How to remotely start torrents with your iPhone. A while back, I rounded up four killer Dropbox tips, one of which allowed you to start downloading a torrent file from any computer while you're away from home.
That's useful, but not ideal if you want to start downloading something and can't access a computer right away. With just few initial setup instructions, you can use your iPhone to start downloading torrents, no matter where you are. Here's how: Step 1: Sign up for Dropbox and download the client for your operating system. The download links are available on the Dropbox home page. Step 2: This next step pertains to your BitTorrent client. Windows: Open uTorrent and go to Preferences > Directories. Mac OS X: Open uTorrent and go to Preferences > Downloads. Step 3: You're all set! A few notes: Your computer must be on and connected to the Internet at the time you initiate the remote download.Keep your BitTorrent client (like uTorrent) open at all times.This isn't the only way to remotely start torrents.
How to Secure and Encrypt Your Web Browsing on Public Networks (with Hamachi and Privoxy) A VPN tool like Hamachi's good for games, which usually don't support proxies, but for web browsing encryption, a SSH tunnel with AES256 encryption and public key authentication is superior, not only in terms of security, but in portability and "less bulky" software.
In order to configure a VPN connection, you need Administrator privileges on Windows computers, plus you have to install software. With a SSH connection, all you need is a SOCKS server+SSH client blend (which does not require administrator privileges, though some applications need them for various reasons. Putty does not.), then point your web browsers proxy settings to localhost, and Voila! Done. OpenSSH is the way to go for Mac/Linux users, and can be used on Windows, but it has to be through Cygwin (which I personally find extremely annoying to use/setup (cygwin)). MacBook Air 2011 Battery Life – 2 hours or 7 hours? Apple claims 7 hours of battery life for the current MacBook Air 2011 / 2012 model.
Upset buyers say the battery lasts 2 hours. What’s the truth? How much battery life will you get? There’s a big range in battery life reported for the new MacBook Air (MBA) – in the article you’ll discover why. You’ll also learn how to get great battery life. Some people are complaining of the new MacBook Air being too hot and running the fan too often. This article gives both real life times and benchmarks for the 2011 / 2012 MacBook Air‘s battery life. The battery times in this article are specifically for the current MacBook Air 2011 / 2012 model, released mid-2011 (July).
To piece together the MacBook Air battery life puzzle, information is used from: This is a big article to write – there’s a lot of information to integrate, and lots of references, tricks & surprising findings I don’t want to leave out. MacBook Air Battery Life – The Short Answer. How to Check Wireless Signal Strength and Optimize WiFi Networks in Mac OS X Lion. Wi-Fi Diagnostics is an incredibly useful utility to troubleshoot and optimize any wireless network and the signal strength of computers that are connecting to it.
This utility first came bundled in Mac OS X Lion and works with all wireless routers and not only the Apple branded ones, meaning you can improve the performance of just about any wifi network by using it and making some adjustments along the way. It’s easy to use and we’ll walk you through the process of getting the best wireless signal using the app, but first we have to uncover the tool itself. The Wi-Fi Diagnostics app is buried within Mac OS X 10.7 & OS X 10.8, here’s how to access it: From the OS X desktop, hit Command+Shift+G and enter the following path: /System/Library/CoreServices/ Sort alphabetically and find “Wi-Fi Diagnostics”, if you plan to use the app even somewhat frequently it’s recommended to drag Wi-Fi Diagnostics into Launchpad for easy access Now is when the fun begins.