How many times have you needed to connect to your home computer but don;t have your laptop with you? Logmein launched Ignition for iPhone which allows you to connect remotely to your Windows or Mac desktop.

I bought this back in June after having tried Ignition for Windows Mobile last year. This is a lifesaver if you need to access a piece of software or an open file you have sitting there on your desktop.

You sign into your Logmein account and then you authenticate to the computer you want access to. I just tried to connect to my Macbook Pro but it’s rejecting the username/password so I will need to look into that.

Although you can store your passwords, I’d advice against it so in case your iPhone is lost, you don’t leave yourself (and your technology clients) wide open.

I’ve been able to help clients while away from my office quickly and easily using the Logmein Ignition for iPhone.

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Giveaway of Ignition for iPhone

This weekend at Blogworld, I will be giving away 5 licenses of Ignition for the iPhone. I’m looking for bloggers who have an iPhone (obvious one there), travel or are away from their primary computer on a regular basis and would want to take try something like this out.

Thank you to Logmein for sponsoring me at Blogworld!

Mobile Too Tiny? Try Logmein Free

There is also Logmein Free which allows you to connect from one computer to another and supports Windows and Mac (sorry Linux). The Pro2 version supports file transfers, remote printing and you can share your desktop with someone else so if you need to do a quick training or demo, you’re good to go.