P2P is a protocol commonly used by Internet users to share all types of multimedia content. However, it happens that users find large files or they want to download a movie for example, using u Torrent and these are not play as fast as they want, however, you can set up this P2P application to speed up the download.

How to download movies faster using u Torrent

The first thing you need to do to download movies faster using u Torrent is go to “Preferences”, located in the menu “Options”. There you will find a series of tabs related to configuration. To improve the speed when downloading movies using uTorrent you will need to make some changes in the section “Connection”, “Bandwidth”, “BitTorrent”, “Queuing” and “Scheduler”.

In the “Connection” section, you will need to indicate the port 443 for incoming connections and uncheck all the options except “Enable UPnP port mapping” and “Enable NAT-PMP port mapping”. The next step to improve the speed when downloading movies using u Torrent is to go to the “Bandwidth” section. In this section, to the “Maximum upload rate” assign the value 70, the maximum value is 2329, to the “Maximum number of connected peers per torrent” assign the value 14 and to the “Number of upload slots per torrent”, the value 1890. At the end of this section, select only the option “Use additional upload slots if upload speed is <90%.”

Continuing with these steps to improve the downloading speed using u Torrent, go to the “BitTorrent” section. There, tick all the options except “Enable Local Peer Discovery” and select “Enable” from the “Outgoing” option.

To finish with this process, got to “Queuing” and assign values 60 and 63 to “Maximum number of active torrents” and “Maximum number of active downloads”, respectively. As for the “minimum ratio” assign 100 and to the option “seeding time” assign the value 0. The last step is to disable the “scheduler” from this section.

By making these small changes in the configuration of our P2P client we can improve the speed in a short time so that we can download movies faster using u Torrent.

Word with a minimalist appearance

Current trends when designing interfaces are undoubtedly choosing a minimalist style, making people like these applications created under these trends since their use is more intuitive and friendly and have a low grade of visual pollution, allowing the user to focus on the writing area and optimizing the working time, because they only have the necessary elements to work on the interface.

Thanks to this current design method, software like Open Office for instance, has gained public because they are easy to use but they don´t have less functions. Unlike Open Office, Microsoft Word does not seem to be directed toward this new trend and style, but there are ways to imitate it. To achieve a minimalist look in Word, the first thing you should do is to choose reading mode, following Vista route and then Full Screen Reading. After done this, we will noticed that Microsoft Word will not allow us to write, since we are in reading mode. To enable us to write, we must select in the options Allow Writing, Show a page and Reduce / Increase the text size. With this already chosen we can use a Minimalist Word.

Although this mode avoid some details, other applications have been developed under a minimalist concept, such as Open Office, has other advantages that are making Word a powerful tool to edit text.

Complete information from our MP3 files with MP3TagEditor

Nowadays, there is a growing number of “intelligent” music player software that are able to equalizer according to the track genre we’re playing as well as creating lists according to different criteria and other utilities that are supported in the TAGS file. In many cases, these are incomplete, so that we cannot enjoy them as we wanted. A good tool to modify MP3 tags is MP3TagEditor.

This simple application is very easy to use. After running it, we will find at the top quick access to common functions that run with MP3TagEditor. On the left, we have a browser that will allow us to locate MP3 tracks. In the central panel we find the content of the folder selected in the browser, while in the bottom of the window we find the fields where we can edit the tags of the topic.

In order to edit, we must be on the subject to change and from the bottom panel we can include the data we want to modify. By selecting an extensive list of files, we can add some information common to all MP3 files (ex. the author or album) all at once. Another thing we can do with MP3TagEditor is to change the name of the subject and assign a default order.

At the same time, MP3TagEditor offers other utilities that as you feel comfortable with its simple interface you will be able to take full advantage, using the MP3 files tags of your songs.

Usually, average Internet users must access the web through a terminal that is not their own, whether because they are at work or using a shared computer, but they don’t want others to find out what they have been doing in the web. Google Chrome offers this kind of users the possibility of changing the settings to browse the web without leaving a trace in the browsing history.

Private browsing with Google Chrome

Although Google Chrome is not the only one featuring this function, it is much easier to enable it than in other browsers. We can find this option in Google Chrome under the name Incognito Window.

In order to access it, we must click on the Tools icon, located in the top right corner of the browser’s interface.

A menu will drop down and we must choose “New incognito window” option. Another way of accessing this browsing mode in Google Chrome is by means of the key combination Ctrl + CapsLock +N.

Once we have done this, a new window will be open in the incognito browsing mode, identified with the classic image of a spy in the top left hand.

This browsing mode enables us to use all Google Chrome’s options and functions as if we were using the normal mode. The only, and big, difference is that we will leave no trace in the browsing history!

How to add services to Trillian Astra, the ultimate multinetwork client

The new version of the best-known multinetwork messaging client brings new functions and support for extra platforms, and most important, a clear intention of simplifying its use. Let’s see how to add services like Twitter, Facebook, Windows Messenger MSN, etc. to our Trillian Astra.

Those who are taking their first steps in Trillian Astra will be aided by the excellent settings assistant by means of which they can add their accounts to combine the profiles of the several social networks in one single program. Or, if you have already used Trillian Astra and you want to add an account, like for instance your Facebook profile, this is what you need to do.

From Trillian Astra’s main interface you must access the option ‘Trillian’>> ‘Manage connections’ in the menu bar on the top. There you will see all the accounts associated to Trillian Astra up to now, but you can also add new connection using the button on the right bottom corner of the window. Another window will appear where you must indicate the service you want to add, such as Facebook in this case. Then fill in the fields ‘User name’, ‘E-mail address’ and ‘Password’ and click on ‘Connect’.

