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Transmission 1.2 released

by Cory Bohon (RSS feed) on May 10th, 2008

If you're a fan of the ever so popular BitTorrent client, Transmission, then you might like to hear that a new version was just released. According to the release notes some of the fixes included:
  • You can now reset global statistics
  • Support of multitracker torrents has been improved
  • UPnP port mapping now faster on startup
  • Ability to IP block using the Bluetack Level1 blocklist
  • Dock badge images have been updated
The new dock badges provide greater readability of the transfer in progress. Transmission is freeware and can be downloaded from their website.

Tags: Bit Torrent, BitTorrent, bugs, client, fixes, Transmission

Filed under: Software, Freeware, Software Update

Transmission shifts into 1st gear

by Cory Bohon (RSS feed) on Jan 4th, 2008

Transmission, long available in beta form, is one of my favorite torrent clients. BitTorrent, as you probably know, is a way to transfer or share files over the internet, for free, using a 'swarm' model to speed files along. Transmission makes the downloading of those files quite stunning, with its simplicity and ease of use. Transmission's beautiful user interface goes nicely with Leopard, as it has been redesigned; not to mention, it's 100% Leopard compatible. Some of the new updates in version 1.0 include:
  • Group labeling, filtering, and sorting
  • Leopard: Time Machine will ignore incomplete downloads
  • Display remaining time for seeding transfers
  • Ability to set global and per-torrent number of connections
Overall, this looks like a very nice release. It is available right now, for free, from the Transmission website.

Tags: 1.0, bit torrent, BitTorrent, Transmission, update

Filed under: Software, Productivity, Internet Tools

Transmission 0.8 released with selective file downloads, UI changes and much more

by David Chartier (RSS feed) on Aug 7th, 2007



You TUAW readers have spoken loud and clear: Transmission is your favorite BitTorrent client. If you're nodding your head right now, you'll be happy to know that v0.8 of the cross-platform app has gone official, ushering in a boatload of new features and fixes for all OSes it works on, as well as some great Mac-only goodies. Before we get to the new stuff, however, I have to echo a warning on the main Transmission page: if you're in the middle of any downloads right now, finish them before upgrading; you could lose data if you jump the gun.

That said, let's talk about the shiny new changes. First up, here are the new feature highlights that everyone can enjoy:
  • Ability to selectively download and prioritize files
  • Torrent file creation
  • Speed and CPU load improvements
  • Better rechecking of torrents that have many files
And here are the new goodies just for Mac OS X users:
  • Overlay when dragging torrent files, URLs, and data files onto window
  • Ability to set an amount of time to consider a transfer stalled
  • More progress bar colors
  • Various smaller interface improvements
  • Italian, Korean, and Russian translations
More details and screenshots are available at the Transmission site, and be sure to swing by the Transmission donation page to show the development crew some love.

Thanks to everyone who sent this in!

Tags: Bit Torrent, BitTorrent, downloading, downloads, torrent, torrents, Transmission

Filed under: Software, Internet Tools, Beta Beat

Xtorrent 1.1 beta 1 released with major new features

by David Chartier (RSS feed) on Aug 2nd, 2007



Dave Watanabe has released v1.1 beta of Xtorrent, his excellent BitTorrent client. With this major x.1 release, Watanabe has included some significant new features like individual file selection, file prioritization, individual file completion status, and improved privacy options. Watanabe has updated Xtorrent's UI to help bring some of these features directly to the user, and I'm also noticing what I think are a couple of new preferences, such as the ability to individually toggle whether audio and/or video are added to iTunes after being completely downloaded. The new features are definitely welcome, and Watanabe is optimistic about some planned features down the road.

After trying far too many Mac OS X BitTorrent clients, I finally decided on Xtorrent and have been a happy owner. A base single user license costs $24, with the option to purchase lifetime upgrades for only $9 more.

Tags: beta, Bit Torrent, BitTorrent, downloads, Xtorrent

Filed under: Software, Internet Tools

Xtorrent 1.0 v40 released with per-torrent bandwidth throttling, list of big features to come

by David Chartier (RSS feed) on Apr 18th, 2007


It isn't often that developers unveil their cards, but when they do, their user's ears typically perk up. Such is the case with Dave Watanabe's release of Xtorrent 1.0 v40 in which he announced two big new features now, and a few juicy ones coming down the road. As of this new version, Xtorrent Pro (the registered version) offers per-torrent bandwidth limits and support for the Azureus/utorrent compatible peer exchange, which should apparently help increase some transfer speeds.

Using his crystal ball, however, Watanabe also announced three major features we can strike off the request list: selective file downloading, encryption, and torrentcast auto-downloading (though I should point out that Xtorrent can already subscribe to RSS feeds of torrents - it just doesn't auto-snag 'em yet). Dave announced that these features are "absolutely" planned for a future release (or spread out across more than one), though we'll all just have to sit tight as these things naturally fall under the tried and true "they'll be done when they're done" policy.

Tags: azureus, bandwidth, bit torrent, BitTorrent, limit, limits, throttling, torrentcasting, update, utorrent, xtorrent

Filed under: Software, Hacks, How-tos, Internet Tools

Use Mail.app as a remote torrent client

by David Chartier (RSS feed) on Jun 16th, 2006

An enterprising Mail.app user by the name of Matt Comi has ironed out a simple yet powerful trick for using Mail.app as a remote bittorrent client, of sorts. Basically, he set up a rule in Mail.app with a custom AppleScript that looks for torrent file attachments. This AppleScript then sends the torrent file to Azureus for downloading. Check out his site, Big Bucket Amusement, for instructions, screenshots and the script you'll need.

[via Hawk Wings]

Tags: bit torrent, bittorrent, mail, mail.app, torrent

Filed under: iPod Family, iTS, Freeware, Internet Tools, iTunes

ipodnova.com lists iPod torrent sites

by Scott McNulty (RSS feed) on Dec 28th, 2005



Care to take bets on how long ipodnova.com will stay up? This site lists various torrent repositories that have sprung up that are dedicated to letting you download videos for that new iPod you got for Christmas. While TUAW does not condone such behaviour we feel that it is our bloggerly duty to point out the existence of this site.

Tags: bit torrent, BitTorrent, ipod, ipodnova, torrent

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