ShareTool is a useful app developed by Yaszoft. It lets you access all of the Bonjour services on your home network (iTunes Music Sharing, Screen Sharing, File Sharing, printing, and more) from anywhere in the world. The application has recently received an update, making it more reliable, secure and simple to use.

Basically, using the software, you can listen to your iTunes music library, which resides on your home Mac, when you're at work. Not only that, but you can even control your home computer, executing actions like dragging and dropping files from it to your work machine, all using Yazsoft's ShareTool.

Developed for Bonjour users looking to access all of their services on their home network from anywhere in the world, ShareTool includes iTunes music sharing, screen sharing, file sharing, etc. The software automatically configures routers supporting NAT-PMP or UpnP; remote services automatically appear in Finder, iTunes, and other applications; the app enables remote access for any application or service that advertises itself using Bonjour and runs over TCP/IP; all network traffic is strongly encrypted while access to your services requires your Mac OS X username and password, to name a few key features of this useful piece of software.

ShareTool can now automatically connect to many types of services, having been updated to version 1.2.3, which also adds a new Log window, better handling of SSH Public Key Exchanges, an overhaul to the preferences for simplified use and “tons of internal tweaks for increased performance and security,” according to the makers. Dozens of other enhancements are also included.

One ShareTool user license costs $20 to buy. The application is a Universal Binary, good for both Intel and PPC-based Macs. ShareTool requires Mac OS X no higher than 10.3.9 (Panther), but newer OS versions are supported too. A free, demo version can be acquired here.