WHAT IS TORRENT?

Torrents? Bittorrents? What is it?

Bittorrent (Torrent in short) is peer-2-peer (p2p) protocol for file distribution. Before you can start downloading you need a few things. At first a Client - program that habdles the downloading process and then a Tracker, that is server that storest the .torrent files. Then you have to find the appropriate .torrent file on the Tracker and open it in you Client ... and then only wait to finish the download. Both Trackers and Clients you will find below ...

And if you want to see how the Bittorrent data distribution works visit these . and Here you'll also see how the dataflows and the difference between seeder and leecher.

How to download Torrents? Clients!
You need some software that will handle the Torrent downloading.
Here are the good a popular ones ...

• uTorrent  
• BitTornado
• BitComet
• BitTorrent
• Yet ABC
• Shareaza
• XBT Client
• G3 Torrent
• BitPump
• Burst!
• Hydranode
• BitSpirit
• TorrentStorm
• MooPolice
• BitLord
• BitBuddy
• TorrentTopia
• ZipTorrent 1.3.6
• BitTorrentExperimental
• Shareaza Plus
• torrentflux
• Turbo Torrent
• mldonkey
• TrustyFiles
• BT++
• Flash! Torrent
• Nova Torrent
• TurboBT
• BT Queue
• Anatomic P2P
• Rufus

if you want to test more clients and then choose the right one for you, look at File Sharing category at Prospector, there you'll find links to more Torrent clients

How to open torrent file?
When you find the appropriate torrent on some torrent tracker and you clicked on it, your torrent client will open with question where to save the file (uTorrent does it). If not, save the torrent file somewhere on your harddrive and then open it in the client (right click on it and select your torrent client in Open submenu or directly in the torrent client from menu File->Open). After that the download will immediately start.


Where to find Torrents? Trackers!
You need to get the .torrent files that tells you where to download from. These sites will help you ...

