uTorrent 1.6.1 Beta
I've been using uTorrent as my main torrent program for Windows since I've started using Windows Vista full time. The main reason for this is that Java does some really funny stuff with the graphical system, and since Java is a key component when using my favorite program, Azureus, I needed something that would work really well. I've tried several different programs already, from the mainline client to 10+ other clients that are out there with varying features and GUIs and everything, but none of them really compared to Azureus as far as speed and features besides uTorrent. However, even though it is a really good program, it is still lacking when compared to its beefy Azureus counterpart mainly because of the lack of plugins that add a ton of functionality to Azureus.
Then, I searched around the other day and found that one of the two biggest features that I used from Azureus' plugin system had been put into public beta for uTorrent, the web GUI. It is really nice to have a web GUI when you are always close to your computer, such as like I am at college, but don't really have access to it at the moment for one reason or another. It allows you to start up the program and then just monitor the torrent progress or add new torrents remotely without needing remote desktop or anything. It really is very useful once you get used to using the web interface, and really helps if you want to change the bandwidth usage or priority of a torrent when you are away. Read more »