http://www.itsatechworld.com What would they do without us... Mon, 06 Oct 2008 19:08:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The concept of a PC in the living room for home entertainment (or HTPC) has been developing for many years now, but has never really taken off. The hardware is now readily available, but the software just isn't there yet. Expanding on the functionality and feature set of ... http://www.itsatechworld.com/2008/09/23/the-future-of-media-players/ Google Maps has recently added the My Maps interface to their map software. You can create your own custom maps and save them with markers, routes, tags and other info. Each map created has it's own unique URL that can be shared with others. Ongopongo.com is a ... http://www.itsatechworld.com/2007/04/07/share-your-google-my-maps/ OpenVPN is a tried and true VPN solution. It is totally secure and infinitely configurable. You can install and run this software without relying on a third party. The fact that it's open source and free really makes it stand out though. OpenVPN can be a ... http://www.itsatechworld.com/2006/01/29/how-to-configure-openvpn/ Hamachi is a great program that enables you to easily set up an encrypted private network between remote computers over the open internet. It's a simple elegant solution without much fuss. It does have some limitations, but it's definitely an easy and secure way to access your shared folders, enable ... http://www.itsatechworld.com/2006/01/17/hamachi-vpn-solution/ I still prefer to run Windows 2000 server on some of my machines. It’s missing some of the bells and whistles, but over time I’ve found it to be more stable and better performing than Windows XP. My only real complaint about Windows 2000 is that the user interface is ... http://www.itsatechworld.com/2006/01/16/customizing-windows-2000/ The site is now live. http://www.itsatechworld.com/2006/01/14/welcome/ The Time Traveller (for so it will be convenient to speak of him) was expounding a recondite matter to us. His grey eyes shone and twinkled, and his usually pale face was flushed and animated. The fire burned brightly, and the soft radiance of the incandescent lights in the lilies ... http://www.itsatechworld.com/2006/01/14/hello-world/