there must be a way to make your computer talk to it! Let’s give it a try — I’ll be using a Linux machine and a popular brand of oscilloscope but the technique is widely applicable.

Need to access files and media, but your laptop is at home? No worries! This article will teach you how to use your smartphone to mirror your desktop PC.

For today's how-to we spent some time rummaging around in our parts box to build a serial IR remote interface for our PC. We took a few pieces from various designs to come up our own, built ...

If you have less ambitious needs and simply want to control a particular program over your home Wi-Fi, there are a number of dedicated apps for the likes of iTunes, VLC and GrooveShark. Google’s ...

When you're done, you'll be able to remote control your computer from anywhere (as though you're sitting in front of it), access any of your files, and stream video, music, and photos to any other ...

My dad just got a new computer and keeps calling me for tech help. Is there any way I can control his computer from my own? Remote access makes explaining how to, say, set up email ports a lot ...

Google provides a free and powerful tool, Chrome Remote Desktop, that lets you connect to and control your Windows 10 computer over the internet. (It also works with Windows 7 and Windows 8.) The ...

Want to control more than one computer simultaneously with the same keyboard and mouse? These software and hardware options can help.