Two thoughts on remote access. First, I don't know what OS you are using but you can always check out RDC, with comes with XP Pro, and I am sure some versions of Vista. Also, you have the option of VNC, which is similar to RCP.
Second, you i don't know if you are fimiliar with linux or command line, but you could always set up a SSH server on your computer so that you con SSH to it and use command line to move around it. The only differnce is that there isn' a nice GUI for you to see.
Cheers!