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— hackedgadgets.com —   Rube Goldberg devices are great, this method of remote control reminds me of one of those devices. There sure are better and simpler methods of sending commands from one computer to the next however none would be as crazy as this idea (I ... (more) Webcam Remote Control

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Turn your Nokia Internet Tablet into an extra PC screen
Unwired View — ... of software, a PC, and of course, an Internet Tablet. This method works with Windows 2000/XP and possibly Vista. Needless to say, this is a “try at your own risk” kind of gig where your only chance to get help if anything goes wrong is to contact the one who devised this method or get in touch with others who have tried it. Ready? First, download the necessary software for both your PC and Internet Tablet. These are: For the PC: RealVNC and the Windows virtual display driver from the ZoneScreen app For the ...

Nokia Internet Tablet Turned Into Additional PC Display
Ubergizmo — ... Wish you had a secondary display for your PC? Well, there is a cheap way of doing so without forking out an additional cent as long as you own a Nokia Internet tablet. You do require a fair number of software to get the setup up and running, alongside a PC and an Internet tablet, of course. Currently, it is certified to work with Windows 2000 and XP although there has been no tests with Vista yet, but it ought to be able to run on the latter as well. The PC will require RealVNC and the ...

Control Your Mac From A PC
Mac|Life all RSS Feed — ... , a PC running Windows 95 or later, for the PC: VNC Viewer (free, www.realvnc.com 1. Make Your Mac Receptive Vine Server Pref menu screen shot If your Mac and PC are on the same network, this is all you have to do on the Mac side. Download Vine to your Mac and drag the Vine Server into your Applications folder. When launched, it configures itself to allow control of the main display over port 5900. If you’re looking to control this machine from a PC on the same home network, you’ll need to do little else on this end except set a password: Go to Vine Server > Preferences and ...

Microsoft, OEMs forced to bundle Firefox, Chrome by the EU?
Download Squad — ... for a minute, EU guys. Windows also includes some other things that have competitors: Wordpad, Paint, Media Player, Defender, and Remote Desktop Connection, to name a few. Does that mean that a new PC will have to include Jarte, AbiWord, Gimp, Paint.Net, WinAmp, VLC, GOM Player, Media Monkey, AdAware, SpyBot, MalwareBytes AntiMalware, Kerio, Comodo, ZoneAlarm, PC Anywhere, VNC, TeamViewer, and a slew of other apps whose functionality Microsoft has built in to ...

Combining Open And Proprietary: Bruce Perens Tells You How
InformationWeek - All Stories And Blogs — ... often tempted to turn to open source solutions for such things as a timesaver, only to be shot down by their legal departments. The whole thing doesn't have to be a compromise between delivering a solution on time and getting into hot water. What's crucial, as Bruce points out, is keeping the open and proprietary components physically discrete. I've seen examples of this in action; right here on this computer I've got CrossLoop , a proprietary app that uses the open-source VNC protocol. The way CrossLoop uses VNC falls under the "arm's-length" provision, ...

Secondary PC Display Using Tablet PC
Ubergizmo — ... has been confirmed to work with Windows 2000 and XP, although it remains to be seen whether it will play nice with Vista. In the end, you will get an actual side display and not some segment of your desktop. For the PC, you will need RealVNC and a ...

Virtual Network Computing (VNC)
The Tao of Mac — ... Schnitz Remote Remote for reverse connections. Alkit VNC allows single-window sharing. RealVNC the ...