BitTorrent has proved to be an efficient way to share and download big files. But what if you don't have permissions to install a BitTorrent client like uTorrent or if your tech-challenged friend doesn't understand torrents? Well, you can now download files on torrents directly via HTTP, thanks to Torrific.
Torrific is a terrific web service which lets you turn any torrent file into a direct download, which can then be downloaded using any of the popular download managers like IDM, iGetter and others. This will also be useful to those whose ISPs indulge in torrent throttling as download managers are known to accelerate and downloads considerably.
In order to get started, visit Torrific.com and register an account for free. Now web search the torrent file you like to download. Once you have found the .torrent file, right click on its link and select copy link location.
Now paste the copied link in the search box of Torrific and click on get button. This will show the list of files available for download. Click on initiate bittorrent transmission button. Depending upon the...
The next major version of Firefox web browser - Firefox 8 is scheduled to go live from November 8th, but the final versions for Windows, Mac & Linux are already available on Mozilla's FTP servers. Though Mozilla has restrained from making any major changes to the UI, they have managed to address some key security aspects in this new release.
OCR technology is nothing new. There are multitudes of quality OCR software which helps you convert images and scanned documents into editable text. But in this age of smartphone dominance, having some usable OCR apps is much desirable, specially since the smartphones these days come with high quality camera which can be used to scan the document or image.
Android and iPhone OS have managed to dominate the smartphone market and no wonder we see multitude of OCR apps (free and paid) available on both these platforms. The key is to choose the best ones out there and that is what we are aiming for in this post.
Guest post by David Ritchie.
Some portable computers have a wireless network adapter wherein the user can view a list of available wireless networks and then connect to one of that network. This network will appear if the computer has a wireless network adapter installed, if the adapter is turned on and the wireless access point is in range.
To view and connect to wireless networks in Windows 7:
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