Posted 11/10/08 at 12:44:00 PM by David Murphy

With just five applications--five, free applications--you can do anything you ever wanted to do across a network connection.  We're serious.  Using these applications, you can bridge your computers together from anywhere in the world across a secure, hacker-proof connection.  From there, you can dial into your desktop as if you were sitting right in front of it, looking at the exact screen you'd be seeing were your butt in the groove of your favorite office chair.  If you're a hardcore network enthusiast, we'll even show you how to tab-browse through multiple, connected desktops as if you were pulling them up in Firefox or something.

And if you think that's crazy, these examples only reflect three of the five programs we're featuring in this week's roundup.  So what are you waiting for?  Click the link and let's get networked!  Which, in itself, should be some kind of 80s super-dance mix: "Let's Get Networked."  Eh?  Ehhhh?

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Posted 01/22/08 at 08:05:49 PM by David Murphy

We’ll set the stage. You’re at work, toiling away on yet another spreadsheet for the Man, when you suddenly have a flash of inspiration. You’ve installed Peggle Deluxe at home, and surely a round of puzzle-ball action would make the day pass faster! But how are you ever going to access your computer and fire up your saved game?

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