1. The Pirate Bay: For years, TPB was the premiere torrent search site. But since April of 2009, the Swedish courts changed TPB forever. The four Pirate Bay founders were sentenced to a year in prison and $3.5 million USD in fines. Today, the Pirate Bay operates within the technical boundaries of copyright law: not as expansive nor as deep with its new torrent index, but by using meta-linking to other sites, TPB is still an excellent torrent search destination. 
2. Alive Torrents Alive Torrents focuses on torrents that have a solid swarm base and an active readership.
3. YouTorrent.com
This site looks very promising, and brings an elegance and functionality that you won't find on most other torrent search sites.
4. ExtraTorrent.com ExtraTorrent.com is very visual and very busy. But the thumbnails and file information at this site are tremendous. This site is definitely worth trying, as it is very browsing-friendly for discovering movies and music artists.
5. Vertor: this torrent service claims to filter out bad torrents, viruses, DRM locks, passwords, and fakes. 
6. Torrentz.com (special thanks to reader, Jonathan R., for this link)
7. Meganova.org, which has been rebranded as "Seed Peer", is a site with many years of history in the torrent community. Unfortunately, the site seems to have been a target for malware being spread through older versions of Java language. Make sure you have Avira or antivirus software installed and running before you visit this or any torrent site.
8. Thunderbytes: As of March 2010, Thunderbytes is a private site that you'll need an invitation to join.
9. BiteNova (formerly known as "Bi-Torrents", BiteNova is a free Torrent site with a spartan look and fast searching format.)
10. btscene.com btscene is a longtime player in the file sharing game. This website does have annoying popups and adult advertising, but it does offer a solid library of torrents. It does a good job of featuring very recent torrents (good for people who follow television shows), and presenting many browsing choices at a glance.
11. Torrent Funk: Torrent Funk is a very popular torrent search site that now supports commenting. While Torrent Funk also supports 'verified status' tagging, which some people prefer to comments. The interface can be difficult to discern between sponsored ads and the actual torrent links. But the Torrent Funk site layout is pleasing, the cross-movie recommendations are very helpful, and several About.com readers highly recommended Torrent Funk. Give this site a try, and watch if it will grow over time.
12. Demonoid.me Demonoid is a longtime private community, and members are held liable for any leeching that their invited friends do in this community. If you are lucky enough to get a Demonoid membership, invite your friends carefully, lest you lose your own membership. This site is one of the pillars of P2P culture, and is home to thousands of serious P2P users. 
13. Torlock Torlock is special. These folks actually pay their users commission for uncovering fake torrents and reporting it to their community. In a world of phony files, this is a tremendous service. If you are a regular downloader, and are tired of wasted downloads and fraudulent files, give Torlock a try.
14. Kick Ass Torrents.com This site is a new favorite with a growing community. The interface is a distinctive earth color, and the search results display in a useful format of columns, including torrent health. The best part of Kick Ass Torrents is their comment and feedback system... the user community watches the quality of torrents, and offers their recommendations and warnings. Kick Ass Torrents could become a very big player in the P2P world of 2010. Check these folks out, and let's see if they grow in user size.
15. VCDQ.com: VCDQ.com isn't technically a torrent search site; rather, VCDQ specializes in verifying torrents. VCDQ employs a committee of serious users to confirm that torrents do indeed exist for thousands of titles, especially brand new movie releases. Use VCDQ to confirm that a title is available, then copy the torrent name to paste into a search engine like Isohunt.com. Definitely give VCDQ.com a try; this is a great resource for avoiding fake torrent files.
16. Isohunt.com Isohunt is a longtime site that has earned both the respect of P2P users everywhere...and the negative attention of the recording industry. While being sued by the CRIA, the Isohunt team continues to provide solid service. The Isohunt community monitors itself for fake files. When choosing your torrents, read the user comments, and only trust those files that have earned multiple green positive replies at Isohunt. Avoid any torrents that have red font numbers and negative comments, and you should be have good experiences at Isohunt. NOTE: adult advertising has become very prevalent at Isohunt, but if you can put up with the skimpily-clad girls, this site continues to be one of the true standout torrent services.
17. Fenopy has some compelling features. Fenopy is fully integrated with IMDB and Last.fm radio, so it offers engaging information for discovering movies and music. A graphics gallery of large and motivating thumbnails adorns the home page, and thefake finder feature is also very useful for avoiding bad files. Definitely give Fenopy a try. 
18. BitSnoop.com This site was recommended by reader Melody, who speaks very highly about its navigability, reliability, and clean design. Using a growing community of users to help police the content, BitSnoop offers minimal advertising and reassuring tagging of good torrents. Look for the green 'verified' tags, and you're bound to find good downloads here. Definitely try BitSnoop.com, and let us know what you think of this newer site.
19. Torrents.to This site has a Tonga country domain name, but certainly offers plentiful metasearching of movies and music in English and Spanish. There are some popup advertisements that are annoying, but perhaps you might like the framed interface for searching other torrent sites.
20. Torrentcafe.com This site is new, and needs to grow its user base some more. But Torrentcafe comes highly recommended by several About.com readers, so please give it a try and let us know how you like it.
21. TorrentZap: TorrentZap is not as large of a catalog as other torrent search engines. And, as with all sites, you need to endure advertising to keep it a no-cost service. But the interface is clean, bright, and easy to navigate. Try this site out, skip past the 'external search results' to find the real torrents at TorrentZap, and let us know what you think. 
22. LinuxTracker.org (For legal linux torrents and virtual machines.)
23. Torrent Root: as another metasearch engine, Torrent Root will scan through other search engines on your behalf, and display the results in a slick tabbed interface.
24. Torrent Tree This search site is written in Ajax code language. Like any metasearch engine, Torrent Tree pulls its results from many other search engines. But Torrent Tree pulls *more* search results than any other current metasearcher. Definitely give this site a try.
25. Blues Brothers:
Blues Brothers is a private site with a strong community and file-sharing ethic. As a private site, you can expect the leeching (selfish) users to be reduced. The BB community also strives to police itself by carefully watching each member's upload ratio... if you abuse your ratio, you are blocked from downloading until you donate. This policy may seem a bit harsh, but members seem to really appreciate it.
26. CinemaTorrents: this site offers something really unique: IMDB ratings and vote information right on the search page. You can see public opinions on the movie itself before you download.
27. Flixflux: a UK torrent site that is very popular with European downloaders. The advertising is not suitable for young people, and the sponsored links get mixed in with the torrent results. But many UK readers highly recommend this site for movies and music.
28. Torrentbit.nl This Netherlands site offers a simple interface and large index of torrents. It also offers a broad selection of European language movies and music.
29. Nowtorrents.com Now Torrents (allegedly) offers a special service: it filters out fake/dead torrents. It also offers date-range searching, so you can search for specific years of content (e.g. Flight of the Conchords, 2008).
30. Scrapetorrent.com is another torrent meta-search engine that is gaining popularity. The site can be slow to load, but the interface is pleasing, and advertising is kept to a minimum at Scrapetorrent.
31. Plentyoftorrents: this is a kind of launchpad search engine that offers choices where you want to search. Multiple users have recommended Plentyoftorrents this summer; let us know what you think of this site.
32. Torrentengine.co.cc: a very spartan-looking torrent engine, with fast results and icons that denote verified sources.
33. Entertane: An obscure-but-good metasearch engine. Pore through 24 other torrent sites quickly by using Entertane.com. Just be patient when you click the name of each sub-search engine... it takes a few moments to load each result list.
34. BitToxic.com While the name is awkward to type, these folks offer a solid semi-private search site. The memberships might be closed soon, so visit them right away!
35. Commonbits.com (This new beta search site is dedicated to media on progressive political content: audio, video, photos, reports, transcripts and other files. This is a place for activists to share their message, and for people to learn about other political choices. Unfortunately, the owners have had to move the site because of legal/financial pressures. We hope to see it back soon.)

