Virtual private networks (vpns) allow users to securely connect to another computer, server or home PC, that acts as a proxy for all of their communications. The websites and services that you connect to communicate only with the vpn server and not with your computer. They in fact do not even know that your computer [...]

Categories: Mac, Software, Windows

Having a virtual private network (VPN) at your disposal can be very handy not only for business use but also for other purposes. Probably the most important aspect is that establish a secure connection to protect your data from spying eyes. But VPNs can also give your computer an IP address in another country which [...]

Categories: The Web

This is a basic tutorial on how to set up a VPN, or Virtual Private Network on Windows 7. You can use this to set up your own VPN server. This assumes you are using a router to connect to the Internet, and you have permissions to add port forwarding to the settings. You’ll also [...]

Categories: Tutorials Basic, Windows

When the website data or web applications are added to your cloud based servers it becomes essential to set up remote connection with the virtual servers in the cloud. Connecting to a cloud enables you to transfer data from the local network of the organization or desktop to the “virtual world” of the cloud server. [...]

Categories: The Web, Web Development

Computers connecting to the Internet do so with an IP address which is provided dynamically or statically by the Internet Service Provider (ISP). That IP address can be used by websites and services to identify a user’s location in the world, which in turn means that they can find out about the user’s ISP as [...]

Categories: Software, Windows

Hulu, Pandora, ABC, CBS, NBC and hundreds of other sites in the United States limit their contents to viewers from the US. If you live outside, or happen to be overseas you won’t be able to access the contents of those sites. That’s bad if you are on a business trip in Europe and do [...]

Categories: Security, The Web

Giganews VyprVPN is a virtual private network that is run by the same company that is providing one of the most reliable Usenet services on the Internet. I have been with Giganews for a very long time and never looked back. Since the announcement of the new vpn service Giganews Diamond account owners were able [...]

Categories: Security, The Web

A virtual private network serves various purposes. It usually encrypts the traffic between the user and the vpn server increasing the privacy of the user, security of the system and integrity of the data. Many companies use vpn connections to transfer important data to employees or customers. But virtual private networks have other advantages. The [...]

Categories: Security, The Web

A virtual private network offers several advantages over the normal Internet connection. It increased privacy and data safety by making use of encryption. The VPN provider basically works as a proxy for all Internet traffic. The websites and services that are accessed send the data to the VPN without knowing where the data is really [...]

Categories: Security, The Web