Wednesday, August 20th, 2008
We recently fixed some issues with our DNS servers not resolving certain names correctly, and it reminded me about one of the great features built into Remobo.
Instead of remembering IP addresses, you can connect with any of your buddies by using the domain name: [buddyname].remobo.com
If your buddy is logged in at multiple locations and you need to specify it exactly, just use: [location].[buddyname].remobo.com
For example, if “joe” is logged in at at “homePC”, you can reach him using joe.remobo.com or homePC.joe.remobo.com
This will always resolve to his current virtual IP for easy access no matter what application you are using. It’s also great for mobility sine “joe” can login anywhere and still be reachable with that same domain name. It’s like having a free dynamic DNS service built in whenever you are using Remobo!
We hope you enjoy this feature and let us know if you have any comments or feedback!
Monday, August 18th, 2008
Hi all,
Thanks to everyone for their great feedback and bug reporting. We have just released version 0.13 and it will be a mandatory upgrade since it fixes a few connectivity bugs that will improve the overall network and user experience.
We have also added:
- better security when saving your password for auto-login.
- the option to change your Remote Control and incoming connections password, so its independent from your Remobo password.
- lots of bug fixes.
- some slight UI tweaks
You can download it here
A MAC OS X version will follow very soon we hope! It’s working now in-house, but we need to polish it up before releasing 
Thanks for using Remobo!
Friday, August 15th, 2008
We recently noticed some nice spikes in user registrations, and after some digging we were pleased to find that some of you bloggers out there are helping us spread the word about Remobo… and perhaps more importantly, sharing your feedback, both positive and negative with everyone.
Luckily for us, the overall sentiment about Remobo is great. We are very happy that Remobo is actually filling a need out there, whether it be for VPN connectivity, remote desktop control, or our shiny new private BitTorrent file sharing. They of course also point out that we are in beta and still have some work ahead of us before a full release. We definitely agree!
Here’s a list of some of the awesome blogs out there that have taken the time to write about Remobo and give us their fair reviews:
download.com - Remote everything using Remobo
downloadsquad.com - Remobo: VPN, Chat, Filesharing, Remote Control All-In-One!
thefreewarejunkie.com - Social networking with P2P and more!
makeuseof.com - How To Set Up an Instant Private Network with Remobo
They all had a lot of good things to say about Remobo… in particular about the ease of use, the vpn connectivity, and of course the private file sharing using BitTorrent… but what about the concerns?
One major concern was the VNC integration… it can be a bit clumsy especially if you already have VNC installed… and since the password is the same as your Remobo password, its hard to let others remote control into your computer. In addition, if you choose to “save my password and login automatically”, your password is stored locally… which is not very secure. We will definitely fix this asap! The short-term fix is to NOT have Remobo save your password to login automatically (ie, don’t check the checkbox and your password will not be stored locally at all).
Edit: This VNC password issue is now fixed in version 0.13!
This kind of feedback and reviews that can really help us make Remobo a better product… Thanks again to all the beta users out there and to those who have taken the time to post bugs and issues in our forum… and of course to everyone who has help us spread the word about how Remobo is a great product. It will just continue to get better with everyone’s input!
If you have a blog post about Remobo that we have missed, please contact us and we’ll add you to this list
