hamachi.cc I’ve fallen in love with an application called Hamachi. It is a peer-to-peer tool that allows anyone to create secure “private” networks (VPNs) over the internet. Typically VPNs are only used by businesses and the super-nerdy. Hamachi allows the common folk to easily create one.

You’re probably thinking, “That’s great, Jason, but why do I need this?” Well, you probably don’t. But I do. It allows me to create a small, personal network of computers over the internet. Whether I’m at home or at a friends house I can access my computers as if I’m at my house. VPNs can be created without Hamachi but it’s complicated. Very, very complicated.

Even better, Hamachi allows me to create more than one private network. I can create a network of friends and/or family. We can easily share our (legal) files. No more monkey business with torrents, FTP, and email box quotas.