I recently ran across a great product for remotely accessing computers behind a firewall or NAT router.  Usually, I use Terminal Services / Remote Desktop for this, but there are some situations where you need to access a remote computer and you don’t have control over the router to forward ports, etc.  The most well-known solution to this problem is GoToMyPC (they seem to advertise the most).  However, GoToMyPC charges $19.95/month for one PC.

A free alternative I have found is LogMeIn Free.  This is the free version of LogMeIn’s paid product, so it doesn’t include premium features such as file transfer, remote printing, and several other smaller features.  However, for basic remote computer access that is simple to use and secure, LogMeIn Free is a great solution!

Learn more at:
http://www.logmein.com/go.asp?page=products_free