Administrator DKT27 Posted February 4, 2010 Administrator Share Posted February 4, 2010 uTorrent 2.0 went gold a few days ago, and the latest stable version of the incredibly popular torrent client introduces several useful new features for those who haven't been playing around with the beta.uTorrent 2.0 includes an optional upload/download cap.blog post, Simon Morris, the vice president of product management for uTorrent's parent company BitTorrent, predicted that uTP would result in faster average download speeds. This network congestion mitigation could result in Internet service providers being less hostile to torrenting, he said, and he hoped that it would result in a friendlier environment between network operators and the network users. The first and most technical, but also most important, is the introduction of uTP. The uTorrent Protocol will natively prevent one person's connection from crowding out all the others. In a Basically, uTP will slow down all torrent traffic until whatever is causing the congestion is cleared up. However, while uTorrent's programmers are banking on uTP changing the torrenting world for the better, they've also been pragmatic in adding features to version 2.0. The transfer cap feature, accessible from the Preferences menu under Options, allows users whose ISPs have set download and upload limits. Importantly, the feature also includes the ability to track the upload and download rates over a recent time period. The default is set to 31 days. One of uTorrent's new skins. Skins have sort of come to uTorrent 2.0, but don't expect a simple interface for switching them around. There's no "skins" menu option, so they must be added manually. Once you've selected one from the uTorrent skin site, it must be saved to your uTorrent folder. On Windows XP, that's C:\Documents and Settings\Username\Application Data\uTorrent. On Vista and Windows 7, that's most likely E:\Users\Username\AppData\Roaming\uTorrent. If you're not sure, on any Windows system you can type %appdata% into your search box and hit enter. Once you restart uTorrent, you should see the new skin in use. There's a redone installation process, as well. New users will find a built-in speed test and other automatic tweaks for high-traffic uploaders, although be warned that you'll still be opted-in to the Ask.com toolbar. The full list of changes in uTorrent 2.0 can be found here. Users who like to live on the edge can grab the uTorrent 2.1 beta, as well. Source - CNET Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Night Owl Posted February 4, 2010 Share Posted February 4, 2010 Thanks for the uTorrent info.Are you forced into opting-in for the Ask.com toolbar? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator DKT27 Posted February 4, 2010 Author Administrator Share Posted February 4, 2010 Nah.It's optional. It does select it to install by default, but you can uncheck it during the installation. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Night Owl Posted February 4, 2010 Share Posted February 4, 2010 Excellent. I'll have to install uTorrent 2.0 today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator DKT27 Posted February 4, 2010 Author Administrator Share Posted February 4, 2010 You haven't? :oIt's the best(yes the best) one I've used so far... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Night Owl Posted February 4, 2010 Share Posted February 4, 2010 Excellent. Thanks for the great recommendation. Installing now ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator DKT27 Posted February 4, 2010 Author Administrator Share Posted February 4, 2010 Enjoy my friend. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Night Owl Posted February 4, 2010 Share Posted February 4, 2010 I installed it, but I didn't see anything at all about Ask.com toolbar. Oh sh__, did I get Ask.com toolbar forced on me? I can't see it anywhere in Firefox or Internet Explorer. What happened? :fear: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator DKT27 Posted February 4, 2010 Author Administrator Share Posted February 4, 2010 It maynot be installed then. :tooth:Open a uninstaller program and see. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Night Owl Posted February 4, 2010 Share Posted February 4, 2010 I don't see the Ask.com toolbar listed. Why did the CNET article say, '... although be warned that you'll still be opted-in to the Ask.com toolbar'? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator DKT27 Posted February 4, 2010 Author Administrator Share Posted February 4, 2010 God knows. Better forget about it. :tooth: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mara- Posted February 4, 2010 Share Posted February 4, 2010 Well, this is great news, but unfortunately I can not upgrade. Pretome does not accept this version yet, so I'll have to wait, since pretome became my main site for downloading. I have slow upload speed and pretome is really generous with bonus points and of course their no ratio policy.Cheers ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator DKT27 Posted February 4, 2010 Author Administrator Share Posted February 4, 2010 Send it's admin/staff a PM. ;)I really don't understand them not allowing versions of most used BitTorrent client around the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mara- Posted February 5, 2010 Share Posted February 5, 2010 From their FAQIf your client isn't in the list please upgrade/downgrade or download one from the above links. New clients have to be tested by our team first before they are allowed, which takes some time. Requests from users to allow a new client will be denied. Please do not make forum posts or contact staff asking if / when your client will be allowed.Cheers ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator DKT27 Posted February 5, 2010 Author Administrator Share Posted February 5, 2010 Wow some harsh rules there. :PBut does new version of clients come in new clients category?They think someone would cheat with new versions, but how? :blink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HX1 Posted February 5, 2010 Share Posted February 5, 2010 They are probably afraid someone is going to circumvent the statute on their site administration.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.