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LogMeIn's unique VPN solution 'Hamachi' has been updated to version 2.

Hamachi - which is free for non profit use for up to 16 nodes (256 nodes are supported in the subscription based paid version) - is a simple to use VPN solution. The VPN provides 256 bit AES encrypted tunneling across public and private networks and is incredibly easy to manage from a web based interface. Multiple secure networks can be created as required, allowing provision of virtual networks on demand to machines on any type of network connection in any location.

Hamachi's excellent performance has always been its strong point and as such it has garnered a huge following amongst gamers who can take advantage of it's low latency connections and rapid expandability. Inviting a new machine to your Hamachi network is as simple as sharing your network number and password.

As well as a shiny new UI, the newly released Hamachi version 2 adds hub and spoke networks, gateway networks, installation links (click to automatically join networks), network management and client management. At the time of writing, the new release seems to be available for Windows only, with no clients available for Mac, Linux or Windows Mobile contrary to the previous release.

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LogMeIn provides a suite of free and commercial applications that let you remotely log onto your PC or Mac from any machine with a web browser. But there are a few drawbacks. While you really can use pretty much any web browser, you'll have better results with Internet Explorer or Firefox because those applications can handle an ActiveX control or plugin. If you're using a different browser, your remote session may look more like a slideshow than a live view of your remote computer.

But the LogMeIn folks are getting to roll out a handful of new features including support for a Flash-based control that should work better with other browsers including Google Chrome, Safari, and Opera.

The new LogMeIn Free will also include the ability to wake some computers (depending on their hardware) from sleep using wake-on-LAN controls. The LogMeIn web site has also been redesigned and you can start using the new layout now by logging into beta.logmein.com.

LogMeIn is developing an application that will let BlackBerry Storm users remotely access their Windows or OS X desktop computers. LogMeIn already provides a number of free and paid remote desktop solutions that can be run from a computer or several mobile devices including Windows Mobile and the iPhone.

The BlackBerry Storm version is pretty interesting because it includes full support for the Storm's on-screen keyboard. It will also support zooming in and out, which makes it easy to display your full desktop on a small screen device like the Storm.

The program is currently in alpha, but LogMeIn is accepting emails from people who are interested in finding out when the program will be released to the public.

[via MobileCrunch]

Being able to access one computer from another, via some sort of remote desktop utility is hardly a new development, Windows and Mac OS have included VNC clients with their operating systems for years. Being able to access a Windows computer from your Mac isn't even new -- the Windows Remote Desktop client is available for the Mac, and programs like TightVNC will allow Windows users to connect to a Mac running Tiger or Leopard, assuming the sharing preferences are configured correctly.

However, the downside to using a client-based VNC is that if you are on a trying to connect to a computer from a system that with access restrictions (say, a computer in an Internet cafe or in a school computer lab), you may not be able to access the necessary software to start the remote connection. That's where services like LogMeIn come in.

As long as your target computer has the LogMeIn client installed and is connected to the Internet, you can access that system from a different computer simply using your web browser. And although Mac users have been able to connect to Windows machine via LogMeIn for quite some time, the reverse was not true. Until now. Last week LogMeIn released the first full release of the LogMeIn client for the Mac. Right now, the free version of LogMeIn, which is sufficient for most home users, is available, and as the name implies, free. A free beta is also available for the LogMeIn Rescue (which is aimed at IT professionals or computer technicians, as it makes it easy to take control of a client's machine without having to pre-install software).

We wanted to check out how easy it would be to access a Mac from a web browser in Windows, we had Brad Linder login to Christina Warren's Mac (which is running Leopard 10.5.1). The results?

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When Palm announced the $500 Palm Foleo mobile companion a few months ago, the world pretty much shrugged. It's not quite a laptop, and it's not quite a PDA. So what good is an underpowered device that doesn't run many applications, but lets you interact with your PDA or Smartphone?

Well, as with any computing device, it turns out the Palm Foleo will only be as good as its software. And the more we hear about the software available or the Foleo, the more we warm up to this little device. First of all, the Foleo runs Linux, which means you might be able to slap some custom software on there in addition to the default applications.

And it turns out you can also use the Foleo to access and control your home or work PC on the go. LogMeIn is showing off a software client for the Palm Foleo at this week's LinuxWorld conference in San Francisco. LogMeIn offers free and paid services. LogMeIn Free lets you control your PC over the internet. The paid version lets you share files between your local and remote machines. Of course, you could also just use the free version to email yourself files from your home PC. But you didn't hear that from us.

At this rate, forget the whole companion for your mobile phone thing. You can think of the Palm Foleo as a light weight, instant-on internet terminal for web browsing and accessing all the data on your remote PC. Of course, for $500 you could also just go out and buy a used or underpowered laptop. But it wouldn't be as small, or umm... new.

[via jkOnTheRun]

LogMeIn has a slew of products that let you remotely access PCs on the go. While LogMeIn is commercial software, you only have to pay for the fancier versions that let you do things like access files and printing on your home computer.

LogMeIn's free client lets you log into your home computer from a web browser. There's even a Windows Mobile version that lets you access your home computer from your PDA or Smartphone browser. (Once you get the hang of it, this means you can kind of surf the web using Firefox from your mobile device... connected to your home PC).

Now it looks like LogMeIn's going in the opposite direction. The company is testing a new beta application called LogMeIn Rescue Mobile that lets you access your Windows Mobile device remotely from your desktop. Say one of your clients/coworkers is out in the field and has trouble with their phone. You can login remotely and access data and settings to retrieve information for them or fix problems.

Of course, the phone will need a working internet connection. In order to gain control of the phone, you'll need to direct the user to visit a web site and download an applet. Once the connection is established, a virtual Windows Mobile device will pop up on your desktop and you'll be able to configure settings, or conduct a demonstrations and training sessions.

[via Geek Zone]

LogMeIn has some lovin' for us Mac users, and has released an early preview of LogMeIn for the Mac platform. It seems "preview" is replacing "beta" as the label of choice for early release software these days.

If you've used LogMeIn on a PC in the past, the experience of using it on a Mac will feel very familiar - in fact, it's identical. So identical, it's almost creepy.

For mixed-platform homes, this new free addition to LogMeIn's suite is very welcome.

[Thanks Steve T.]

You probably know that you can listen to music or watch movies on your Windows Mobile device. But did you know you don't need to carry around a massive storage card?

Flash memory cards are getting cheaper and cheaper. While a 16MB CompactFlash card used to cost an arm and a leg, now you can pick up 8GB cards for under $100. But why bother when you can access all the media stored on your PC remotely? Let's take a look at a few ways to stream multimedia content from the web or from your home PC or network.

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