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10. Back Up Your Data
9. Host a Personal Wiki (Blog or Photo Gallery)
8. Back Up Your Gmail (Or Any POP3 Email)
7. Sync Your Bookmarks (and Documents)
6. Mount a Remote Drive Locally
5. Run a Version Control System with Subversion
4. Build an Internet Jukebox with Jinzora
3. Set Up a Virtual Private Network with Hamachi
2. Remote Control BitTorrent Transfers
1. Securely Proxy Your Web Browsing Traffic