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 If you have never used Remote Desktop, it is a really great way to connect to another PC (office, home, etc) remotely and get work done that you otherwise could not get done. I routinely use remote desktop to connect to servers at our office, connect to user’s computers to provide tech support, and to connect to my personal computer at home to access files. In order to use Remote Desktop, there are a couple of things you need to understand. First off, remote desktop only works with Windows XP and Windows 2003. What I mean by this is that you can only connect INTO a Window XP or 2003 machine. You can use a Windows 98, ME, or 2000 to connect INTO a Windows XP or 2003 machine, but you cannot connect INTO a 98, ME or 2000 machine remotely. If you want to be able to connect to a Windows 2000 or earlier machine, you’ll have to buy commerical software. Secondly, you need to make sure that you are logged in as a computer administrator on the machine in order to set it up for remote acces

Here is an interesting tip shared by one of our readers James for securing your laptop with a home made lock using your old USB drive. Hi, I am submitting a tech tip for your blog readers. A New Life To Old Flash Drives. Don’t throw your old USB flash drive away. Instead, you can use an old flash drive to prevent your laptop from being stolen. Here is how. ■Install free software on your laptop. http://www.lalarm.com/LaptopAlarm. (free for personal use) ■Fasten a neck strap to your old USB flash drive. ■Fasten the other end of the strap to a table. ■Plug in the USB flash drive into a USB port of a laptop. ■Lock the laptop by pressing the Windows logo key and L key together. ■Define zones like Home or Friends where you know laptop would be safe. ■Send alert to Mobile Device. ■Destroys all your personal data if configured. This tip is also useful if you worry about identity theft. When a thief removes the laptop from the table, the USB flash drive will

The Web is grand. With its fame for hosting informative, easy-to-skim textual snippets and collaborative written works, people are spending more and more time reading online. Nevertheless, the Web cannot replace the authoritative transmissions from certain classic books that have delivered (or will deliver) profound ideas around the globe for generations. The 30 books listed here are of unparalleled prose, packed with wisdom capable of igniting a new understanding of the world. Everyone should read these books before their 30th birthday. 1. Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse – A powerful story about the importance of life experiences as they relate to approaching an understanding of reality and attaining enlightenment. 2. 1984 by George Orwell – 1984 still holds chief significance nearly 60 years after it was written in 1949. It is widely acclaimed for its haunting vision of an all-knowing government which uses pervasive, 24/7 surveillance tactics to manipulate all citizens of t