iCloud: How to setup Back to My Mac

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Back to My Mac lets anyone with an Apple ID connect remotely to their home or office Mac over the Internet and control the keyboard, pointer and file system. Hit play on the video above to learn how to use this feature for yourself.

The immediate benefit to this consumer-grade VPN application is that it lets you retrieve forgotten files by emailing them from your Mac to whichever machine you're using to control it. You can also use it -- at a push -- to run apps remotely, although the effectiveness of working this way is determined to a large extent by the speed of the broadband connection at both ends of the operation.Hit play on the video above or read on to learn how to use this feature for yourself.

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