Configuring U-Torrent

With my DVR for TV I rarely watch it live any more. That goes for live sporting events even. I will purposely pause on the first commercial, if I have started to watch the program live from the beginning. I will then go about my business for a few minutes at the very least, then start fast forwarding through commercials. Typically on a live even such as a hockey game, I find it helps if you allow a full period to be recorded before you start and that will usually get you back to 'live tv' pretty much as the game ends. Therefore I have wasted no additional length of time then the alloted amount the program was scheduled for, as well, I managed to get a few other things done.

When my DVR either hasn't got the scheduled program, or in the case of 'How I Met Your Mother' (which I had never watched an episode in its entirety even though I have always liked the cast of the show I figured I missed out so much since it seemed to truly flow from week to week even though it is a sitcom), I have been able to start from the very first episode. Since this program is only 30 minutes in length on broadcast, the actual time is more like 21 minutes therefore setting aside an hour will allow me to get through 3 shows. I am almost caught up as I will begin the current season very soon. For me this has truly been the best way to experience a TV program and with the Bit-Torrent programs now available, it makes this sort of file sharing even easier.   Being in Canada means no watching from the USA network websites like Hulu/NBC, ABC, CBS unless you utilize the Hotspot Shield software which I have blogged about before. I have found U-Torrent to be the most user friendly and that is always good.  The problem is with so many ways to get on to the internet (through a wireless router/hub/switch), it is inevitable there will be times when things seem to be crawling along and so it may be beneficial to configure u-Torrent for maximum upload and download speeds.