NoMachine isn’t for everyone — and it’s not trying to be. It solves a specific class of problems where remote graphical sessions need to be fast, functional, and complete. When everything else chokes or feels like a workaround, this is the one that usually works. Not minimal, not invisible — but very effective when it counts.
TightVNC isn’t modern, pretty, or flashy — and that’s exactly the point. It’s a fallback tool, a quiet utility that keeps working when newer ones stop. In situations where RDP is blocked, clients are locked down, or the network is just too slow for anything heavier — this is what gets used. A rectangle on the screen, a working mouse and keyboard, and nothing else to explain.
Terminals isn’t elegant. It looks like something from 2011 because it is. But it runs stable, keeps things tidy, and saves time every single day. It won’t replace a full remote access suite. It doesn’t try to. What it does is reduce the chaos just enough to get through the shift without throwing the laptop.
