Share Files of Any Size Online via Private Torrent in uTorrent/BitTorrent

Nowadays, transferring a file from one computer to another through the internet is hardly uncommon. Cloud services like Dropbox and Google Drive have bumped the few MBs of file size limit associated with emails to a few GBs. But then, there are always caveats.

Though these services make gigabytes of file transfer possible, they come with limitations like maximum file size, upload limit and free account storage threshold. Sure we can split the file and transfer them one by one but that’s a harassment for both the uploader and the downloader.

Today I am going to show you how you can create a private torrent file in uTorrent and send gigabytes of data, without any restriction, to anyone over the internet. Seriously… No Restrictions! So let’s see how we can make this happen.

Creating Private Torrent in uTorrent

Step 1: Download and install the latest version of uTorrent on your computer. I am sure many other torrent clients might support this feature but I personally prefer uTorrent because of its ease of use. After you install uTorrent on your computer, launch it.

Step 2: You will need your global IP address for the task. If you don’t know the external IP address of your computer, open the What is my IP homepage on your browser. The page will display your IP address on the home page. Make sure you are not under any proxy settings and if you are using a firewall, add uTorrent to the whitelist.

Editor’s note: An easier way to find your IP is to type “what is my ip” on Google. Yep, that’s it. Google will show your public IP address on top of the results. 

Step 3: We will now need the port number uTorrent is using for the incoming connection. To know the port number, open uTorrent preferences from Options and click on the Connection tab. Here look for the section Port used for incoming connection under Listening Port settingsand make a note of the port number.

Step 4: When you have your external IP address and the port number, open uTorrent preferences again. Navigate to Advanced and look for the property bt.enable_tracker. The property will be false by default, toggle the value to true to enable private tracking for torrents. Restart uTorrent after making the changes.

Step 5: We will now create a torrent file. Click on File on uTorrent and select the option Create New Torrent. In Create New Torrent window, select the source folder you want to send to your friend. Always make sure you send a folder and not an archived file.

Step 6: Now add these two lines in the trackers text box.

http://External-IP:Port-Number/announce

http://localhost:Port-Number/announce

Replace the External-IP and the Port-Number with the values related to your connection. Finally check the box Start Seeding and Private torrent and click on the button Create and save as.

Step 7: uTorrent will now ask you to save the torrent file on your computer and start seeding.

That’s all, you can email the torrent file to your friends and ask them to run it on their torrent clients. All of your friends can download the file simultaneously but their download speed will depend on your upload speed.

The guide works best for users who have a static IP address. If you have a dynamic IP address, you will have to update the torrent tracker option manually each time your external IP changes. This can be done by right-clicking the torrent in uTorrent and selecting properties. Here update the tracking information. The same should be done when you switch your incoming port.

Conclusion

So that was how you can transfer GBs of files without using any file hosting service. As we are using a torrent file, all the rules followed by them apply here. The best thing about the process is that you can pause and resume the download and set file priority. The files will be transferred as long as all the devices are connected to the internet and uTorrent is running on them.

The Best Way To Send Text and Files From Browser To Android

Over the last few years, the openness of Android has enabled us to do all sorts of crazy things natively. Accessing root and playing around with the core system, something that’s frowned upon the other side of the pond.

While different services have enabled us to wirelessly send files, notes, share clipboard and even access notifications from PC, Pushbullet gives us all of that bundled in a neat little app with a fresh perspective towards sharing data between the phone and the PC.

You’ll need to download the Pushbullet app and also the corresponding extension for Google Chrome or Firefox. You’ll also need to sign up for an account, which you can do with your Google log in, which is the only way to enable the service. Once you’ve done that, Pushbullet will ask you if you want to mirror your notifications using the Chrome browser on your computer. This is an incredibly useful feature and works well in my testing. The notification mirroring is also customizable. You can disable mirroring for any app and you can also dismiss the notification right from your desktop.

How To Push Text and Files



To push anything from Chrome to Android, just click on the Pushbullet icon from the extensionbar. A neat little window will popup. In here you will find the link to the page you are currently visiting already filled in, or you can paste in something else entirely if you want. You can also add a note or a list, an address or even a file (as long as it’s less than 25MB).

