LogMeIn: Now free on iOS

The best way to remotely control Macs and Windows systems from the iPad 2 just got better, and free.

Written by James Kendrick, Contributor Dec. 21, 2011 at 11:00 p.m. PT

I use the iPad 2 for a lot of "real" work, and a big part of that work involves LogMeIn Ignition on the iPad. I regularly use it to remote control either my Mac or a Windows system to work as if in front of that system in my office no matter where I am. Today a new app has been released, LogMeIn, that is free for iOS while providing all of the functionality of the old LogMeIn Ignition app.

The new LogMeIn app is the best way to remotely access systems using the iPad, based on my experience. The touch interface has been optimized to make remote sessions as good as they can be, and this experience is carried on in this new free LogMeIn app.

With this new free app, what about those of us who paid $30 for the older version? The LogMeIn folks are stepping up and doing what is right, as anyone who purchased the app in the past two years are now grandfathered in for free LogMeIn Pro service. While the free LogMeIn service can be used for full remote control and file transfer, the Pro service adds new high-definition audio and video streaming (Mac version in early 2012). Those grandfathered in will not have to pay for the Pro service to get the streaming service.

I have been using the new LogMeIn app and it is the smoothest, easiest way to control a remote system using the iPad 2. It turns any Mac or Windows system into a fully touch-optimized interface on the iPad 2. The new free LogMeIn app is available now in the iTunes App Store.

LogMeIn: Now free on iOS

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