Posts Tagged ‘downloads’

Your Guide to Configuring and Using BitTorrent

The BitTorrent protocol has been out in the open for around seven years now, and in that time it's become one of the most popular methods for distributing large files on the Internet. Despite futile efforts by the RIAA and MPAA to shut down file-sharing in all its forms, people both tech-savvy and computer illiterate are using it. A few major bands have even released lossless versions of their albums… Continue reading

May 28 2008 | By Joel | Tagged: bittorrent, downloads, filesharing | 7 comments»

Hard Drive Zen with the Humble Folder

The hard drive; you bring one home and pop it in your computer, and it's a totally clean slate. You take a look inside the root directory and see the beauty of nothing. But like all hard drives, over time the files clutter up, filling every nook and cranny. Eventually, space runs out, but because you figured you'd process your files "another day," it takes hours to figure out what's… Continue reading

May 23 2008 | By Joel | Tagged: downloads, files, folders, hard drive, organization | 14 comments»