Pushbullet is contextually aware, so any link that’s pushed to your phone’s notification bar opens directly in your default browser when tapped. Similarly, addresses open in Maps and files start downloading through Android’s Download Manager instantaneously.




To push anything from your Android phone to Chrome on your computer, fire up the Pushbullet app and tap the handy Pushbullet button with a + on the lower right corner. This will bring up a new menu. From here select your option, add some information, tap push and you are done!

Cool Tip: You may also try DeskNotifier to push Android notifications to your Windows desktop. That’s an interesting tool too.

The Good

History: Whether you are using the website or the Android app, Pushbullet always shows you ahistory of everything you’ve pushed through your devices. They stay here even after you’ve dismissed the notification. Pretty handy.

Push To Friend: Push to friend allows you to push data just like you do between your devices but with your friends. This can be useful to send directions or files directly to your friend without using email. But do make sure your friend isn’t a troll (I know, goes without saying).
The Really Good

Notification Mirroring : Apps like AirDriod use your IP address to connect your Android phone and PC. But because the data here passes though the Pushbullet servers, the notification mirroring is available even when your phone is using data instead of Wi-Fi. You can of course disable this feature and mirror only via Wi-Fi from settings.

Cloud Based Reminders: Sending notes and lists directly to the notifications bar is Pushbullet’s subtle feature. But once you start using it the right way, you start seeing its genius. When you push any kind of text through your browser, it stays there in your phone’s notification bar till you swipe it away. So if you have something important to do, just push it forward and it will stay there haunting you every time you pull down the notifications bar, which if you are a normal mobile user, is every 5 minutes.

The Bad

Pushbullet’s biggest feature is also its weakest. Pushbullet uses its own servers to send data and files even when all your devices are connected on the same network. While this feature gives you a good amount of flexibility, it also means that the 25MB file will take a couple of minutes to push between devices instead of a couple of seconds.

You Push?

You’ll find the word Push being used 15.6 jillion times (mathematically sound) across its services and throughout this article as well. But what we’d like to know is how you send small chucks of information from your PC to your phone and if you think Pushbullet will make your life a bit easier in this regard.

How to Make Money From Your Youtube Videos

Wonder how charlie earned millions simply biting fingers? Well there are two main ways by which you can earn money from your published youtube videos.

One is the Youtube Partner Program and another one is connection your youtube account with a adsense account. First one sounds all good, but its not easy as it sounds. Youtube doesn’t accept everyone as its partner unless you really talented and have a super popular youtube channel with lots of subscribers. If you by any chance have one such channel, Click YouTube Partner Program to can sign up for this program.

For the second way, you need to have an adsense account. If you don’t have one, Sign Up

Now that you’ve a adsense account google, here’s how you connect your youtube and adsense accounts:

1. Go to account monetization page and enable monetization to your account in case it isn’t.

2. Now go to Adsense connection page and follow the onscreen instructions.

3. Choose your option from the bottom of the page to choose your Google Account you like to use. Confirm with your Google account password. Accept the association and you’re good to go.

4. Now go to your Video Manager and click small ‘$’ symbol next to your videos and follow on screen instructions.

Make sure your videos are original and doesn’t have any copyright infringements otherwise youtube won’t accept them. Have Fun!

How To Access Facebook Without Internet

Can you imagine your life without facebook or internet? Even I can’t. Some times you end up with mobile phone doesn’t support GPRS or there’s something wrong with your GPRS connection, not enough account balance or you don’t have enough signal to establish a gprs connection. To help in this situation Facebook has partnered with Fonetwish for free access to Facebook accounts without Internet connection.Here’s the trick to access facebook using Fonetwish.

1. Just dial *325# or *FBK# from your mobile and wait for the confirmation message on the screen.

2. Give your username and password to access Facebook without any Data Charges.

Access to facebook account and Status updates is completely free using Fonetwish .If you also want to use features like Notifications, updating friends wall you have to subscribe to Fonetwish premium plan which is very cheap like Rs 1/- per day. Fonetwish has started its services for india and indonesia and is quick expanding its roots to all other countries. This service is currently available on Airtel, Aircel, Tata Docomo , Idea, XLcom, Telkomsel service providers. By the time you read this article chances are your service operator already supports this.