Soon, popular torrent site The Pirate Bay will no longer host torrent files. Instead, it will only offer magnet links. Magnet what now? You may have seen the term “magnet link” before, but if you haven’t used one, here’s the lowdown on what this change means for you as a BitTorrent user. More »
Dear Lifehacker, I’ve done lots of research about my Internet Service Provider’s relationship with my uTorrent activity, but I still don’t feel entirely confident in my knowledge about what they see. What does my ISP see when I’m torrenting? What if I’m encrypted, or under a VPN? Many of your articles talk about how to stay safe/secure/private, but don’t always go completely behind the scenes. Can you help clear this up? Thanks, Baffled By BitTorrent More »
Downloading a big file via BitTorrent can take a long time, and you don’t want to sit there and watch it all day. Here’s how to set up the remote web interface in your favourite torrent client, and monitor those torrents from any remote computer or mobile device. More »
Try as you might, there’s no foolproof way to be absolutely sure that your BitTorrent downloads are private and hidden from prying eyes. To prove it, one web site is posting your downloading habits out and in the open for all to see, and so we all understand how easy it can be to pin specific torrents to individual IP addresses. More »
uTorrent released a premium version of their BitTorrent client today, with some cool features like automatic virus scanning, video conversion for multiple devices and the ability to download torrents remotely. It does, however, come with a somewhat hefty $US25 price tag. Here’s how you can get and automate the best features of uTorrent Plus for free. More »
uTorrent, our favorite BitTorrent client for Windows, just updated with a few minor additions, including a $US25 premium client with built-in video encoding, virus scanning, and the ability to download torrents from anywhere. More »
We’ve shown you how to automatically download TV shows as soon as they’ve aired, but not everyone has infinite storage to house those episodes after they’ve watched them. Here’s how to automatically delete old episodes and free up space. More »
If you’re using BitTorrent without taking special measures to hide your activity, it may be just a matter of time before your ISP throttles your connection, sends you an ominous letter, or you find yourself the target of a file-sharing lawsuit. Here’s how to set up a simple proxy to keep your torrenting safe and anonymous. More »
Linux has a few pretty great BitTorrent clients available, but our favourite would have to be the feature-filled, easy-to-use Deluge. More »
While you have a few choices of BitTorrent client on Windows, uTorrent is hands down the best we’ve ever used: it’s feature-filled, very lightweight, and completely free. More »
