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Bill’s Software Review: Crossloop

Posted on October 12, 2007 by Bill
15 Comments

Chances are very good that since you’re reading this post, you posses at least a modicum of computer knowledge. Most of you, likely much more than that. That in mind, I’m sure that many of you, like me, have heard the dreaded words, “Hey, I’m having this problem with my computer….”

Alright. There are two basic responses us techies generally lean towards. Some will perk up a bit and start fishing for more useful information, pleased to have the opportunity to show off some of their stuff. Others instantly develop a searing pain in the pit of their guts, and frantically begin scanning the room for the nearest window to leap out of, mindless of glass-inflicted lacerations, already imagining phrases like “The cup holder on my PC won’t retract!”

You can read the whole post over here at WinExtra

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Categories: Technology | Tags: freeware, remote assistance

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15 Responses to “Bill’s Software Review: Crossloop”

  1. Mrinal says:
    October 12, 2007 at 6:13 pm

    Bill – this small company is excited to know that you are going to ‘keep’ us and all the most excited that you recognized the ‘hemi’ :)
    I had never read that comparison and I really like it.
    We appreciate your initiative and support of bringing us to your readers. If you or they have any questions, please feel free to email me anytime – we are all about listening and learning.
    The new one – v1.14 (details on our blog) – is a result of that listening.
    Thanks and have a great weekend!

  2. Arni says:
    October 13, 2007 at 12:50 am

    I’ve been using Crossloop for a long time now (1-2 years I think) and what I’ve noticed is that not only is the program exceptionally idiot-proof, (I’m not saying my mom’s an idiot, but when it comes to computers…..) small and highly efficient, but the guys at Crossloop care about the program they’ve created, and take the time to actually answer the questions I’ve put forth. Not only does the program get high marks from me, but also the people behind it.

    Good review for a good program.

  3. Callow says:
    October 14, 2007 at 3:40 pm

    Nice review Bill!

    I remember reading about this in the forums a while ago but never tried it. After this review I thought I’d give it a shot and remote into my son’s computer. It took about a minute for us to download, install and get into his PC. It was alot of fun torturing him by moving his mouse all the time too :D

    This is definitely going to the top of the list of tools I can’t do without. The only thing I didn’t like is not being given the option of where to install it (unless I missed it?).

    Callow

  4. Software Review: Ashampoo Burning Studio 7 - Part One | WinExtra says:
    October 20, 2007 at 5:06 pm

    [...] suitability for a review, then letting the free key run out. After playing with it for a few days, like Crossloop, it’s staying. In addition, for about half the price of the “Industry [...]

  5. Mrinal says:
    October 22, 2007 at 7:35 pm

    We are ecstatic to see the loove we are getting – thanks a lot to all of you from all of us at CrossLoop!
    Bill – feel free to forward any questions you or your readers might have!

  6. Software Review: Ashampoo Burning Studio 7 - Part Two | WinExtra says:
    October 23, 2007 at 1:09 pm

    [...] Like Crossloop, the interface is nice and clean, everything I want is easily at hand. However, Ashampoo has, for [...]

  7. Victor says:
    November 6, 2007 at 5:18 pm

    me parece muy bien solo que tambien me gustaria tener control de mis equipos cuando reinician e inicar yo la sesion que deseo

  8. Victor says:
    November 6, 2007 at 5:19 pm

    bien solo q me gustaria tener el control al seleccionar la sesion de inicio

  9. Crossloop: Revisited | WinExtra says:
    December 12, 2007 at 12:18 am

    [...] over at Crossloop have released a new version of their fabulous remote assistance utility that we reviewed here a while back. As this handy little tool is one of our "Software Suggestions" in the sidebar, we tend [...]

  10. WinExtra » The Crossloop Community says:
    April 29, 2008 at 4:28 pm

    [...] When I first reviewed Crossloop, there was little more to it than a very simple, yet very functional Remote Assistance program. It [...]

  11. bill says:
    October 12, 2007 at 7:52 pm

    Ironic as it sounds, 6 hours after the article was posted, my Dad called me, wanted help with his computer. Windows Media Player is crashing. I wanted to tell him to simply stop using Windows Media Player, but hey..it’s my Dad! I’ll be testing Crossloop for REAL tomorrow! Thanks for reading!

  12. Steven Hodson says:
    October 13, 2007 at 1:19 am

    It is a good program and I think Bill did a great job on his first review. Knowing some of what is in the works for his future reviews I’m really glad to have him on board doing them.

    (I just have to get the MyBlogLog connection sorted out so it will display his avatar in the comments :)

  13. bill says:
    October 23, 2007 at 6:58 pm

    The gratitude is mine, Mrinal! You did all the work, I just talked about it a bit! Wonderful program.

  14. Bill Vincent says:
    November 9, 2007 at 4:06 pm

    My spanish is limited, and that combined with Google translate tells me you would like to see the ability for one person to start the connection, rather than both. This, in my mind, would be a horrible security hole, and I doubt that Mrinal would be willing to install a feature that could possibly be exploited by hackers/crackers to gain unauthorized access to a computer or network.

  15. Arni says:
    November 11, 2007 at 8:10 pm

    The whole point (for me) of this program is indeed that it can connect through any firewall and is so awesome in every way, but there HAS to be a user on the other end to let me in. That’s VERY good indeed.

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