Hope it helps you :) 

credits

By Dude

10 WAYS TO MAKE COMPUTER RUN FASTER.

So you are in big trouble using  your slow PC huh! wait a second don't replace that, i have a solution....
Follow this 10 list to make it faster:

#1 Use your Defragment Tool

-.From the start menu point to "all programs"



-Click on "Disk Defragmenter" or find it on accesories.

-The disk defragmenter will display the hard drives on your computer. Just select and click Defragment.If you have aa multiple hard drives , defrag each drive.



#2 Use Registry Fix
To repair all your errors Registry Fix will charge you for a full version of their program. Believe me though if you want a quick step up in computer performance this is a must. The registry must be cleaned to make a computer run faster.

Click here now for your free scan with Registry Fix.

#3 Free Up Disk Space
-Click Start, point to All Programs, point to Accessories, point to System Tools, and then click Disk Cleanup. If several drives are available, you might be prompted to specify which drive you want to clean.

-in the Disk Cleanup for dialog box, scroll through the content of the Files to delete list. (If you have multiple hard drives you will have to select which one to scan.).....Choose the files that you want to delete.

-Clear the check boxes for files that you don't want to delete, and then click OK.

• Offline Files
• Compress Old Files
• Post Disk Cleanup Procedures
• File Categories in Disk Cleanup Utility
• Downloaded Program Files
• Temporary Internet Files
• Recycle Bin
• Temporary Remote Desktop Files
• Setup Log Files

When prompted to confirm that you want to delete the specified files, click OK.

#4 Find And Repair Disk Errors
Important: Be sure to close all files before running the Error-Checking utility. It can also make a computer run faster!
-Click Start, and then click My Computer.

-In the My Computer window, right-click the hard disk you want to search for bad sectors, and then click Properties.

-In the Properties dialog box, click the Tools tab


-Click the Check Now button.

-In the Check Disk dialog box, select the Scan for and attempt recovery of bad sectors check box, and then click Start.
-If bad sectors are found, choose to fix them.

#5 Get Rid Of Spywares

All spyware is scary for victims like others, don't be a victim choose a good AV and update it regularly.

#6 Turn off all unecessary startup applications

-goto>start>run>type"MSCONFIG" and hit enter

-You should now see the System Configuration Utility. Click the "startup" tab all the way to the right.

-In Windows XP, all of Windows' essential programs are loaded through something called "Windows Services." This means that most of the startup items you see in XP are completely optional and can be turned off. However, a good rule of thumb is to disable only those programs that you recognize and don't need to have running all the time. When in doubt, leave it on.

-and restart.

#7 Add RAM

 Adding RAM (random access memory) will normally cause your computer to feel faster on certain types of programs. RAM is important because of an operating system component called the virtual memory manager (VMM).

#8 Check your External Hard Drive

-point your mouse in My computer>right click>properties

-This page will give you a pie chart of your hard drive. It will show you how much you have used and how much you still have available. If you are anywhere over half you may want to consider an external hard drive. This will do wonders for your computer. This is one of the best ways to make your computer run faster.

