The Windows Remote Desktop is a built-in tool that lets you take control of a computer over a network connection. It is useful for accessing computers that are not sitting in front of you, and it's something that I use quite frequently.

I'm typically connecting to several computers every day using Remote Desktop, and it finally dawned on me that there had to be a better way

Being a programmer myself I sometimes find that I get a kind of writer's block that plagues my brain. No matter what I try I just can't figure out what I'm trying to do, but there might be a new community that is able to help in situations like that.

RefactorMyCode has been created as a site for users to post their programming woes. The site is

Newegg is among the first retailers in the United States to start selling the much anticipated Asus Eee PC. They only have the version available (and in stock) which is equipped with the 4GB solid-state drive, and it costs $400 to pick it up. No, the cheaper 2GB model is not yet available.

You may remember that the Eee PC comes with Linux pre-installed,

One of the things that Windows is always heavily criticized for is the lack of security features out-of-the-box. Windows XP and Vista do come with free firewalls, and Vista has the new User Account Control (UAC), but people still expect it to do more.

Mac's, on the other hand, never seem to be looked at from a security perspective because you hear little about Mac viruses and

One of the things people like to do with Google's products is search through their source code looking for any possible hints of features to come. As nerds users it is our duty to do that, and the new Gmail 2.0 is no exception.

Ionut over at Google OS started digging through the source code, and saw some hints

Meebo continues to impress me. First they launched a file transfer feature for their web-based instant messaging service back in September. Then just a week or two ago they brought instant messaging to the Firefox Web Browser via an extension. Now just yesterday they announced that they were bringing applications inside Meebo with the first application being voice and video chat. Impressive, isn't it? Below is a screenshot which shows what this

It's Halloween here in the U.S., so we thought it would be a perfect time to show you what happens when a geek gets his hands on a pumpkin and a carving knife. Happy Halloween!

Yoda

Linux

Internet Explorer Pumpkin

Mario

Firefox