There is finally a decent BitTorrent client for the Firefox browser and it goes by the name of FoxTorrent. When I originally saw this Firefox extension make its way out in March I got pretty excited.

It has now been several months since BitTorrent, Inc acquired uTorrent, but it looks like there is still some hope for uTorrent after all. Right now uTorrent 1.7 Beta is available (Download Mirror) and is the first version to incorporate new features since the acquisition took place. To my surprise they kept the BitTorrent client rather simple which all uTorrent users will definitely like.

Today I was able to get my hands on the FoxTorrent Firefox extension to give it a whirl and see what it was all about.

When I think of BitTorrent, the first word that comes to my mind is illegal. While it is generally used for illegally downloading movies among other things, BitTorrent is hoping that at least one-third of the 135 million people who have downloaded their software are willing to pay for it.

Opera has decided to take the route that other software companies are taking to improve the user experience. They are now asking people to download an experimental build of Opera (version 9.12) that will test a new reporting function that they have implemented. Like most other usage reports, this one is not designed to steal any personally identifiable information from you.

A few weeks ago I started a topic in the forum asking what the first few programs are that you install on your Windows PC. It was fun to read the posts so I thought it was finally time for an article on it that summarizes your responses.