Steam's New Beta Client Allows for Remote Downloads
New client allows you to download games while out and about.
Steam has announced the availability of a new beta client for Windows and Mac that will allow users to remotely manage their accounts from their phone or the web. This includes the ability for remote downloads of games, meaning you can start downloading games to your home computer while you're slaving away at work and dreaming of the Orange Box.
The new beta client was announced via the Steam forums. It also offers reduced excessive system memory usage while downloading updates and added debug code to diagnose download issues. Judging from the forums, some people aren't seeing remote management immediately when they install the new beta. There also seems to be a few reoccurring bugs (Steam has already issued fixes for two).
To check it out for yourself, go to File -> Settings. On the Account tab press the Change... button to open the Beta Participation dialog. Then Select "Steam Beta Update", and allow Steam to restart itself.

I know what you mean!
Does "sliem" mean "cavedweller" in your ancient language?
Works good on my ipod touch that only has wifi. Sweet!... My office building has public wifi.
I'm not worried about either in this case.
I don’t normally leave my pc on all day but I would on the days they make preloads available for a game I pre-purchased.
It's still maddening when you buy a game retail, and you have to wait 4 hours or more for the game to update or some other bullshit before it will even let you play. Hey Steam, if I want to just play a game in campaign mode, please let me decide when I want to update it!!
I second this.. or allow single player to be played WHILE updating multi-player or other games, that would be fantastic
Its not meant for everyone, its meant to target those with smartphones and have access to internet away from there home. You are obviously not one of those people.....
Steam takes 4 minutes to launch once a week (not counting their frequent updates) and can't handle a forced (Task Manager) shutdown without forcing a restart. Adding new features is cool, but how about a client that just works consistently and quickly?
If Steam wasn't the best thing out there, I'd go with something else. But why not aim for something that doesn't seem obviously flawed instead of "It's better than EA's Origin"?
Steam should focus more on improvements than gimmicks.