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Torrent Relay for times when you just need to download
Kevin Kowalewski of Seneca College wanted to build something for the summer. Instead of the usual tree house or go kart he decided to build a BitTorrent client, in a browser.
Torrent Relay's interface is pretty easy to figure out and works with all the mainstream browsers including those found on the PS3, Wii or iPhone. Either upload or paste the url of the torrent file and let the site do its thing. After a bit, you're taken to another page to initiate the download.
Keep in mind that this is a summer project so don't be surprise if you get a lot of "server busy" messages and are asked to donate or click an ad. Currently downloads over 400MB are not permitted, so no Kubuntu downloads for you.
We can see the value of a service like this once cloud computing really takes off and everything lives in the clouds. This way we're still able to get our weekly fix of Bleach.
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xlerate said 11:50AM on 6-17-2008
I have been using www.torrent2exe.com with great success.
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Richard Lawler said 2:05PM on 6-17-2008
Imageshack.us has this now, with a monthly storage/transfer limit in the gb's.
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Mason said 4:17PM on 6-17-2008
A program just like this has been out. Its called "TorrentFlux."
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Jimmy Bob said 6:59PM on 6-17-2008
Great site! I've been using it lots with success...
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