Real World Computing

We've recently rolled out IBM Verse and we're trying to get our staff members to use it (willingly) rather than mandating the change.  One of the issues that we've come up against is the humble Mailto link.  If you go to any web page that has a mailto link and click it, it goes to Notes. Obviously we want those links to go to Verse. It's a simple fix, here's how to do it. How To Open IBM Verse in Google Chrome (it might be possible to use other browser but I haven't tested them). Click on the Service Handler Icon in the Address Bar (Right hand side) A dialog box will appear asking if you want to allow Verse to open all Email links. Choose Allow. Click Finished. That's all there is to it.  Now you can browse around and find a mailto link like this one and click it.   and here's a picture (click on it if it's too small).

About Chrome Remote Desktop Remote desktop is one of the great ways to access data from offsite because it not only gives you access to your data, it also gives you access to your applications. So, if you've got applications which you don't have at home, on your laptop, phone, android or ipad, then remote desktop is the answer. Unfortunately, the key to remote desktop is (usually) having a good VPN.  VPNs rely upon infrastructure and they need to be secure. For example PPTP VPNs are so insecure that they typically last under a minute in the wild. The more secure VPNs, like Shrew, are more robust but offer little compatibility for other types of devices, like Macs, iOS, Linux and Android. There's a few good point to point remote desktop solutions about though and these don't need a VPN. Even better, some, like the Google Chrome Remote Desktop are constantly being updated (as if simply being "free" wasn't good enough. The other thing that I like a