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PodMailing, Facilitating the Creation of Torrents

So far Podmailing was a way of sending files, which required that the two users (transmitter and receiver) were capable of being connected to transmit the file. Recently, a new version has taken a step further by facilitating the use of BitTorrent to any user.

The basic operation of Podmailing remains the same, allowing send large files, but with the addition of BitTorrent for sending and receiving the use of this protocol is simplified because until now required some advanced knowledge and be available as original source seed for a while.

In this new version, to send a file with Podmailing, this is stored in the corporate servers, which operate with Amazon EC2, and they are responsible for making seed when there is no other available. Let's see how it works send and receive files.

Firstly, in order to send a file need to give our name and address, allowing anyone who receives identify who was posted.

Once we are ready to send the file, click on the New option, which will show us a window with the data that we must fill, basically select the file and make the recipients. But here comes some of the changes in this version. We can choose to send the notification by mail directly or obtain the code we need, we'll file. Torrent that allows for downloading through this protocol.

We'll see, for example, sending e-mail, which allows us to subsequently various options for downloading the file. Once completed all data in the main window will see the progress of the shipment. This shipment can be paused at any time, resumed later when we have connections.


Besides, who can download them start to do so even though the rise has not been fully completed, further accelerating the process.

The receiver will have in your inbox an email to him indicate that he has sent a file, with a link to a page where they offer multiple options download.

We have three different download options. The first is through the browser, performed like any other download a file from the Internet. The second is through Podmailing. This method download a file. Zed we can open the application Podmailing and to carry out the download file.

Finally, the most interesting is through BitTorrent, a file downloading. Torrent that we can open to any client that P2P protocol to receive the file. This file. Torrent tracker can climb to a site or a file sharing so that the users have more available.

Recall that the BitTorrent protocol, as more users are downloading the file best speeds can be achieved by having more available sources.

If we choose the option of downloading. Zedan, the same interface as we have seen in the increase is used for file downloads.

We, therefore, one of the easiest ways to create and host large files, and distribute them through the BitTorrent protocol, simpler, so that even users with less idea of how this protocol will have very easy to share files with one of the protocols most in vogue in the network, although, of course, is not the only option.

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Windows Live FrameIt Already Available

Windows Live FrameIt, service to display digital content via RSS frameworks that Microsoft announced a few days ago is now available for testing by all users who have a Live ID. And the first impressions we have had this service have been quite positive. Their capabilities go beyond what is announced before launch, as it not only allows us to show images in the aforementioned devices, but also allows us to see other content, such as RSS feeds with text, web pages, and helpful information from MSN , As the weather forecast or vehicular traffic in our city. And everything must add the advanced configuration options to those already carrying them something.

The management of content that we send our digital frames are made through collections in which we add elements that want to display devices. For that we have at our disposal a? Media Source Catalog?, In which we find both modules preconfigured with photos of prominent SmugMug, like other white to add any of the various types of content mentioned above.





For example, we can add the RSS feed in any collection of Flickr or Picasa, feed a web page (eg Genbeta), images of a particular site, a specific image hosted on the Web,'s photo albums a Spaces, weather forecasting, etc.. The content from MSN (weather forecast, traffic on the streets, news, etc.) comes with publicity in the form of static images. Subsequently will be adding more modules to Media Catalog, as one to display photos of Facebook, another for mail from Hotmail, etc..

As I had mentioned, all elements have interesting settings and customization. It allows us to control from the order in which the images appear until the hours they are deployed as part digital, and even can apply filters to display only the newest pictures, among other things.

Once we already have our collection with all the elements that you want to display it, we can already get the URL must be entered into the digital frame (RSS). We can also set some other things collectible, such as the contents of the resolution, if items are shipped directly in the RSS feed or in the form of Enclosures, the background color to show where the images are smaller than the framework, in order to display items, etc.. In addition, we can protect our collection with a PIN and thus ensure that only trusted our people have access to it.


It is possible that Microsoft sign agreements with manufacturers of digital frames to remove devices that are integrated with FrameIt during the coming months. This suspicion arises as a result of the dialog box that appears when you ask the URL of the collection, in which the message? If your photo frame supports using just the name FrameIt feed, enter the following name?. Will we see pictures frames integrated with FrameIt in the coming months, or at CES 2009? That better dejémoselo our fellow Xataka.

Overall my impressions of this new service has been quite good, but I still think that to be exclusively designed for devices to which it is a long way to masificarse risks being used by an amount so low at the end of users who suffer the same fate of others? Failed services? Windows Live. Therefore it would not be a bad idea to extend its functionality doing that also serves to create Screensavers with content from web services.

It should be noted that this is a very early beta of FrameIt, so it is safer to add many more features at a time and to modify slightly the interface (which is currently very little friendly).

Jobs Admits the Disaster of Mobile Me and Makes Changes in the Dome

Echoing the many complaints from users since the launch of Mobile Me, Steve Jobs has said that "it was a mistake to launch Mobile Me at the same time the iPhone 3G, the iPhone 2.0 software, store applications" in an email sent to all employees on Monday. "We had enough to give Mobile and I could have been delayed without consequence."

The entire team of Mobile Me has been reorganized and Internet services division of Apple is now the office of Eddie Cue (photo), vice president of iTunes. Cue will report directly to Jobs.

"The launch of Mobile I clearly demonstrates that we must learn more about services on the Internet," said Jobs in the mail. "The vision of Mobile is exciting and I am ambitious, and we will push to make it a service to be proud before the end of the year."
        

Rises in Overall Rates Primary Mexico, CET 28 Days to 8.11 Pct

Yields of Treasury Certificates (Cetes) in Mexico recorded increases in the general auction primary on Tuesday, after the central bank recently raised its inflation forecasts for the coming quarters.