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TorrentFetcher Searches For Torrents From Your Desktop
6:00AM Whitson Gordon | Windows only: Most people use torrent sites like Mininova or The Pirate Bay to search for torrents online, but free program TorrentFetcher lets you search straight from a desktop program and quickly start the transfer in your BitTorrent client of your choice. More »
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Chrome OS Virtual Machine Build Ready For Your Testing
4:28PM Adam Pash | If you’re aching to try out Chrome OS after taking a glimpse earlier today, friendly power user Mark Renouf has compiled a VMware image of Chrome OS for testing out in your virtual machine environment. More »
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MyPorts Gives You Detailed Information On Open Ports
10:00AM Whitson Gordon | Windows only: If you’re looking for a simple solution to secure your connection, free utility MyPorts shows you what open ports are being actively used and which may be unnecessary. More »
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4:10AM Kevin Purdy | Adam thinks XBMC is the best media centre around, but I roll with Boxee for its many awesome plug-ins. Here’s how I turned a relatively cheap, yet surprisingly powerful home-theatre PC into a DIY Boxee Box for my HDTV. More »
Build A Powerful Boxee Media Centre
4:10AM Kevin Purdy | Adam thinks XBMC is the best media centre around, but I roll with Boxee for its many awesome plug-ins. Here’s how I turned a relatively cheap, yet surprisingly powerful home-theatre PC into a DIY Boxee Box for my HDTV. More »
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The Pirate Bay Officially Shutting Down For Good
2:30AM Adam Pash | The Pirate Bay, the largest, most popular BitTorrent tracker on the internet, has faced seriously troubled times this year, and today, the site’s operators announce that they’re officially closing their doors for good. More »
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httpTorrents Downloads Torrents Via Your Browser
8:30AM Whitson Gordon | BitTorrent is extremely useful for lots of downloading and file-sharing, but if a less tech-inclined friend of yours doesn’t understand BitTorrent or you can’t install a BitTorrent client, new website httpTorrents lets you download files of popular torrents directly via HTTP. More »
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8:30AM Angus Kidman | You wanted new ways of watching TV, you wanted to learn to program, and you wanted to play around with bootloaders. Kick off your Lifehacker Monday by making sure you didn’t miss any of the biggest posts from last week. Picture by revdancatt More »
Last Week’s Best Posts
8:30AM Angus Kidman | You wanted new ways of watching TV, you wanted to learn to program, and you wanted to play around with bootloaders. Kick off your Lifehacker Monday by making sure you didn’t miss any of the biggest posts from last week. Picture by revdancatt More »
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Office 2010 Beta Hits BitTorrent One Week Before Debut
3:00AM Kevin Purdy | Like the Office 2010 Technical Preview, the Office 2010 Beta build, dubbed a “Beta 2″ in some circles, has been spotted in the BitTorrent wilds one week ahead of its presumed official debut at Microsoft’s Professional Developers Conference. More »
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4:30AM Kevin Purdy | Windows 7 and Ubuntu, despite their opposing missions, can get along like best pals on a single computer. Here’s how to set up a dual-boot system that lets you enjoy the best of both worlds in perfect harmony. More »
Boot Windows 7 And Ubuntu In Perfect Harmony
4:30AM Kevin Purdy | Windows 7 and Ubuntu, despite their opposing missions, can get along like best pals on a single computer. Here’s how to set up a dual-boot system that lets you enjoy the best of both worlds in perfect harmony. More »
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