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Aussie ISPs Propose Copyright Enforcement Scheme

Lifehacker AU

Five major Australian internet service providers (ISPs) — iiNet, Internode, Primus, Optus and Telstra — have released a proposal for dealing with online piracy. It’s an education-based scheme that doesn’t force ISPs to cut off customers accused of piracy by movie studios, but there’s a way to go before it becomes reality.


November 24, 2011
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Google Blocking Auto-Suggest On Torrent, Piracy Searches

Lifehacker AU

Chances are you’ve used Google’s automatic suggestions when you start typing a search term, but there’s a big area where those features don’t work: many terms relating to torrents and torrent-serving sites. TorrentFreak reports that if you type the names of well-known content-sharing sites, such as The Pirate Bay, you now won’t see any suggestions at all.


November 2, 2011
Work

The Best BitTorrent Client For Windows

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.


November 1, 2011
Work

The Best BitTorrent Client For Mac

There are a handful of excellent BitTorrent clients for Mac, but uTorrent takes the cake thanks to its great feature set, admirable flexibility, overall speed and $0 price tag.


October 21, 2011
Work

uTorrent For Mac Adds RSS Feeds, Scheduling And More

Mac OS X: uTorrent has long been our favourite BitTorrent client on Windows, but its Mac version was severely lacking in features. Today, it’s finally out of beta, and much closer to feature parity with its Windows cousin, adding support for RSS feeds, scheduling and a new remote interface optimised for tablets.


July 15, 2011
Communicate

When Movie Sequels Make Too Much Money

Lifehacker AU

Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows Part 2 has made more money on its first day in Australia than any other film in history. That’s no surprise given the success of the Potter franchise, but it’s also emblematic of the dominant trend in today’s movie industry: sequels are the easiest way to turn a dollar.


June 24, 2011
Work

uTorrent 3.0 Adds Instant Media Streaming, Drag-And-Drop File Sharing

The newest version of our favourite BitTorrent client, uTorrent, brings a host of awesome features to file sharing on Windows, including streaming media as you download, a new remote control interface, and drag-and-drop file sharing.


May 29, 2011
Work

MAFIAA Fire Gets You Around Shut-Down Domains To Their New Homes

Firefox/Chrome: When US government officials seized ownership of a number of domains last month, a lot of people suddenly found their favourite torrent tracker shut down. Many owners of the seized domains simply moved to new URLs. If you’re looking for them, the MAFIAA Fire extension uses a crowd-sourced database of alternative domains to connect you.


May 5, 2011
Work

I-Blocklist Houses BitTorrent Blocklists For Increased Privacy

Blocking unwanted users from snooping your BitTorrent traffic is a great way to boost your privacy, but if your client requires you to find a blocklist (like the newest versions of Mac-favourite Transmission do), I-Blocklist will provide the best ones for you.


May 3, 2011
Work

Use A VPS ‘Seedbox’ For Faster Torrents

Downloading and seeding torrents can put a huge load on your home internet connection, which is already somewhat slow to begin with. If you’re downloading a serious amount of torrents, you might want to consider getting a virtual private server (VPS), and let it do the heavy lifting so your home PC doesn’t have to.