Check Torrent Details with TorrentSpy
TorrentSpy is a small program that provides torrent user with information about the torrent they about to download. Normally you have to download the torrent to get real time information about the torrent like how many seeders, leechers or to check if the tracker is online or offline. Some torrent search website provide this kind of information but it’s not updated in real time.
The program can be downloaded at http://torrentspy.sourceforge.net/. The size of the zip archive is 376.0 KB and will take only a few second to download. You only need to extract the archives and double click the file “TorrentSpy-0.2.4.26.exe” to run the program, no installation required.
Verify Data Integrity with HashTab
As an internet user I used to download a lot of freeware, open source software and Linux ISO images from the internet. But the problem is sometimes the file I downloaded is corrupted. There are many possibilities that cause the integrity of the file being altered. Probably the file owner mistakenly put a corrupted file to the server or packet loss happen during the transfer process.
Normally in Linux I type md5sum filename in the command line to check the MD5 hash and then compare the output with the MD5 hash available in the download page. For Windows user, there is a shell extension called HashTab that provide the ability to verify the data integrity of any files. Once installed it will add tab to the windows file properties. Read more
Browse Safely Using Virtualbox and Damn Small Linux
January 26, 2009 by Mark
Filed under Linux, Software, Tips & Tricks
Nowadays the internet is become the main medium for spreading viruses and spyware. So its become more dangerous to surf the internet without any protection. Users have to frequently update their anti-virus and spyware definition in order to protect themselves against those viruses. But even if with all of this protection, there is still a change that your computer will infected with new viruses or spyware.
One way to ensure your computer safety is to create a virtual machine and use it to surf the internet by running Linux Live CD. Read more