CrazyPC Server

Playing an innocent prank on someone should not be restricted to April Fools’ day. A good laugh is always a nice way to lift your spirits as well as the victim’s.

Initial preparation

CrazyPC Server is designed to work in conjunction with an iPhone that runs a similar app in order to bridge the connection between the two devices. Basically, the app controls several actions on the Windows computer through the local network.
The server is installed on the PC and the entire operation does not take too much to complete. All you have to do is go through the routine and follow the instructions on the screen.

Brief and simple configuration

The configuration options for the server are simple and the most important ones refer to the connection between the two devices. You get to define the port that should be used for the communication and a password to make sure that the prank cannot be performed by anyone else.
Additional possibilities include defining the location for a picture that would pop up on the screen when activated from the iPhone app and setting a transparency level.

Playing the prank

The installation of the server includes several audio files and a couple of images, which are activated remotely, from the iPhone app, for the purpose of the prank. You can easily replace them with other items as long as the original names are not modified.
Once the connection is established you can start toying with the victim by increasing or decreasing the computer volume, initiating the computer shutdown procedure or closing the currently active window.
The server runs in the background and there is no trace of it from the desktop. A quick look in the list of running processes reveals its presence, though.

Conclusion

CrazyPC Server may be a cool way to play an innocent joke especially on a user with less computer knowledge. It is easy to configure and it should work in any LAN environment.