Go to www.portageps.org and click Faculty and Staff, then the VMWare Virtual Desktop button. Click on the image labeled VMWare Horizon View HTML Access You will be prompted to enter your PortagePS credentials (you do not need to add the @portageps.org here). Click Log In. You will be prompted to choose a desktop configuration. Click on Staff Floating (Windows 7). You will see a swirling status icon. Wait for this, and the loading of the rest of the virtual desktop, and you will be rewarded with a Windows 7 desktop running inside of your browser window. Performance of this virtual desktop is directly related to the speed of your internet connection, and the speed of your home computer. If you want files out of your U drive to work on at home, the best option right now is to email the file(s) to yourself or upload them to Google Drive. If you are a fairly tech savvy person, you could also download the client onto your home computer. For instructions on how to do this, click here . ...