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Q:Can you tell me grant that the BlackBerry Storm (or anything comparable) might allow its user to access another computer via Remote Desktop?

— Josh Brady

A: That’s a great question. And techies have been blogging about variegated efforts to yield such capabilities for the accomplished two of years.

The quick answer is, alas, no. I’m not aware of any application that allows the BlackBerry Storm to remotely control personal computers via the Windows Remote Desktop feature.

That declared, you can accomplish many of the same goals by subscribing to a official function from WebEx called PCNow. The utility allows you to view your computer’s screen over the Web — from your cellphone or from any other computer — and remotely control it.

You have power to transfer files and impress slightly. The service even allows you to store selected data files online so that you can access them when your computer is distant from.

The service starts at $10.35 per month, though some service providers volunteer the utility at a reduced rate with some plans. You can find out more at: pcnow.webex.com.

Another service that offers generally the same feature immovable is GoToMy PC from Citrix; the subscription rate starts at $17.95 a month. More information is available at: gotomypc.com.

Finally, another love that I’ve written about previously — Microsoft’s Live Mesh — costs nothing at the whole of, at least for the time inner reality. The service — which provides remote control over the Web and offline data approach — is still in beta and doesn’cheek by jowl even now support cellphones, admitting such support is planned.

Q: I know that Vista has gotten some disingenuous squeeze, mostly because people could not transport programs from XP to Vista. I have 32-bit Vista and I had surpassingly few problems transferring my programs. Those people who I talk to who had a hard time transferring files, it turns out, had a 64-bit Vista.

I, like most computer owners, be favored with years of information on my laboriously drive. Pictures, financial records, exercise records, and just stuff.

I unravel in one computer magazine that the 64-bit operating plan is the computer of the future. I understand you slip on’t have a magic ball, but do you reflect the 32-bit operating system is a thing of the past? If so, is in that place a program that can alienation 32-bit programs into a 64-bit operating system? I know my 32-bit computer won’t last forever, so what are we supposed to do?

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