Chrome Remote Desktop

This blog post gives you a step by step guide to setting up Chrome Remote Desktop on your computer.

1. The first thing you need is the Google Chrome web browser, without it we won't be able to remote connect to your machine. If you already use and/or have Google Chrome installed please proceed to step 2.
   
   If you are not sure if you do or don't have Google Chrome installed on your computer try this:
   Windows 10: Click your start button (bottom left) and type Chrome
   Mac: Click your launchpad and type Chrome
   
   If Google Chrome is installed you will see this icon
   
2. Visit Chrome Remote Desktop
   If you are asked to login please do with your Google username and password.
   If you DO NOT have a Google account already you can create one here.
3. Once you are signed in you will see a screen like the image below, click Remote Support and then click the download icon to install the remote desktop extension to Google Chrome
   
   
4. You will then be asked to Add the extension to Chrome, click Add to Chrome (as shown in the image below):
   
5. Chrome will then ask you to confirm you want to add the extension, click Add extension (as shown in the image below):
   
6. You now be asked to give your computer a name. This can be anything you like BUT make it memorable, we would use something like "Media City Way Computer". Once you have entered a name for your computer click next
   
   
7. You will now be asked for a memorable PIN, once you have entered your pin and confirmed the same pin number click Start
   
   
8. If you get any warnings asking "if you would like to allow this app to make changes to your computer" click YES.
9. Chrome Remote Desktop will now show you the computer/device that you have just added
   
   
10. Click Remote Support, this is located at the top middle of the screen
11. You will now see a box saying Get Support, click on the button that says Generate Code
    
    
12. Give this code (usually 12 digits long) to Media City Way and we'll connect to your machine.
    
    

Mobile Phones VS Desktop Computers

Back on August 10th 2012 we published a post named:  Top 10 Used Mobile Phones in the UK besides telling our fantastic visitors which mobile phones were the most popular in the UK we also researched into how many people were using their mobile phone (or smartphone) to gain access to the internet to visit websites.

The results in August 2012 showed that 13.16% of people using the internet in the United Kingdom did so from a mobile device. The remaining 86.84% were people connecting to the internet via a desktop PC or laptop.

Now 4 months later we have delved back into the archives of information and can report there has been a slight increase of 0.18% of people using mobile phones to access the internet. 13.34% may seem a small percentage to some people but when you consider the population of the UK (62,641,000) and multiply that by the mobile percentage, that tells us that there are over 8.35 million people in the UK (an increase of roughly 1 million people) that are using their mobile devices to connect to the internet.

Media City Way specialise in displaying websites onto mobile devices, take a look at our own website on your mobile phone. Businesses that are selling either themselves or products on the internet need to consider their options and make sure their website displays clearly on a mobile phone.

Leave us a comment and we will perform a mobile optimisation check on your website free of charge and provide recommendations on what can be achieved to improve your websites functionality and visibility on mobile devices.