Encyclopedia at your Fingertips (on your mobile phone)

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Most Internet users have heard of Wikipedia, the online free encyclopedia that anyone can contribute to and edit, its an encyclopedia built on a wiki. But when you're out at a bar with your friends and you need confirmation on that fun fact that you happen to be quoting Wikipedia has a little-known to-go version for your mobile phone called WAPedia.

Browse on your mobile phone to:
wapedia.org

Connect to your computer remotely

There is a service that is called LogMeIn that will allow you to connect to your home or work computer remotely for free. LogMeIn makes their money by charging for a premium version of their product with more features called LogMeIn Pro.

To get started you need to register at LogMeIn, then you would add the computers you want to access, it will install some software on those computers, in the future you would simply go to logmein.com and click on the computer you want to connect to.

It's important to note that if you install this software on your work computer (or any computer that you don't own) you should get permission first. Many companies have their own VPN and security in place and may frown strongly on a product like LogMeIn.

Another service that is very similar, however does not have a free offering is called GoToMyPC from the same people that make GoToMeeting, Citrix Online.