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[iMav]

@Metal: You using Transmission on Linux?

If that is the case, then you will not ind any difference or any reason to use it. You might as well use any damn application out there, they are as crappy as the another. The reason why I prefer Transmission is because its icon looks nice on the dock and the transfer speeds being displayed on the dock. That's why I like it. The port forwarding, scheduling - I give a rat's rear! It downloads at the amx speed my conx allows.

 

[goobimama]

^^ I wanted to say that all along. Just wanted to stay political n all

 

[MetalheadGautham]

@Metal: You using Transmission on Linux?

If that is the case, then you will not ind any difference or any reason to use it. You might as well use any damn application out there, they are as crappy as the another. The reason why I prefer Transmission is because its icon looks nice on the dock and the transfer speeds being displayed on the dock. That's why I like it. The port forwarding, scheduling - I give a rat's rear! It downloads at the amx speed my conx allows.

Don't think I lack alternate methords to get the transfer speeds on my selected display unit (I hate using docks. I use alternatives and workarounds).
I use conky and/or network monitor.
An icon can always be changed. But I like the way it looks here.

You may not care much about download sheduling and port forwarding, but they are the REAL things a hardcore downloader like me needs to worry about - not "how cool an icon looks" etc. You might use the word crappy, but I care most about more advanced features and total control. Maybe we just have different intests, or maybe we just have different internet plans.

 

[goobimama]

And that's why this is the Official Apple thread.

 

[iMav]

Don't think I lack alternate methords to get the transfer speeds on my selected display unit (I hate using docks. I use alternatives and workarounds).
I use conky and/or network monitor.
An icon can always be changed. But I like the way it looks here.

You may not care much about download sheduling and port forwarding, but they are the REAL things a hardcore downloader like me needs to worry about - not "how cool an icon looks" etc. You might use the word crappy, but I care most about more advanced features and total control. Maybe we just have different intests, or maybe we just have different internet plans.

Yea right! I don't care about that simply 'coz I got an un-capped conx. So I can very well afford to choose an application that has a better icon. What do you mean by hardcore downloader? Don't consider yourself elite in everything, keep the self proclamation less.

 

[aryayush]

Yeah, seriously. I can bet you anything that a lot of users in this thread can give you a run for your money in the downloading department. I’m not sure about iMav but goobimama is a force to be reckoned with. And I’m no slouch either.

When I need the advanced features, I fire up CrossOver and use µTorrent. But only when I need those advanced features, and that’s not very often. The majority of the time, I just drag stuff to Transmission’s icon and be done with it. That’s what counts for me—drag, drop, done. That’s it.

Like iMav so eloquently put it, “I give a rat’s rear” about everything else.

 

[goobimama]

^^ You do that? I've just set Transmission to watch my downloads folder, and then trash any torrents automatically after adding them. I've also set a folder action to the downloads folder which automatically adds any music to the iTunes library.

 

[aryayush]

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^^ You do that? I've just set Transmission to watch my downloads folder, and then trash any torrents automatically after adding them.

Well, I find it more convenient to just drag and drop them. Why bother downloading it using Safari when Transmission can do it seamlessly in the background? I have that auto-add and delete thingy setup too, of course, for those sites that don’t allow you to simply drag the download links out of them (like TVT). Hah!

I've also set a folder action to the downloads folder which automatically adds any music to the iTunes library.

I’ve never really checked out Folder Actions. It always seems a bit too geeky. Guess it’s time to get down and dirty with it.

 

[MetalheadGautham]

What do you mean by hardcore downloader? Don't consider yourself elite in everything, keep the self proclamation less.

By hardcore downloader, I mean I am a guy who tries to juice out the max out of his available El Cheapo rig to download as much as possible while at the same time spending as little as possible (both time and money). I don't consider myself elite. I am just "hardcore" as in HARDCORE.

When I need the advanced features, I fire up CrossOver and use µTorrent. But only when I need those advanced features, and that’s not very often. The majority of the time, I just drag stuff to Transmission’s icon and be done with it. That’s what counts for me—drag, drop, done. That’s it.

Use FlashGet via CrossOver. Its can help you much more than uTorrent.
And yes, I give a rat's ear to everything else you said.

^^ You do that? I've just set Transmission to watch my downloads folder, and then trash any torrents automatically after adding them. I've also set a folder action to the downloads folder which automatically adds any music to the iTunes library.

I tried it. Liked it first, but then it got a bit too intrusive since I like to test some torrents first before testing them.

 

[goobimama]

since I like to test some torrents first before testing them.

Woah! Some super voodoo magic you got going on there. Anyway, assuming that is a typo, what tests exactly do you conduct on torrents?

@metal: I'm pretty sure I know what those advanced features are, and I don't think Flashget has the answer when it comes to that

Well, I find it more convenient to just drag and drop them. Why bother downloading it using Safari when Transmission can do it seamlessly in the background?

Oooh. Silly me (*Smacks his head twice with the wife beater*). It didn't occur to my peahen sized brain that I could do that.

 

[MetalheadGautham]

Woah! Some super voodoo magic you got going on there. Anyway, assuming that is a typo, what tests exactly do you conduct on torrents?

@metal: I'm pretty sure I know what those advanced features are, and I don't think Flashget has the answer when it comes to that .

Well, FlashGet can download from mms:// and rstp:// streams, something for which there is no non windows download manager. And it can also download from ED2K links. And FTP/HTTP/HTTPS links. And from RS. And it supports BT. For all this, it does have a good amount of sheduling and throttling options. Makes it perfect if you want to download from a large number of protocols, but don't want to run multiple apps and slow down the system.

 

[goobimama]

^^ Nope. That's not it

 

[MetalheadGautham]

^^ Nope. That's not it

You don't do stream ripping ???

 

[goobimama]

Mobileme restored my Coda preferences!

After the reinstall, I didn't install Coda mainly because I was working on some other non-Coda stuff. Anyway, today I installed and launched it to find all of my bookmarklets in place! How is this possible I thought. I didn't restore using Time Machine neither did I copy any preference files. The only possible explanation is Mobileme has copied my preferences (maybe keychain?) and done all this backing up behind the scenes.

Not only that, whenever I open any bookmarklet, all the previously opened documents are also opened up (a coda feature, but still cool). Now, to do some coding.

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[aryayush]

Am I the only one out here who’s never felt the inclination to change Marimba (apart from the brief stint with that VideoTone thingy)?

Oooh. Silly me (*Smacks his head twice with the wife beater*). It didn't occur to my peahen sized brain that I could do that.

Now I can rest in peace. I’d been banging my head trying to figure out how you could possibly prefer any other method other than simply dragging the download link out of the browser and onto the icon.

 

[nish_higher]

Does it play in the Finder, iTunes, Quick Look or VLC? Were you able to use it before?

Quick time-yes
rest=no

i'm going to reinstall / re-activate evrything and then see

 

[SunnyChahal]

@Aayush,as far as I know You are using Time Capsule with a 802.11n(b/g compatible) network but I prefer a 802.11n network.n only!That is why I suffer speed drops.Now as I have set it to 802.11n(b/g compatible mode),it's all working as it is supposed to be.Try out n only network.You are also likely to encounter some speed drops.

 

[aryayush]

Dude, there’s no point in going ‘n’ only. Don’t you need your iPhone to connect via Wi-Fi?

 

[SunnyChahal]

^^
I have other WiFi network for that

 

[aryayush]

So you’ll keep changing networks to make your iMac backup?