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Filed under: Internet, Windows, Freeware, P2P

Remobo: VPN, Chat, Filesharing, Remote Control All-In-One!



Hamachi is a great app. So is VNC. Torrents are great, too. You see where I'm going. These are all great on their own - so when Remobo rolled them all in to one, tasty package, I was pretty excited.

Set it up, add your buddies, and you've got an instant, private P2P network. Click the My Shared Files link and create torrents of your folders and files with two clicks. When your buddies view your shares, they'll see a simple web page with links to the torrent downloads. It's simple, and it works quite well.

Clicking windows file sharing on a buddy will display their Windows file and printer shares (like Hamachi does). File access speeds (even over my sluggish DSL) are good, and at least on par with Hamachi's free offering.

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Filed under: Internet, Video, web 2.0

Watch Hulu videos outside of the US with Hotspot Shield

Since our recent invite bonanza, we've enjoyed the heck out of our Hulu membership. But, since its inception, Hulu has been a US-only party. And, while OPENHulu or TVparadise opened up Hulu to a crowd of non-invitees, international users were still out of luck.

Of course if you're willing to trick Hulu into thinking your non-US computer is actually connected to a US internet connection, you can get around that restriction. One way for non-US residents to watch Hulu videos is by using a program called Hotspot Shield. We say "it seems" because, since we are inside the US, we don't have a method of testing whether or not this works.

Here's how it done:

Hotspot Shield is a free program which creates a virtual private network between your computer and a wireless router. While its focus is mainly on protecting your private information from hackers (you've seen them before: those shady characters sunk deep into a comfy chair at Starbucks, a Dell on their lap, a dark beanie almost covering their eyes, a decaf java chip mocha Frappucino melting silently on the table next to them), in this case, it keeps Hulu from recognizing that you are outside the US. Therefore, because Hulu doesn't know where you are from, it assumes the best and gives you full, unadulterated access to all content.

The best thing is, if this works, it will work for all US-only sites (Hello, Pandora)!

International Download Squad readers, please let us know if this works for you in the comments.

[Via profit42.com, thanks Denis!]

Filed under: Internet

Hamachi acquired by LogMeIn

HamachiApplied Networking, maker of Hamachi, has announced that it has been acquired by LogMeIn, Inc. Hamachi, a free tool described by Applied Networking as "a program that allows you to arrange multiple computers into their own secure network just as if they were connected by a physical network cable," and is a good match for LogMeIn, Inc., which makes browser-based VPN-like remote administration tools LogMeIn and RemotelyAnywhere. The Hamachi developers supply some more details on the official Hamachi forum, or you can read LogMeIn's press release on the acquisition.

Filed under: Business, Internet, Security, Utilities, Windows, Office, Productivity, Microsoft

Microsoft buys VPN Whale

Whale CommunicationsMicrosoft has now acquired Whale Communications, a maker of VPN (virtual private network) technology. Whale technology uses SSL encryption to provide secure access to business users across unsecured networks. According to Bob Kelly, general manager of Infrastructure Marketing, Microsoft wants to increase the quality and security of their offerings with Whale's technology. This is good news for Microsoft users in the future, and IT departments as well. Whale's products join the ever increasing slew of Microsoft business applications for teleworkers. If you connect to a VPN for work in a corporate environment, Microsoft's acquisition of Whale may find it's way to your desktop soon.

[Via Microsoft PressPass]

Filed under: Developer, Internet, Security, Utilities, Windows, Linux, Productivity, Open Source

Hamachi, open source zero configuration VPN

hamachiIt's a pretty simple idea, and not unique. According to Hamachi's site: "With Hamachi you can organize two or more computers with an Internet connection into their own virtual network for direct secure communication." But the devil is in the details... And the details are good. Hamachi is very, very slick. Available right now for Windows and Linux (OS X promised "soon"), Hamachi sets up a VPN between to machines lickety-split. Just as advertised, it's a zero-configuration VPN. What's more, it can simulate up to 5 network cards, and gives you an IP starting with 5— allowing you to pass through a firewall. It's like your LAN on the internet, all with as little fuss as possible. Take it for a spin and let us know what you think in the comments. [Thanks to Fred for the tip]

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Forumwarz - a potentially offensive time waster

I pwn UAfter spending the better part of an hour on Forumwarz I still can't decide if it's just sick or if it's kind of fun. It's a bit like a car wreck on the highway. I know I shouldn't be looking but I can't quite turn away.

It's sick, it's twisted, it's the internet on it's worst level and darn it, it's kind of fun. At least for a little while.

Forumwarz is a parody role-playing game that takes place on the internet - or at least the Forumwarz version of it. Your goal is to complete missions that are given to you through a mock up of GoogleTalk called Sentrillion.

Your first "friend" is ShallowEsophagus who begins giving you missions to pwn various forums by being a troll. Depending on the character type you are assigned at start up, you have tools like drooling on the keyboard or bashing your head on the keyboard that you can use to destroy forum threads and eventually, pwn a forum.

Future missions involve buying illegal software from the Russians, pwning more difficult forums and other internet oddness.

Completing missions gives you cash, called Flezz in game, and items that you can pawn or use in other missions. The game is NOT for those easily offended. It's crass, coarse and there are frequent f-bombs in the fake chat sessions.

This is also a game for a more mature audience as it requires you to shop at the Drugs R Fun store to get various concoctions to improve your playing, engage in certain cyber activities to get more Flezz and just generally use a more adult perspective.

If you can get past that, here are the more enjoyable and time-wasting aspects.

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