BitTorrent is a peer-to-peer file sharing (P2P) communications protocol.BitTorrent is a method of distributing large amounts of data widely.To download from torrent files one needs to install a BitTorrent client software which can be used to download the files.

A new web service called torrent2exe has eliminated the need to use a torrent client rather using the service we can convert the .torrent file into an .exe file which on executing downloads the data directly.

Steps to convert torrent file into Exe

1. Download the .torrent file
2. Visit Torrent2exe and you can either upload the .torrent file from your system or enter the URL of the torrent file.
3. Download the small exe file
4. Run the exe file, which starts the download.

Note : Downloading through torrents is legal, but downloading copyrighted material using torrents is illegal.It is important that you make sure the files that you download are legal before proceeding to download them.

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Long back I wrote about an application called DarkRoom, Writer is distraction-free, online writing environment and the interface has more options than DarkRoom, as you type your document they auto saved. The saved documents are listed at the bottom of the page.The currently working on will be automatically saved first.Your documents can be lost if you’ve deleted your browser cookies.The best part is that this tool is ads free.

The finished documents can be sent as

1. emails.
2. As a draft to Wordpress/ Wordpress.com blogs,
3. As a draft to Blogger ( New version )
4. As a draft to Movable Type, TypePad and Live Journal.
5. And also printed if needed

Using such services to post articles to your blog’s might not be a good option as you need to provide your sever details and login details so be careful, This can be used as a simple word processing tool and do remember to clear your cookies after finishing your work using this tool at public places.

You can also download the document as a txt file.

You can also choose the Font, Font color,and line spacing from the preferences.

Keyboard Shortcuts :

1. Ctrl-S to save
2. Ctrl-N for a new document.
3. F11 for full-screen writing environment, Press F11 again to return to a normal window.

Writer - Homepage.

Did you ever wanted to have a professional looking logo for your site then LogoEase is the answer. LogoEase is a completely flash based free professional grade logo maker.No Downloads, No Installations required, Completely Flash based just visit the site to start designing your logo.

At first, you can choose the logos from its image categories. Add in your own text and color it with colors you like.You can put different color to different part of the template logo. This lets you customize the logo according to your wish.

But if you want to download the logo you designed for yourself then you have to sign up which is for free again, where you can save upto 5 logos, download them later.The download links are emailed when you want to download the logos.The download link will start a zip file download which will have your logo in 3 sizes( 275 x 275 , 400 x 400 ,600 x 600 and 3 formats ( jpg,png and tif).

You can start designing your logo by selecting an image from the image category, It has categories like Abstract/Symmetry, Anchor,Animal,Bell, Building/Monument, Celebration,Compass, Crown, Eye, Flower/Tree, Fruit, Gear, History, Household, Medical, Money/saving, Mountain, Music, Religious, Space/Weather, Sport, Transport, Various and Writing.

This is the logo that I designed for my blog

Do you know any other free logo designing site, Do share it with us.

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to register For LogoEase click here.

You might want to check out the Sample Logos at their site.

Technorati Tags: Freeware,Online Services,Web2.0

If you are using Pidgin, an open source multi-protocol Instant Messaging client. Karthik of DailyApps has found a nice little SMS Notification Plugin that can notify you by mobile phone SMS when someone tries to contact you by Pidgin and you don’t respond within a specified time frame.

The SMS, is sent via Google Calendar,the SMS doesn’t give you the actual text of the message. It gives just the name of the contact and the date / time the message was sent to you. If multiple contacts leave messages, they will be all bundled together and sent to you in one SMS.

Here’s how to get this working

• Pidgin installed on your computer.
• A Google account (with SMS reminders enabled on Google Calendar).
• Google supported mobile phone network to receive SMS.
• Your PC synched with NTP (Network Time Protocol).

Installation :

For Windows Users :

Download the plug-in and place the “gsms.dll” file in the Pidgin plugins folder of Pidgin on your PC. Then open Pidgin, go to “tools” menu then “plugins” and activate the plugin.

For Linux Users :

copy gsms.so

to

~/.purple/plugins

Configuration Screenshot :

Configuration Settings:

Gmail account: your gmail e-mail (example: xyz@gmail.com).
Password: password for specified account.
Timeout: Number of minutes for gsms to collect chats until it sends them.
Calendar feed path: Which calendar to use (example: “/private/full” translates to: http://www.google.com/calendar/feeds/xyz@gmail.com/private/full)

Download gSMS Pidgin Plugin.

Pidgin HomePage

Via - DailyApps

Technorati Tags: Gmail,Pidgin,gSMS

Google has launched a new service with which you can receive phone calls and post voicemails right on your blog. Though GrandCentral is currently in a private beta test and currently only available from within the US.

When you add GrandCentral’s WebCall button to your blog, your readers can easily call your phone or leave voicemails without ever seeing your telephone number. This is similar to what many do with a Contact-Us form, by hiding away their e-mails id’s to avoid privacy concerns and spam.

You can screen calls, either accepting them or sending them to voicemail, and you can even block unwanted callers altogether similar to comments.You can receive voicemail notifications by email or SMS, access your voicemail from a mobile phone or computer.

All your voicemail are kept in a visual online inbox that is easy to manage, there is no limit on the number of voice messages you can store.

Screenshots :

1. Call Me Widget 2.GrandCentral Inbox

Check out the features of GrandCentral here.

You can get an invite from here, if based in US or a user of GrandCentral.

I think this could be a more better service if this were to be present inside Gmail. Let’s wait and see if Google integrates this into Gmail. What do you think of this service from Goolge.

Via - Blogger Buzz

Another useful online tool that can make reading pdf files even easier.This tool lets you read PDF Files online

• Visit PDFMeNot and Enter the URL of a PDF file ( OR )
• You can also upload an local file from your system.

The uploaded PDF file is then converted to a Flash document with zooming capabilities.An embed code is also available for embedding the PDF elsewhere online.

This can be really useful when pointing to a PDF file to someone who might or might not have a PDF reader installed.

PDFMeNot is also providing 5 Tools for easier access to its service

• Linking to the file directly

For Example : http://test.com/document.pdf

Use this link instead: http://pdfmenot.com/view/http://test.com/document.pdf

• Bookmarklet - Convert all pdf links on a page to use PdfMeNot.Visit here for the Bookmarklet Code
• Firefox Extension - Will automagically fix links to pdfs as your browse.Install the Extension from here.
• Webmaster/Blogger Script - Webmasters/bloggers can automatically convert any pdfs they link to.

Placing this inside the </head> tag.

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://pdfmenot.com/convert.js"></script>

• Embed Code - Place a pdf viewer inline within your pages using the following code

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://pdfmenot.com/embed/?url=http://test.com/document.pdf
&width=600&height=450“> </script>

Via - CyberNetNews