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Part 3: Using the Ipod.

If you’ve managed to get this far without any problems well done and the good news is that this is the last part and should also be the simplest.

The whole point of these posts is to be able to shut down Windows using an IPhone or Ipod Touch so to do that you’re going to need to install some telnet software on your Ipod. This is easy enough, just go to the Itunes store and search for telnet. I’ve been using the app that’s simply called telnet and priced at £1.19 but I notice that there is a free telnet app on there as well. (more…)

Part 2: Static local IP and testing the telnet server.

An IP address is a unique number that is assigned to your PC and other devices connected to your router so that they can talk to each other, the problem is that these numbers are assigned by your router on a first come first served basis and as such if you have more than device connected to your router the address will vary depending on the order in which your devices are turned on. This will cause a big problem as it means that the address of your PC and telnet server will vary and unless you know the address you can’t logon.

Luckily this is easy enough to fix, click start, network, network and sharing center, manage network connections and then right click on the adapter that you are currently using. Select properties, highlight internet protocol version 4, click properties and select the use the following IP address button. (more…)

OK there’s probably not many of you who will need or want to do this but if like me you sometimes use your PC as a media server and would like to be able to shut it down or reboot it without being in the same room then this could come in handy.  Also I mention using an IPhone or Ipod Touch but so long as the machine you are using has a telnet client it should also work for that.

I would just like to say though that whilst I have done this to my own PC with seemingly no ill effects I’m not exactly an expert on it so use these instructions at your own risk and don’t blame me if you break your PC or open up a few security holes.

Part 1: The telnet server. (more…)

I’ve just installed an Ipod friendly theme which should decrease loading times if you’re viewing the site on an Iphone or Ipod Touch, it’s called WPtouch Iphone theme and you can read more about it here.

It’s all automatic so you don’t need to worry about enabling it yourselves but if you would prefer to use the sites original theme you can enable it by using the option right at the bottom of the screen.

Might have been more useful if I’d have posted this yesterday but if you’ve forgotton you should have put your clocks back by one hour last night.

… not only has my beta code for Call of Duty 5 arrived I’ve just found a tenner in a draw that I’d forgotton all about, the tenner that is not the draw. Definately beats yesterday hands down as not only was I feeling ill the copy of Fable 2 that was delivered to me had a cracked DVD.