Originally Posted by
Tarq57
Maybe
Team viewer. Haven't tried it, it was recommended at a forum I visit, so cannot vouch for it. But it looks good, it's free, the author's website appears professional.
Claims to do all you ask.
I have tried Teamviewer, and as long as you have either someone at the other end to let you know what the account number and current password is, or it has been setup with a fixed password, and you know what the account number and password is it is a very good piece of kit.
In fact, I used Logmein to install teamviewer on a family PC, and then did all i needed to in Teamviewer, including file transfer, chat etc.
I leave mine setup so that it will NOT accept incoming connections.
If you just want family and friends to 'collect' photos and video clips etc, then Gigatribe is a better option, as it allows you to only share the folders you want, whereas Logmein and Teamviewer allow full unrestricted access to your computer.