Make Your Windows Remote Desktop Connection From Your MAC!

I have been using OSX a lot lately but I still do have Windows machines at my house. The most important of those to me is the Windows Media Center computer that controls my entire home entertainment system. I have an XBox 360 that we use to watch TV on in the bedroom so I am pretty locked in with Windows there.

There is often a reason I need to connect to the Media Center machine and of course I connect to other Windows machines as well at home. Well from Windows this is very easy because the remote desktop (RDP) client is built into Windows, but what if you are running OSX like I am? Well in that case you need “Remote Desktop Connection Client for Mac 2” from Microsoft. They have taken the time write a client for OSX which works very well.

Remote Desktop from OSX

Just like with the built in Windows version you enter the computer name and press connect. It’s that simple! Of course you have the option to choose specific options such as screen resolution, saved user credentials, etc. but they aren’t nessesary to make the connection. This is a tool that you need only if you need it. I just wanted to share with you that it exhists and if you do in fact need to make that connection this is the best way.