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Display IP, host name and more on desktop

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Many of us use virtual machines and remote desktops on daily basis. When the number of these session handled at once increases, it will be little hard to differentiate between each system quickly. Many times we end up going to the command line or system properties to know IP address, host name, domain name, user name, MAC address, OS version details etc.

Manage multiple remote desktop connections

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Remote desktop protocol helps us to take access to other computers in which you have access to and thus is a great tool for increasing productivity. One of the major disadvantage of remote desktop tool coming pre installed with Windows is that it cannot handle multiple session concurrently.

Download pre installed VirtualBox and VMWare images for free

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Virtual machines are used by all of us in home and office, both on testing and productive environments. It is always nice to have a clean, pre installed virtual machines ready to be used. Here are two great places, where you can download pre installed VMWare and VirtualBox images for free.

Why Blogger is better than self hosted Wordpress blog

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"Google's Blogger or Wordpress" is a often heard discussion among Bloggers. This article tries to find out the advantages on being on a Blogger platform compared to a self hosted Wordpress platform. Please note that this article is discussing about hosting a Wordpress blog on your own/rented server space and not on wordpress.com.

Why self hosted Wordpress is better than Blogger

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Many of the professional bloggers prefer self hosted Wordpress blogs over Blogger. What is the driving force behind such a move? Let's see top 9 reasons why self hosted Wordpress blogs are better than Blogger. Please note that this article is discussing about hosting a Wordpress blog on your own/rented server space and not on wordpress.com.