CrossLoop: The Ultimate Collaboration Tool
Need to collaborate on a document with a friend? Need to help someone fix a software issue? Need to shop for something with a friend? Look no further, CrossLoop gets the job done. I found out about CrossLoop in an IT magazine a few years ago and finally came around to reviewing it. CrossLoop allows two users view-only and full control to each others' computers. There are two modes: Access and Share . It doesn't take rocket science to know that when one person shares, the other will access. Click the Share tab (above right) and hit Connect and provide your buddy with the 12-digit Access Code that they will enter in their Access tab (above left) . You will notice a red X : this denotes that you will allow view-only access. Clicking again removes the X and allows full control. Besides the features that allows CrossLoop to succeed, what lies underneath the GUIs and functionalities? Security. As technology advances and people communicate across the Internet, hacke...