Absolutley Teamviewer, is the best answer. After controlling a PC with the only internet being a GPRS connection over a bluetooth connection. And doing a download while using teamviewer and having no issues. I paid the extra for a license. I now use for work replacing Dameware and any other remote software I have used.

Did we mention it's cross platform? OSX/Windows/ and a flash based web version that works to control from a linux box.

Discriminates against windows users??
Xara were VERY open about the opensource project. They make money on Xara Xtreeme. It's their bread and butter. They wanted to provide products on OSX and Linux but didn't have the time or the resources to make it happen. They started an Project providing code to devs to assist, and making the results freely available.
As I understand it the lack of take up stalled the project. and while this is a pity you can't expect a small business to give up its revenue stream just because it doesn't suit you.

they tried they failed they moved on.

Xara Xtreeme is a brilliant produce at a great price for windows users. I would have loved it to have been the same cross platform but regardless I have no issues with Xara.

I really think you are confusing discrimination with economics. It was not economic for them to develop on their own the linux version, it wasn't them discriminating.

For those who want to check out the project :- www.xaralx.org

So we have more camera surveillance than anywhere else.
We have more regulations than most places. And now we are going to help out the big money companies by criminalizing use of the internet.
Why are we helping a business model that doesn't work and is being flogged to death. UK industry used to be innovative and groundbreaking. Now instead of encouraging evolution of business, we are actively saying we will help you keep your outdated methods and kick the people who innovate.
We should be telling the record/movie industry to move with the times and only help when they have proven they have made changes that are compatible with the customers of the day.
Yes I know about iTunes and other services. but the pricing models applied to them are often the same (or worse) than physical media. And with all the DRM pain when the industry failed again to move forward, these methods have a bad name.
Things are changing and people *are* still buying music and movies. the losses the industry report assume that the downloaded tracks would have been bought (which is rarely the case) only a small preparation of downloaded music would have ever been bought. the rest would have been borrowed (taped/copied) from physical media as has been going on for many years. I don't ever remember a lawsuit over the sale of a dual tape deck that could copy between two tapes.
More interestingly, downloaded music can lead to more sales as bands that are not mainstream are discovered and shared.
I don't condone illegal music downloads. I do condone the use of laws to fund outdated industries that have big enough pockets to buy politicians.