This is all you need to do to add a new service to Trillian Astra. In this way, you’ll be able to access it together with other services, like Twitter, Google Talk, ICQ, Windows Messenger MSN, all of them together in the same window.

KeyGen ensures safer passwords

Safety has become an important issue for most Internet users. Thanks to the options provided by the Net nowadays, we can buy products, transfer money from bank accounts, or send and receive important information online. Something that must be taken into account is passwords. KeyGen is an application for creating strong, hacker-proof passwords so that we can be better protected.

This application is very easy-to-use. When we run KeyGen we’ll find a small window with options on the top. In the field “Key length” we must enter the number of characters we want the password to have.

Next, we must check the options that allow or disable upper and lower case letters as well as numbers, also located in the options on the top of the screen.

Once we have set these parameters, we can get a highly safe password by pressing “Generate”. In this way, thanks to KeyGen we can stop worrying about Internet safety, which is surely one of its most controversial issues.

Keep up with all the news with FeedDemon

If you like to be up-to-date all the time, you must have subscribed to more than one RSS notification service to receive in your e-mail the latest news about any subject. FeedDemon will enable you to do this from one single interface.

If you want to start using it, you must load the subscription so that FeedDemon brings the latest news to your desktop. To do so, go to File menu and select “New Subscription”. In the pop-up window you’ll find a field you must fill in with the corresponding URL address.

After clicking “Next”, enter the name with which you want FeedDemon to show it as well as the destination folder. Organizing them in folders according to the area of interest is very useful if we keep up with several services.

New folders for FeedDemon can be created from this window or by right-clicking on the field where we view the folders and the unread news.

Once we have added the subscription, we can configure FeedDemon’s appearance and set up the frequency with which we want it to download the updates, as well as for how long we want it to save the information.

Easy and useful tips for using Safari 5

Safari 5 is one of the best options when it comes to surfing the Internet with MAC platform because its new version is characterized by being more efficient and enhancing the user’s experience when surfing the Net. Safari 5 has, as any program does, some tips that will optimize the user’s time when using it.

One of them solves a common problem. Sometimes users close a tab by mistake or because they thought they didn’t need it anymore and then change their minds. To solve this simply press CMD+Z and the tab will be reopen. But this key combination won’t work if you filled in fields with information in that tab, since it will be lost and you’ll need to enter it again.

Another option is to add a Reload button and put it wherever you want to. Just go to Safari 5’s ‘Preferences’, then select ‘Advanced’ option and enable the checkbox “Show develop menu in menu bar”. Safari 5 will restart and a ‘Develop’ menu will appear in the menu bar. Within the options in this menu you must enable the extensions by downloading them. Now if you right-click on the browser’s bar, you can customize the tool bar and place the button wherever you want to.

The last tip is to disable the private browsing mode very easily. Click the icon that shows the browsing mode in the URL address bar. Take into account that you cannot enable the private browsing mode back again with this method, but this will be surely fixed in future versions.

REFOG Keylogger is a great tool for you to keep up with all the activities taking place in your PC and know what websites your children, couple or friends are visiting, their conversations, etc. Let’s see how to enable this keylogger.

Spy and check up on anyone you want using REFOG Keylogger

To begin with, you must follow the setup assistant’s instructions when you run the program for the first time. The first step will be to click ‘Next’ in the welcome window and then to check the actions we are interested in intercepting in the second window, before clicking ‘Next’ again.

REFOG Keylogger

The next window can be ignored since it shows the invisibility options REFOG Keylogger offers. Anyway, once you finish the setup, the person acting as REFOG Keylogger’s ‘administrator’ will have access to it by pressing a key combination (in this case ‘Ctrl+Alt+Caps Lock+K’) that can be changed in the next step.

After the setup, we must click ‘Next’ until the last window and then ‘Finish’ (we recommend to uncheck the option ‘Check on updates’ so as not to lose these settings).

Now in REFOG Keylogger’s main window, you’ll see the users who can administer the program on the top left hand. By accessing each of them you will see in the field on the right what type of events he or she decided to intercept: the websites visited, the programs run, the keystrokes typed, etc.

History of activities

In short, REFOG Keylogger is an excellent tool that, if used properly, will be very useful to find out what websites our children visit, what activities distract them from their homework, or intercept almost anything, as the program’s developers predicate.

MadTwitter, the most widely used client of the microblogging in fashion: Twitter

Twitter is the most popular and widely used microblogging in the world and is attracting more and more fans and users every day. But more important is the fact that more and more add-ons and applications are proliferating to make the most of it. One of the applications with a good reputation is MadTwitter, a client that enables you to access your Twitter account directly from the PC’s desktop.

First you must configure the view mode in order to follow up all your Twitter activities with MadTwitter, apart from stating your user name and password.

To do so, fill in the fields ‘User’ and ‘Password’ and configure the following fields according to your needs (‘Check twits’, ‘Notification on new twits’, etc.). It is also possible to select the application’s default language unfolding the option ‘Language’.

Once you finish with the main settings, MadTwitter will run automatically and log in to show the latest twits in your account.

In the bottom of the screen there is a field for you to publish your own Twits. By clicking on the image of any of your followers or anyone’s twit you can access his/her account directly.

As you see, MadTwitter was specially developed by combining simplicity and usefulness in a small application so that we don’t have to open a browser, which can save us from getting into trouble, for example at the office.