It’s one thing to remotely control a computer on your LAN (in which case VNC or Remote Desktop Connection takes care of that with ease), but another when you want to do the same over the Internet. It’s true that if you really wanted to, you could set up your own VPN tunnel for secure remote VNC connectivity, however most people would prefer simpler...

Using the freely available Terminal Server Client in Ubuntu Linux it’s easy to connect to your Windows XP computer(s) on your local network. See video below for...

From Gizoo, here’s the wind-up remote control. Why wind-up? So you never need batteries. Yes, this is a real product and yes it’s a universal remote. When the power in it gets low you wind 30 revolutions and the unit is charged again and ready to rock. Product description states it can control up to 6 different devices. Not...

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