Hamachi Free Version Runs as a Service

Here’s something that was just pointed out to me today by a friend at work. I’m embarrassed to say I don’t know when this became a feature… but I sure am excited to see it.

The free version of Hamachi now includes the ability to run as a service!

How cool is that? This is a

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Continuing to Enjoy Ubuntu

For the past week I’ve been using Ubuntu (via the Install Inside Windows option) almost full-time on my home machine. I’m digging it so far and am thinking I’ll re-install it as dual-boot to get a bit more performance (although it really runs quite well as the Windows Install as a perk of being on

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Twitter for Support?

Earlier today I was wrestling with trying to use LogMeIn from my Ubuntu install to remotely manage a machine at work. No matter how I went about it, I couldn’t get things working from Firefox 3.

Eventually I whined on Twitter, because that’s how I (sometimes) roll:

Shortly after that I got two big surprises.

First, twitter finally

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Microsoft Mesh Beta: First Look

Last Monday the Mesh Team blog announced the “Technology Preview” for Windows Live Mesh.

What’s Mesh? Well think of it as a combination of FolderShare, Hamachi, Remote Desktop or LogMeIn and any number of web based desktops and storage systems (remember SkyDrive?). The post announcing it has an apt paragraph summing it up:

I don’t know

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I’m InTouch – Remote Access – A Quick Look

Several months ago I wrote an article on Mobile Management and listed out some of the services or apps I’d been using to manage machines from my HTC Mogul phone. At the time, I was definitely a fan of LogMeIn’s service.

In fact, I still am. I don’t use it all the time, but when I

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