February 1, 2009
As PCs continue to expand beyond just the work environment, more and more people are buying more computers for home and travel. They have their desktop computer at home, a laptop at home, a laptop at work and maybe even a desktop at work. Keeping all of these in sync and on the same page [...]
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January 29, 2009
If you’ve ever thought of finding a simpler way to help your friends or relatives with your computer skills, rather than having to be physically there to assist them with the installation of an app or the removal of spyware/viruses, then remote support to their PC might do the trick for you. We’ve previously covered [...]
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January 19, 2009
Vista’s Remote Desktop Connection feature allows you to connect to your computer remotely as if you were sitting right in front of it. By default, only one user can connect at a time. Remote Desktop connections are not allowed at all in the Home versions of Vista. There is a hack available to allow allow [...]
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December 7, 2008
There is no doubt, Microsoft is going to dominate the operating system market through Windows 7. Who knows where we will be after that. At that point we will likely be looking at some type of open source product, such as Ubuntu? Maybe even we’ll move to our smart phone(s) full time? Whatever the case, [...]
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December 6, 2008
So you’re at work or school and you want to check your profile or watch a YouTube video. Lo and behold, it’s blocked. Now you have two options – be productive or try and bypass the filter. Usually one would choose the latter, but how would you do that? Here’s some options. XeroBank The xB Browser [...]
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November 26, 2008
One of the first posts I wrote as part of the MakeUseOf team was “10 Essential Mac Apps To Install After A Reformat“. That was way back in March, when I was still innocent, young and naïve. The title of the article was technically inaccurate; the introduction was misleading and a lot of controversy spewed [...]
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November 8, 2008
If you have ever dealt with a huge company that needed to provide you with technical support then you have probably seen or participated in a WebEx session. WebEx is GREAT except for the fact that it costs a fortune to use. I came to the conclusion that I wanted to be able to do [...]
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October 21, 2008
BitTorrent is great for sharing large files. If you have been using BitTorrent for some time you know the kind of stuff you can find out there. From movies to TV to games to Stanford lectures. Here is how you can manage and download your torrents remotely which means that you can start a torrent [...]
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September 22, 2008
If you’ve been sick, gone, or needed to access any of your computers from another computer, you know how infuriating it can be. It can make you want to throw your mouse across the room, or worse. But before you turn to throwing mice, try some of these easier solutions to access and control your [...]
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August 16, 2008
What happens when BitTorrent meets Hamachi meets remote desktop meets networking? Well you get something similar to Remobo. Remobo lets you create an IPN which is an Instant Private Network. Lets see what you can do with an IPN, Remobo and how to set it all up. Remobo allows you to: Control your own computer [...]
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July 30, 2008
Hamachi isn’t a brand new utility or idea, but I did want to ‘spread the word’ of this excellent program. Hamachi is a service that runs in the background and connects your computer to any other computer you wish in a particular network. This creates an encrypted VPN (Virtual Private Network) between you and other [...]
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June 20, 2008
I love my friends, and I love helping them. But God knows they’re not all that great with following along with my tech support advice over the phone. You know exactly what I’m talking about and it gets frustrating for you too I bet. Well, after my last Make Use Of article, I had a [...]
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March 26, 2008
Windows Mobile 6 is my mobile OS of choice (sorry Blackberry fans, I really hate the closed-source nature of the Blackberry!). I keep all of my contacts synced to it via ActiveSync and basically keep my life organized with it. Via Twitter I heard someone talking about My Mobiler… so I had to check it [...]
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December 12, 2007
Quick look at 3 different applications for accessing your music library directly from mobile phone. IMPORTANT: All listed services are FREE, however depending on your mobile plan data transfer fees may apply. I recommended that you contact your mobile carrier and find out about your ‘data transfer’ charges before going with any of the below [...]
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December 4, 2007
Remote desktop access is nothing new – Windows has had it for years – but as with everything else, Microsoft is rapidly losing the monopoly by smaller companies determined to bring out their own alternatives. One such alternative is Crossloop. I have been watching Crossloop for a while and so far I have been extremely [...]
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