#9 Optimize Windows

-click start>control panel......Switch control panel to classic view

-Then go ahead and double click system.

-Click on the advanced tab up top, then select settings in the performance section.

-Leave only the following ticked
*Show shadows under menus
*Show shadows under mouse pointer
*Show translucent selection rectangle
*Use drop shadows for icons labels on the desktop
*Use visual styles on windows and buttons.

#10 Get An Anti-Virus

Get and run a good anti-virus program,make sure to update it regularly.

....iIl guess that's it, i Hope it helps your problem a lot. Dude.

By Dude

ACCESS INTERNET USING NOTEPAD,WORDPAD,PAINT AND CALCULATOR

Have you ever accessed internet by using Windows Applications such as Notepad, Wordpad, Paint, Calculator in XP??
so your answer is NO ! ok dont worry here is a trick that allows you to accessing the web by using this windows applications!!

Steps:

1. Open your MS Notepad, Wordpad, Paint, or Calculator.this time ill go with calculator

    This is normally found in Start => All Programs => Accessories => Calculator.

2. Open the help-window by pressing the F1 key.

3. Click the top-left corner icon of the help window once (Standard is a Document with a Questionmark).

4. Select 'Jump to URL'.

5. Type your address into the avaliable field, but remember to type http://..., and not just www. (or equivalent).

for ex.: http://PCtionary.com



So thats it hope you like it!

By Dude

HOW TO KNOW WHO USED YOUR PC WHEN YOU ARE NOT AROUND

Are you curious about who are using your computer when you are not around?

this trick i will show how to do it without any software.

Follow this instruction properly :

1) Goto start  menu> press run > type eventvwr.msc


Events are stored in three log files: Application, Security, and System.
These logs can be reviewed and archived.

2) Click on "System" in the left-hand column for a list of events.
Look for a date and time when you weren't home and your computer should have been off.

double click on the eg: info and it will show your the details.

You can also use this log to see how long someone doing on your Pc.
Just look at the time when your computer was turned on and off for that day...try it dude

By Dude

TRY TO LOCK FOLDER WITHOUT S/W..

Okay i mention it before but this time its different method....



FIRST OPTION:
To hide a a folder name
Root example: "d:\game"

Goto-> start menu-> Press run -> type cmd -> type on cmd "d:\attrib game +s +h "
To unlock the hide : type in "d:\attrib game -s -h "


SECOND OPTION:
Try to lock your private folder

Suppose you want to lock the folder games in d: which has the path D:Games.In the same drive create a text file and type
ren games games.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}
Now save this text file as loc.bat

Create another text file and type in it
ren games.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D} games
Now save this text file as key.bat

:Now you can see 2 batch files loc and key.
Press loc and the folder games will change to control panel and you cannot view its contents.
Press key and you will get back your original folder. cool try it...!


Question: How to rename your text files as bat files?
Just go to my computer->tools->folder options->go to the view tab.
Now uncheck the 'Hide extensions for known file types'.Press apply.
Now rename ur text files as bat files.

By Dude

MOUSE MOVE PRANK

Want some really good prank? So here it is a program that can run hidden to move the users mouse cursor to random positions on the screen.

When you run Mouse Move you will be sent to a configuration screen where you can setup how you want your mouse to move. You can set a
variety of options for Mouse Move within one easy to use interface. You can specify the interval of time between each move, the amount of space to move the cursor and in which direction.

Once you are ready, you can either run Mouse Move or save off the configuration so the next time it runs the configuration file is used (no user interface). If you have created a mousemove.ini file and want to edit it again, please delete the mousemove.ini file and run the software again.


Reminder: How To Close This Program? =Move your mouse pointer to the TOP LEFT corner of your screen. This will stop the program from running in memory. If you have successfully moved your mouse in the correct position, the program will close and display an About Box Screen. Once you close this screen, the program will exit. Exiting the software will allow Windows to delete the file.

Download Here

By Dude

CONTROL MULTIPLE PC AT ONCE

Mouse w/o Borders makes you the captain of your computers by allowing you to control up to 4 computers from a single mouse and keyboard. This means that with Mouse w/o Borders you can drag and drop or copy and paste text, media, and all types of files across on your PC.

By Dude