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🔗 Installing, Configuring and Using Raspberry Pi as a Torrent Downloading Server | Megaleecher.Net

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BitTorrent is without a doubt the most popular file-sharing method out there, Peer-2-Peer (P2P) torrent downloading requires a computer which runs a torrent downloading client to fetch content from other users sharing it. Torrent downloading can be slow as speeds depends on swarm sharing the content, this means you need to have your computer powered-on consuming electricity. Luckily, we can now use our ultra-cheap Raspberry Pi to get the job done 24x7 - consuming just 5w of power. After completing the basic setup of the Raspberry Pi, networking it to internet, attaching an external HDD and configuring it to work as an Network Attached Storage (NAS) we all all set to install the cross-platform Transmission Torrent Client of the RasPi to get our cheap seedbox working.

🔗 Linux.com :: How to sync Evolution with Google's PIM apps

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While I'm a die-hard Google user -- especially the PIM apps -- I still appreciate offline applications for the integration with the desktop, speed, and features they sport. The Evolution contact and calendaring application is a great example: it's as feature-packed as Microsoft Outlook, but with GNOME integration, and it's fast. Gmail, by comparison, is slow and lacks any desktop integration. In a perfect world, Evolution would sync with Google's PIM apps. Unfortunately, there aren't any good, easy-to-use, comprehensive guides for setting up Evolution to sync with all of these apps -- until now.

🔗 detailed KDE Nepomuk Manual « kdenepomukmanual

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Howto: Manage your file collection using KDE 4.7 and the Nepomuk-Framework Because I wasn’t able to find a complete KDE-Nepomuk documentation or howto, where everything important for the user is covered (from the installation to the search queries, with all the caveats), I decided to write one myself. It is intended for understanding and using…