This week's series of tips is all about downloading files via BitTorrent. We'll highlight ways in which to torrent more efficiently, obtain higher download speeds, and generally make the whole process easier. For more tech tips, check our Tips index.

To wrap up our series of BitTorrent tips, we're going to show you how to make your own torrents. After all, torrents have to come from somewhere, right? You've been leeching for years -- isn't it time to give something back?

Just follow these simple steps:

• Open up your BitTorrent client of choice. uTorrent, Vuze, Transmission -- whichever, they all work in the same way
• File > Create Torrent (or simply hit the 'Create' button, if there is one)
• Select a source file or directory -- this can be absolutely anything
• Now you need to find some trackers. If you're making a torrent for a private torrent index, make sure you use its tracker. Otherwise, paste all of the following into the box:
  udp://tracker.publicbt.com:80/announce
  udp://tracker.openbittorrent.com:80/announce
  http://denis.stalker.h3q.com:6969/announce
  http://tracker.torrent.to:2710/announce
• If you want to add a comment, go for it! Include your name, website, email address -- whatever you like
• Make sure Private Torrent is unchecked, unless you're creating a torrent for a private tracker
• Click Create -- then add the new torrent to your client and start seeding!

Now, if you're just making a torrent to share a file between friends, classmates or workmates, just send them the .torrent file and tell them to hop on. It's as simple as that.

If you want to share your torrent publicly, you need to upload the torrent to an index like The Pirate Bay. First register an account, and then simply click 'Upload torrent' -- the method is the same for uploading to a private site (just make sure you've used its private tracker!)

How to make your own torrents and upload them to a public tracker originally appeared on Download Squad on Fri, 04 Feb 2011 12:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The Chronic Dev Team has unleashed the the untethered greenpois0n jailbreak for iOS 4.2.1, which means you don't have to re-root your phone after every reboot.

Some provisos, though: the jailbreak is only available for Mac users right now, and the greenpois0n website seems to be down, so you can't actually download the jailbreak. Also, according to the excited Engadget commenters, it sounds like the installation of the jailbreak is a little bit finicky.

As always, back up your phone beforehand, and don't proceed unless you really know what you're doing.

Greenpois0n untethered jailbreak for iOS 4.2.1 released originally appeared on Download Squad on Fri, 04 Feb 2011 06:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Are you ordering a Verizon iPhone today?online surveys So now that anyone and everyone can order a Verizon iPhone online… shall it be yours today? Would you rather wait and line up at the Apple Store tomorrow for the full iPhone experience? Did you already get a Verizon iPhone on pre-order or [...]

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You may have noticed Microsoft's Malicious Software Removal Tool in your list of available Windows Updates. Heck, you may even have seen it in your Add/Remove Programs and wondered where it came from. The MSRT can actually be quite useful, and it's a fast, simple way to remove a number of common malware infections.

In an update pushed yesterday, Microsoft added Cycobot to the list of malware that MSRT can remove. It's a nasty little backdoor Trojan, and one I've seen on plenty of the systems I spend my days repairing. The full list of malware (more than 120 types) which the tool can remove is available on this page.

MSRT is a good little tool to add to your security arsenal, but a multi-app attack is always best. Make sure you've got a good antivirus program installed, and keep Malwarebytes handy just in case.

(inbefore 'Does it remove Windows?', Linux users... )

Download Microsoft's Malicious Software Removal Tool

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Apple has started production of a thinner, lighter and faster version of the iPad, according to The Wall Street Journal. Citing the usual “people familiar with the matter,” WSJ claims the new iPad will include front- and rear-facing cameras for videoconferencing and shooting photos, similar to the iPhone 4. The WSJ added that cellular data plans will [...]

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Everyone loves a great jet flyover! Except when you can't see the jets, because you're underneath a retractable dome. That's un-retracted. Which is exactly what the Navy spent $450,000 of your tax dollars to do on Sunday. [Washington Post] More »

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Yesterday, Groupon dipped into its $950 million piggy bank, and spent a bit of that dough on a couple Super Bowl ads. The group-discount service touted the spots as a way to give in to its "Napolean complex" and "invade the rest of the world" with a proper primetime commercial. More »

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Here are some stories from the past week on CrunchGear: Minimalist Turntable Plays Your Records Minimally Pure Black Knife Set Is Evil-Looking, Tasteful Concept USB Drive/Battery Is At Least Clever Video: Kinect-Controlled Mini Humanoid Build Your Own Heli-Rocket For $5

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Cybercriminals are following innocent consumers away from email and toward more popular, smartphone-style platforms, McAfee reported Tuesday. "New mobile malware in 2010 increased by 46 percent compared with 2009," noted McAfee spokesperson Joris Evers. In 2010, Symbian and Android platforms, in particular, were splattered by Trojans and bots.

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If you're a football fan, or you're simply into delicious statistics, take a look at Google's Packers vs. Steelers search analysis. Apparently Googlers are sports fans too, and as the big G has offices in both Wisconsin and Pennsylvania, it thought that some good ol' Google Insights analysis was in order.

There's a ton of graphs which we're not going to replicate here, but here's some highlights:

• Aaron Rodgers is currently five times more popular than Lady Gaga -- in Wisconsin, anyway
• Meanwhile, in Pittsburgh, they're searching for the Steelers a lot more than President Obama
• While interest in Cheeseheads seems to have peaked, Terrible Towels continue to soar
• Wisconsinites seem to like guacamole more than Pittsburghers, who prefer baba ganoush

Incidentally, the humble but oh-so-tasty chicken wing reaches its peak during the Super Bowl, too.

Super Bowl search stats from Google: Packers prefer guacamole, Terrible Towels selling like hotcakes originally appeared on Download Squad on Fri, 04 Feb 2011 06:05:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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