“If you have any Mac that you would like to manage remotely, then you can enable Screen Sharing or Remote Management in the Sharing system preferences,” Topher Kessler writes for MacIssues.
“However, if these become disabled or if you keep them disabled by default, then you will not be able to access your system,” Kessler writes. “Nevertheless, if you have Remote Login enabled and can establish an SSH connection, then you can take a few steps to re-enable Screen Sharing.”
Kessler writes, “At the very least, you will need the IP address and credentials for a local administrative account on the system you are trying to administer, and then you can follow these steps to enable Screen Sharing.”
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MacDailyNews Take: We’ve done this a few times and, as you can imagine, it’s very useful.
I do this often.
I use Parallels Access which among other things makes your Mac apps useable on your iPad despite the different interface.
Sold as a service and runs across platforms.
http://www.parallels.com/products/access/