A compilation of 10 alternative top torrent sites and search engines to use now that BtJunkie has decided to voluntarily shut down for good. In the wake of the seizure of MegaUplaod a number of operators of similar cyberlocker sites along with BitTorrent tracker sites grew nervous about what could happen to them, and either [...]

TiltShift is an Adobe Air app for Mac, Windows and Linux that gives offers a simple set of controls for quickly adding cool and amazing TiltShift effects to your photographs. These days it’s hard for desktop computer users not to be jealous of the plethora of amazing photo apps available to mobile phone users. Apps [...]

Tribler is, as the developers claim, “designed to keep BitTorrent alive, even when all torrent search engines, indexes and trackers are pulled offline,” and can only be shut down if you “take down the Internet” itself. These days an air of uncertainty blankets the P2P world as torrent tracker sites like BTJunkie and others have [...]

Program lets you schedule times for iTunes to wake you from your slumber, complete with spacebar-activated snooze function. The worst thing about an alarm aclock, aside from the fact that it heralds the start of each work day with unabashed indifference, is that there’s usually no way to customize what music wakes you from your [...]

Quick and easy guide to configuring your Android phone or tablet to connect to a PPTP-type VPN connection. The Internet always has and always will be plagued by challenges to content access and data security, and one of the of the easiest solutions around is a VPN connection. A VPN is a virtual private network [...]

Pandora for Chrome browser extension allows users to rate, pause, change tracks in their Pandora stream without having to open Pandora.com. Chrome users have an increasingly wide variety of extensions to customize their Internet browsing experience, especially when it comes to streaming music services. Last week I mentioned the Last.fm Free Music Player that lets [...]

Free program with no ads, spyware, or malware of any kind allows users to search among more than 100 million MP3s online and download them to a computer or USB drive for free; program can also run from a USB drive, making it safe to use at work. Looking for a LimeWire alternative? Want to [...]

UTorrent Control is a browser plugin for Explorer 8 and above, Firefox 3 and above, and Chrome that gives users access to their BitTorrent client downloads on the go. BitTorrent users are always looking for new and convenient ways to access and control their downloads on the go. A few days ago I mentioned uTorrent Tiny Client, [...]

Guide to setting up a VPN account with VPNHQ, and protecting your data and Internet traffic from identity thieves, overzealous copyright holders, and govt filtering regimes for $7 dollars a month. A Virtual Private Network (VPN) has never been more important it seems. Public Wi-Fi connections are fertile ground for identity thieves and criminals. Copyright [...]

A simple extension for turning back the clock on many of the more obtrusive Facebook updates like the Ticker and “Top Stories” Newsfeed. Late last Summer Facebook rolled out a massive new layout redesign, and ever since then a number of people have been clamoring to restore it to the Facebook of old. A Chrome [...]

Facebook Messenger for Windows app lets you interact with your Facebook friends from your desktop. Let’s face it: Facebook has become part of our lives. It used to be that the morning newspaper was the first thing you opened in the morning with your cup of coffee or tea in hand. Now it’s Facebook. We [...]

Easy-to-use program allows users to burn nearly any video file to DVD with a few clicks; supports over 45 video file formats, and contains no adware, spyware, or limitations of any kind. If you’ve ever tried to burn a video file to DVD you know it can oftentimes be pretty frustrating, especially if you’re trying [...]

Easy step-by-step guide that will help you start downloading movies, music, TV shows, and more in no time at all with uTorrent. For most people getting started with the whole “BitTorrent downloading thing” can be pretty intimidating. Sure maybe some of you had practice with Napster or KaZaA back in the day, but times have [...]

Last.fm Free Music Player lets you stream songs by your favorite artists on-demand right from within your Chrome browser. Want an easy way to play music by your favorite artist on-demand without having to listen to poor quality YouTube videos? Then the Last.fm Free Music Player Chrome extension might just be what you need. Browse [...]

Chrome extension allows you to schedule emails to be sent at a later date or on a recurring basis, and will remind you if you don’t get a reply from the recipient. Everybody loves a Chrome extension that simplifies and improves the productivity of their Gmail experience, and Boomerang for Gmail is the latest and [...]

A quick guide to setting up Giganews’ VyprVPN and protecting your traffic from the prying eyes of hackers and govts, and thwarting geographic content restrictions and Internet filtering regimes. The Internet always has and always will be plagued by challenges to content access and data security, and one of the of the easiest solutions is [...]

Dragon Go! is a far superior alternative to Android’s standard voice command app, having already proved itself with its powerful desktop voice recognition software. Sometimes it’s best to call in an expert to perform tasks that others seem to muddle through. Many, myself included, have long been frustrated with Android’s often inept voice recognition app. [...]

Google Chrome extension adds the uTorrent Web UI to your browser, giving you virtually complete control of your downloads on the go – even streaming playback! As an avid BitTorrent user there’s nothing more important than being able to control my downloads on the go. The uTorrent Tiny Client Chrome extension does just that, and [...]

Alternative to standard Windows copying program, boasting faster file transfer speeds, pause and resume option, and more. As file sizes grow ever larger these days thanks to the advent of things like Blue-Ray and HD content, transferring them from one place to the other can become frustratingly slow and time intensive. TeraCopy is free utility [...]

New RapidShare app for iPhone lets you share, upload, or stream content on the go. File-hosting site RapidShare is expanding its reach to the mobile phone market with the launch of its new iPhone app. RapidShare for iPhone ensures that users always have access to their stores files so that they can manage and send [...]