| Home : September 10 2014 Computer News : Turn your smartphone into a remote control for your torrent client |
|
Turn your smartphone into a remote control for your torrent client |
September 10, 2014
The BitTorrent protocol isn't just for pirates, it's also a great way to legally download indie documentaries, music, and open source software such as Linux distributions or the Tor Browser.The problem with torrents is that you may across something you'd like to download while browsing on your smartphone or tablet. But how are you going to remember to download that torrent once you're back at your PC?Remote apps for Android to the rescue. Many major torrent clients offer remote apps on mobile that let you add downloads to an active PC while you're in the other room or sitting in the back of a taxi downtown.For our purposes today, I'm going to show you how to use BitTorrent Remote from BitTorrent Inc., but you would follow a similar path for other clients including uTorrent (also owned by BitTorrent) and Vuze.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
Link: http://www.pcworld.com/article/2604760/turn-your-smartphone-into-a-remote-control-for-your-torrent-client.html#tk.rss_howto
|
|
|
|
|
