New kid on the block 9to5Mac.com has taken a look at Leopard’s Screen Sharing application.
Screen Sharing is effectively a more integrated and free version of Apple Remote Desktop, similar to Windows XP’s offering of Window Remote Desktop.
It should be noted that ARD still has a place in the market due to its administration capabilities.
On Apple’s Leopard website the feature is described as follows;
With shared computers automatically displayed in the sidebar, it’s far easier to find or access files on any computer in your house, whether Mac or PC. All it takes is a click. But here’s where things get really interesting. By clicking on a connected Mac, you can see and control that computer (if authorized, of course) as if you were sitting in front of it.
When Leopard was first introduced at WWDC 206 the feature was touted as part of iChat but now appears to be missing from iChat (possibly not?) and instead built into the Finder.
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