In certain embodiments, the system of the invention automatically replicates a user’s personal computing environment and provides associated remote server access using authentication credentials and data files supplied by a local handheld device as coordinated by session level software common to the handheld device, the replicated system, the system on which the replication occurs, and the remote servers. The application enables a handheld computing device to transfer a user’s various online account credentials to a user’s other computing devices securely and automatically. Thereafter the other computing device accesses a user’s cloud-based storage and various on-line accounts and also pulls selected documents, bookmarks and related information directly from a user’s handheld. The other computing device thereby essentially becomes a clone of a user’s primary personal computer, complete with bookmarks, email account access, documents in a user’s desktop and My Documents folder, pictures, music, and on-line content subscription access.
