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First, its interface is well designed and allows you to swipe across a view of all your available
computers. When you connect to a Mac, the local menu bar feature makes a real difference: Instead
of showing the normally tiny version of the menu bar on the remote Mac, Air Login adds a replace-
ment to your iOS device's screen so you can quickly access menu items without performing the often
fiddly process of clicking menus on the remote computer with the pointer.
Second, Air Login has a view called App Grid (see Figure 9-4) that shows all open applications on
the remote computer so you don't have to launch the application switcher on the remote Mac or try
to jump between apps using the dock which can get confusing, especially if you're using full-screen
apps.
Figure 9-4
Air Login's App Grid view of apps on a remote-controlled Mac
Finally — and arguably the best feature of Air Login — is that it doesn't require knowing anything
about networking to set up. Simply create an account and you're good to go without worrying about
firewalls and other common issues. Air Login is free for local network use and you can pay in the app
to enable remote access features over the Internet if you want.
In addition to accessing your own Windows desktop over the network, you can run Windows via
an Internet-based cloud service.
Through its free iOS app, the CloudOn service lets you run a Windows environment and Office
apps over the Internet, from OnLive's servers. The CloudOn service is currently free, though the com-
pany may charge a subscription fee in the future.