I got my first Mac, a MacBook Pro, last December and I absolutely love it. My mom doesn't own a computer at all and is somewhat "tech challenged" let's just say. My sister has talked about giving her their old Dell/Vista laptop when she and her husband upgrade here pretty soon. The problem with that is, since I live in the same town as my mom, I'll be the one who has to help her set it up and troubleshoot any problems she might have. I decided to nip that in the bud, and to insure a better experience for both of us, just ordered her a refurbished MacBook. The specs are here. It ships with Snow Leopard but is eligible for a free upgrade to Lion.
I have two questions:
1. Will this notebook perform well enough with Lion or should i just leave it on Snow Leopard? Keep in mind my mom will primarily use it for surfing the web, photo sorting and sharing, and possibly a genealogy app. I'm thinking this model will run Lion just fine, I'm just hoping someone with the same model/specs can corroborate. I'd really like to put Lion on her Mac so we can use AirDrop to conveniently exchange family photos, etc.
2. Can someone recommend an app that I could use to remotely view her mac from mine in case she has some questions or trouble when I'm out of town or don't have time to stop by and help? I've used iTeleport to access my own Mac with my iPhone but I want something that will work from Mac to Mac. I only anticipate having to tweak some system preferences here and there but I'd like to have access to other utilities and files if need be. I have searched and came across apps like TeamViewer and others. I don't mind a paid app but I'd like to avoid spending the $80 for something like Apple's Remote Desktop (which I'm not sure is even what I need).
Any and all input is appreciated
I have two questions:
1. Will this notebook perform well enough with Lion or should i just leave it on Snow Leopard? Keep in mind my mom will primarily use it for surfing the web, photo sorting and sharing, and possibly a genealogy app. I'm thinking this model will run Lion just fine, I'm just hoping someone with the same model/specs can corroborate. I'd really like to put Lion on her Mac so we can use AirDrop to conveniently exchange family photos, etc.
2. Can someone recommend an app that I could use to remotely view her mac from mine in case she has some questions or trouble when I'm out of town or don't have time to stop by and help? I've used iTeleport to access my own Mac with my iPhone but I want something that will work from Mac to Mac. I only anticipate having to tweak some system preferences here and there but I'd like to have access to other utilities and files if need be. I have searched and came across apps like TeamViewer and others. I don't mind a paid app but I'd like to avoid spending the $80 for something like Apple's Remote Desktop (which I'm not sure is even what I need).
Any and all input is appreciated
