What is Cosmopod?

commentary by ClifNotes and Pierre at Les trouvailles de Pierre, Mar 2006, updated Jun 2006 permalink

I found a cool webservice called CosmoPOD that allows you to run a remote Linux PC from your PC without having to actually install a Linux operating system. Once you are connected to this remote PC, you are able to surf the web in complete anonymity and you are also immune to spyware or adware attacks. I sent a link to Pierre about this site and he likes it too ...

Pierre wrote a little about Cosmopod on his blog:
Using the NoMachine client, CosmoPOD will allow you to access an online KDE desktop as if you were using VNC. KDE is a desktop environment used mostly with GNU/Linux. GNOME and KDE are the major free alternatives to the conventional interfaces (Microsoft Windows and Mac OS). You will have more than 100 programs available as well as 1 GB of free virtual harddrive space. Here are some pictures:

Visit Pierre's Lucky Finds (French) or view it in english

I began using Cosmopod back in March, and I continue to use it occasionally. I recently was informed by Steve at Cosmopod that there are new methods to connect to Cosmopod now. In addition to the old NX NoMachine client, there is now a Java plugin and a Firefox plugin.

I use the NoMachine client at work because it allows me to surf the internet anonymously, and even though I have nothing to hide, my co-workers in Information Services cannot tell where I'm surfing when I use my Cosmopod account. I could chat in Instant Messengers, check my Email, and surf the web all in complete privacy. I also found the the NoMachine client works well on my USB thumb drive as a stand-alone program. No installation was needed on my work PC.


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Back in March, I wrote the webmaster at Cosmopod to ask him a few questions.

From Steve at Cosmopod
Hi Clif

Thanks for your interest I would be glad to answer some questions.

  • How do you pay for this service?
We get payment through advertising you will notice when one launches a browser
there is a shopping page, we will be adding more advertising slowly.

  • How many users are there?
We have around 10,000 users so far and growing every day.

  • Is there a paid version?
We might launch a paid version where advanced users can install their own
software.

  • How do most users use Cosmopod?
People are mainly using it for collaboration and office documents.

  • 1Gb is a lot of space, how can people get their files off of Cosmopod?
There is a file transfer link in the menu of the homepage, users can simply
login here and transfer files.

  • Just how fast is it normally? Do you need more users?
We have a nice fat and fast pipe attached and are always looking for more
users.

  • What are your future plans for Cosmopod?
We will be implementing a seamless browser plugin which will make the
connection process much smoother, add native access to GDrive when it is
launched and get more users and applications running. Some companies are
just about to launch entire thin clients on 1 cheap integrated chip this
means we can provide a full managed desktop at the price of a computer
screen! We are moving quite rapidly along with the open source wave.

I hope you enjoy the service!

Cheers
Steve

Thank you Steve, for the information and this fantastic free service.
Go and try CosmoPOD yourself, and see what you think.


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