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HideIpVPN: Free UK and US VPN (50 Invites!)

Josh Lam — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 14:04:15 +0000

Want to watch Hulu? Or BBC iPlayer? Use Spotify or Pandora? How about all of

them? These web services check your IP address to determine which country you are. For example, Hulu can only be used within the United States. In order to bypass this restriction, you’ll need to “trick” the website into believing you’re in Unites States, you can use an US IP address. There are two main ways: Web-proxies and VPN services. Web-proxies are often unreliable, show adverts and slow. Meanwhile, many VPN services requires a monthly fee to use. Well now you can with HideIpVPN. HideIpVPN is a brand new, and the only VPN service with an US and UK server.

What makes HideIpVPN special?

Advantages
- Hides your real IP address – provides a level of security and anonymity.
- Secure connection between your PC and the Internet (128-2048bit)
- Encrypts and compresses all traffic including Email, IRC, FTP, DNS, VOIP, instant messengers.

- Bypasses your ISP’s traffic shaping, including traffic throttling.
- No Logs are kept
- Anonymous Internet Surfing
- Amazing High Speed
Unlike HotSpot Shield, the speed is awesome. I got 1.5Mb/s using their UK server.
- Access sites restricted to US and UK residents.
This means you get the best of worlds across the pond. You get to use UK sites (BBC iPlayer, Spotify) and US sites (Hulu, Pandora, ABC, Fox, Amazon Video on Demand etc).
- No additional software is required (using the PPTP protocol)
- Works on Windows, Mac OS X and Linux.

Disadvantages
Yes. There’s always bad news.
- No P2P or Torrenting allowed.
Which means you can’t download The.Taking.of.Pendlum.123.DVDRip.MAXSPEED.torrent using HideIpVPN. Nor OpenOffice.org. Sorry.
- Only 100 free accounts are available per month on a first come, first serve basis.
- Free Service only has PPTP, not OpenVPN which is more secure.

Premium Service
HideIpVPN also offers a premium service with OpenVPN, rather that the free PPTP, which is more secure. If you need more security, I suggest using this plan. In summary, you’ll get:

- OpenVPN access (instead of the less secure PPTP)
- Dedicated static IP UK/US Addresses.
- Faster transfer speeds

Exclusive Invites!
Now when I mean free, yes it’s free. But HideIpVPN only provides 100 free accounts per month and the October ones are all gone already. But here’s the good news. Josh Lam dot com has 50 Invites for the free HideIpVPN
service. How do you get them? Follow the instructions below:
1. Use this special link.
2. When checking out, use the promo code “JOSHLAM”.
3. The cost of the product will be $0. Continue checking out.

Topify: Manage your Twitter followers with email (100 Invites!)

Josh Lam — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 15:16:00 +0000

Topify basically does 3 things with your Twitter account within your email, without even going on the Twitter website. If you’re the Power Twitter user, this is your serious power tool and time saver.Topify was created by two former TechCrunch France employees, Ouriel Ohayon (@ourielohayon) and Arik Framovitch (@arikfr).

1. First of all, they create better notification emails when some one follows you. The improved email is seen below:

The email now shows Following/Followers stats, their Display Image, Bio, On Twitter Since, Updates Count, their Website and their Latest Update, versus the original Twitter one, which only told you your new follower’s name and username (e.g. only @Joshlam and Josh Lam).

2. Awesome. I want to follow this guy who just followed me. Do you need to go all the way to twitter.com, sign-in, go to the guy’s profile page, and click follow? Well, with Topify, you don’t have to. All you need to do is to reply to the email. Simple, Easy and Smart. Now why didn’t Twitter think of this before?

3. How about Direct Messages?
I just followed this really cool guy on Twitter (I know, it’s @Joshlam) and he told me I was awesome
Topify makes it really easy to reply to Direct Messages. Once again, all you need to do is to reply to the Direct Message notification email.Done.

So, to conclude, Topify may be simple, but has to be a great shortcut, especially if you’re a Power Twitter user.

Topify is currently in private beta. So how do you get into the action then?
Well, as a lucky Josh’s Blog reader, you get EXCLUSIVE invites to Topify. Just click here. 100 Invites only!

If you’re on Twitter, follow @Joshlam as well for Josh’s Blog updates, exclusive Beta Invites and cool freebies!

