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Automatically Download TV Shows to Your PC [How To]

Posted by Rich On February - 11 - 20107 COMMENTS

If you would like µTorrent to automatically download torrents (i.e. a TV Series), follow this guide.

I pay for a cable subscription that I rarely get to use and I often miss my favorite shows like The Office and How I Met Your Mother. I can stream these shows, from the official sites, in most cases; however my internet connection isn’t always great and, at peak hours, the connection is too slow to stream well enough to view. In this guide, you’ll learn how to set up µTorrent and have it download your favorite TV shows.

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TorrentFetcher Does Exactly What it Says on the Tin

Posted by Stu On February - 9 - 2010ADD COMMENTS

Windows Guides’ Rating	Compatible with
5 out of 5

PROS:

This download is freeware, all features of this program are available for all to use freely. Very light on resources. Good & bad torrents easily distinguishable. Automatically move downloaded torrents to a specified output directory (good for bittorrent clients that monitor a specific folder, like uTorrent).

CONS:

No customisable options. No help documentation. Dull GUI. No system tray context menu.

VERDICT:

An excellent tool to save you trawling through different torrent websites to find the right torrent, this application uses btjunkie.org as its search engine and indexer. Torrents are easily distinguishable by green/red coloured search results based on positive/negative votes and available seeders. TorrentFetcher is no burden on the system, 5MB RAM and minimal CPU usage is all that is needed. The ability to save torrents to a specified output directory or automatically open with your bittorrent client makes this a very tidy application. Highly recommended and extremely easy to use.

PRICE:

Free.

VERSION REVIEWED:

1.03

DOWNLOAD LINK:

TorrentFetcher

TorrentFetcher Does Exactly What it Says on the Tin

Note: This guide is part of the Windows Guides’ Legal File Sharing Series. If you want to find out more about file sharing, check the topics covered here.

Add Advanced User Account Options to the Control Panel [How To]

Posted by Stu On February - 8 - 20103 COMMENTS

OnLineIDCpl dll 02 13 Add Advanced User Account Options to the Control Panel [How To]

As the title implies, this guide is going to show you how to add Advanced Users Account options to the Control Panel.

The little hack will give you access to options otherwise hidden or awkward to get to.

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Download Linux, Legal Music, Books, and More with Torrents [How To]

Posted by Rich On February - 8 - 20108 COMMENTS

There is a negative stigma with Torrent files; however, this medium of transport is becoming more popular and is used for legitimate reasons. For example: distribution of Windows 7 Beta and RC , the Windows books I’ve written and Linux. Plus, many companies and bands use Torrents to distribute their files.

In this guide, you’ll learn how to set up a Torrent download manager and where to get legitimate torrents.

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Windows Guides’ Legal File Sharing Series

Posted by Rich On February - 8 - 20103 COMMENTS

download64 Windows Guides Legal File Sharing Series File sharing, though used in majority for illegal purposes, can be used for good. This week, I’ll show you how to file share, where to get legal stuff, and how to automate the process.

Note: these guides are written for all recent (XP, Vista, 7) versions of Windows unless otherwise noted. If you find any incompatibilities, please let me know.

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Restart Explorer from the Desktop Context Menu [How To]

Posted by Stu On February - 3 - 201013 COMMENTS

438 Restart Explorer from the Desktop Context Menu [How To]

This guide is going to show you how to restart Explorer from the Desktop Context Menu.

This is really handy if, like me, you customise Windows a lot. If you have to restart Explorer for a Start Orb to change or for a theme to display correctly. Whatever the need, this sure is handy to have on tap.

As this guide involves editing the registry, please see here & here before proceeding.

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