Now when browsing on the net, I typically bookmark certain websites I believe will come in useful in the future, or sites I might want to check back for updates, or just recommend to friends. I thought it would be best to make a public list of some of these sites and descriptions about about why they own.
Hamachi
This app allows the setup of mini VPNs or virtual private networks, through a similar to IM client interface. This means to the computers you add in side each of your little groups can access your computer as if it was connected via a LAN. In application this means where ever you are, your laptop will have encrypted connection to your computer at home and behave as if it were on a local network. Other uses could be encrypted file sharing using windows shared folders. It also isn’t hard to use remote desktop through this app or set up a proxy, as the connections are encrypted before they leave your laptop, any wifi would never see the raw traffic.
meebo
This is a website that is a sort of web based trillian or gaim. It allows the connection to a few popular IM networks via a easy website. As a bonus the site provides a repeater app which means your home pc can proxy the service so that if your work blocks the site you can simply ‘host’ the site on your home pc.
freeware list
This is a cool site which lists tons of free software that does just about everything, if you ever want a tool or program but dont want to pay for brand name software check this list to see if there is a freeware version. Typical examples are firefox, openoffice, spybot, avg and 7-zip. At the top of the page there is also a list for open source apps.
Process explorer
This is a sysinternals app that is an alternate to the windows taskman for working out what apps are doing what, which one is using all your cpu and memory. It can replace taskman or just run along side it.
Process tamer
This little app sits in your systray and manages the priority of all your applications, when a program starts eating up cpu it will lower the priority so it doesn’t disturb other apps. It can also be used to remember the priority of apps so next time they open they will automatically be set to to whatever you like. You might prefer itunes is set to high so opening firefox doesn’t make it skip a few seconds.