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EXCLUSIVE: The Twitter Report, for FREE!

Josh Lam — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 04:39:00 +0000

TechGlance readers: Click below to claim your Christmas Gift!

This book is worth $67, but as a lucky Josh’s Blog reader, you get this, absolutely Free! with no strings attached at all. Read on..
Why it is free? Just think of it as Josh’s Christmas Gift for everyone!

But hurry, this is an Exclusive, Limited Tine Offer! Get your copy now before it disappears forever!

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Inside Prorok will reveal:

A brief history & synopsis of Twitter
How Twitter can work for Y-O-U
How to get intimately familiar with Twitter, & FAST
Profile & account customization settings to optimize responsiveness & set your account up for ultimate automation so you can go fishing & play the guitar while Twitter works for you
Device integration secrets that will make “Tweeting” easier than using a telephone
How to capture your audience by adding photos to your Twitter profile, even from your cell phone
Integration hints for using Twitter to enhance your MySpace & Facebook profiles
An overview of how Twitter can help you get MORE traffic out of MySpace & Facebook
Bots, and how you can make them WORK for you
Twitter & WordPress setup tips that will let you quickly & easily update your blog from your mobile phone using the Twitter service (this is my favorite)
And of course, much, much more . . .

Inside you’ll find more great information for kicking butt and taking names on Twitter in ADDITION to what I’ve outlined for you above.

Twitter is NOT just another fad that will come and go. Twitter is revolutionizing the way people communicate and even how many people view the internet.

Twitter solves problems, and everyday there’s new “mutations” developing out of the Twitter platform which were never even INTENDED! What I mean by this is that the Twitter service is so powerful & useful that new ideas for ways to use Twitter are popping up left & right. I’m talking about people stumbling upon unbelievable new uses for Twitter that the original creators & inventors never even thought of . . .

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Updating.me + EXCLUSIVE Beta Invites

Josh Lam — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:47:00 +0000

Updating.me is a service currently in private beta that allows you to update all of your social services (microblogs) at once, including most of the popular services like Twitter , Pownce , Jaiku and Identi.ca . What sets this apart is how many niche services are supported as well, for example, The Twit Army , Koornk and Rejaw . Another thing is their Adobe AIR app, which allows you to update all your microblogs on your desktop, without opening a browser window at all.

I love my Readers, therefore I give.
No really, I love you guys. That’s why you, as a lucky Josh’s Blog reader, can get an EXCLUSIVE invite to Updating.me with this special code “joshl2″. Enter the code here. The code is limited to just 20 uses, so act quick!

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Pr.ivacy.com VPN + Exclusive Free Trial

Josh Lam — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 08:42:00 +0000

Every day when you check your e-mails or chat over Skype, shop online or simply browse some sites you exchange millions of bytes of information through the Internet. Do you ever think about how information you send could be intercepted by some unwanted intermediary because on its way your information travels through quite a lot of servers and providers?

Luckily, to protect your information you don’t need to become a net safety expert or buy expensive equipment. You can simply use a VPN solution where all your incoming and outgoing traffic goes through a secure VPN connection. This technology is often used by companies which need to provide access to their internal network from all over the world and not just from the office. But what if you want to use the Internet for your own private needs?
There’s a simple and accessible solution – the Pr.ivacy network – reliable protection and guide in the “ordinary” Internet.

What is the difference between accessing the Internet directly and accessing it through Pr.ivacy?

All information you will send through Pr.ivacy will be encrypted and no one will be able to intercept it on the way. Even your provider won’t be able to discern what data you transfer.
Protecting your data is even more important if you access the Internet through a public Wi-Fi, say, in a hotel, a cafe or any other public area. This way the data you transfer can be intercepted and read by anyone. Through Pr.ivacy you will get a secure connection and access to the Internet without the risk of being spied on.
At home or at work, in a business trip or on holiday you can safely access any web-sites without the risk that anyone will check which resources you have been to. Your presence on-line will become anonymous.
Moreover you will be able to connect to anonymous Pr.ivacy network from anywhere around the world.

Free Trial
As for you being a lucky Josh’s Blog reader, We offer you an Exclusive Free Trial to Pr.ivacy’s VPN, with no Time Limit, and no Credit Card required! Click on this special link to register today. Limited Time Offer!