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ImageShack offers free Torrent download service

ImageShack has taken the wraps off its new, and free, BitTorrent downloading service.

Downloading torrent files with ImageShack will essentially be a two-step process: one, you download the torrent files onto the ImageShack server; two, when the download is complete, ImageShack gives you a simple http link to the file, so you can download it to your local machine.

ImageShack is hoping that users will benefit from the use of their servers, especially the users that have experienced ISP limiting of torrent traffic.

It certainly looks as if users are excited. Because of the overwhelming response to their new torrent service, ImageShack has taken the "public" off of the "public beta," meaning the torrent service is not available to new users at this time.

[via Daily Apps]

Filed under: Photo, Utilities, Windows, Macintosh, Linux, Productivity, Web services, Mozilla, Freeware, Browser Tips

ImageBot for Firefox - Today's Browser Tip

ImageBotI use ImageShack a lot to host miscellaneous images that I need online because it's quick and registration-free. I'm sure someone will feel the need to tell me how superior Other Image Hosting Service is, but that's not the point of this post. The point of this post is ImageBot, a super-handy extension for Firefox that lets you batch upload images to ImageShack or similar (but not registration-free) service Photobucket. It's pretty slick and is easy to use--just drag-and-drop images onto it. It also keeps a searchable list of images you've uploaded in the past for quick access and has a cool template function that makes it easy to get HTML or forum codes (or any other format you want) for a single image or a whole bunch. ImageBot seems to have a little trouble with really big images (and error messages can be frustratingly vague), but uploading them a few at a time seems to help.

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