[ubuntu-uk] Idea- Torrents!

[Alan Pope]

On Tue, 2008-04-29 at 10:25 +0100, Javad Ayaz wrote:
> a device that will let your torrents downloading but yu can switch off
> your pc! torrents carry on downloading. External USB hard drives are
> available freely these days. So maybe something in buntu that will let
> the juice flow from the USB to the hard drive after the pc has been
> switched off.
>  
> What do you think?

Get an nslu2 and install debian on it and add a usb hard disk. Takes
very little power and can be thus be left running. When it finishes you
can simply drag the files off it over the network.

Or buy one of these:-

http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/03/21/myka-sneaks-bittorrent-into-the-living-room/

Cheers,
Al.
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