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| Thread ID: 79595 | 2007-05-25 06:23:00 | Dear Mods: | SurferJoe46 (51) | PC World Chat |
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| 553055 | 2007-05-27 06:48:00 | I have installed, I am fiddling :D :thumbs: :thumbs: :D I like the speed dial, I am not sure I like the way it opens the last page displayed when closed... or when it takes over the torrents when I go to download one, but I am sure there are options around to fix these annoyances :D Don't know about the torrents as I don't use them but you can fix the last page displayed - see here (my.opera.com). I've got to run now but have a go and if you get stuck I'll give you a hand later. |
FoxyMX (5) | ||
| 553056 | 2007-05-27 07:18:00 | or when it takes over the torrents when I go to download one What do you use torrents for? Most Linux ISOs and other open source applications are available much more easily via ftp servers. |
roddy_boy (4115) | ||
| 553057 | 2007-05-27 07:30:00 | What do you use torrents for? Most Linux ISOs and other open source applications are available much more easily via ftp servers . Can someone explain "torrents" to me please? :waughh: Ta AB |
allblack (6574) | ||
| 553058 | 2007-05-27 07:54:00 | en.wikipedia.org | godfather (25) | ||
| 553059 | 2007-05-27 07:57:00 | . | roddy_boy (4115) | ||
| 553060 | 2007-05-27 08:00:00 | What do you use torrents for? Most Linux ISOs and other open source applications are available much more easily via ftp servers.I generaly do, but bandwidth costs so I tend to use torrents for the DVD images (even though linux is free, someone is paying to make it freely available). Speed is the same either way. |
Erayd (23) | ||
| 553061 | 2007-05-27 08:12:00 | . wikipedia . org/wiki/BitTorrent" target="_blank">en . wikipedia . org Ummm . . . . yeah . Thanks Goddie . I am aware of that resource, but I guess I was hoping to get a "dumbed-down" sentence or two as to what Torrents are in the context of the thread . I'm no wiser for reading that link . Chances are, if I had to ask, I probably wouldn't appreciate the ramifications of: BitTorrent (BT) is a peer-to-peer (P2P) communications protocol for file sharing . data is distributed using the BitTorrent protocol, recipients each supply data to newer recipients, reducing the cost and burden on any given individual source, providing redundancy against system problems, and reducing dependence upon the original distributor . BitTorrent makes many small P2P requests over different TCP sockets, while web-browsers typically make a single HTTP GET request over a single TCP socket . Anyway . No worries . Cheers . |
allblack (6574) | ||
| 553062 | 2007-05-27 08:13:00 | What do you use torrents for? Most Linux ISOs and other open source applications are available much more easily via ftp servers.Not so. It is getting more common for the developers of various Linux distributions to offer bittorrent over ftp or http protocols. Small files are easily obtained via ftp/http, but the large distros can run into gigabytes. In the past trying to get a connection to a server or even mirror hosting the ISO was difficult if it had only just been released. I generally use bittorrent for distro downloading myself. I agree with Bletch, someone has to pay for the costs for the server data usage so why not contribute by not adding to that burden. |
Jen (38) | ||
| 553063 | 2007-05-27 08:26:00 | I am aware of that resource, but I guess I was hoping to get a "dumbed-down" sentence or two as to what Torrents are in the context of the thread.The file to be downloaded is broken down into small pieces with the master plan being the torrent tracker. No actual server holds the whole file and the parts of the file are interchanged between those sharing the torrent file until you end up with the complete set, aka the original complete file. While you are downloading parts of the file, you are also uploading the parts you already have to the other bittorrent users. This method can produce a much faster download than if you tried to download the same file via standard methods. It also means the company/developers etc that own that file do not have to pay large $$$ data bills from people constantly downloading from them. This topic has absolutely no relevant context to the thread topic. Aka hijacked. :p |
Jen (38) | ||
| 553064 | 2007-05-27 08:35:00 | The file to be downloaded is broken down into small pieces with the master plan being the torrent tracker . No actual server holds the whole file and the parts of the file are interchanged between those sharing the torrent file until you end up with the complete set, aka the original complete file . While you are downloading parts of the file, you are also uploading the parts you already have to the other bittorrent users . This method can produce a much faster download than if you tried to download the same file via standard methods . It also means the company/developers etc that own that file do not have to pay large $$$ data bills from people constantly downloading from them . This topic has absolutely no relevant context to the thread topic . Aka hijacked . :p Ahhh . . . . bit wiser now . Thanks Jen . :thumbs: BTW - IBM don't know what they are on about . I found a gentle tap with a hammer a fine way to encourage the internal modem to seat properly when I installed it . AB PS: Apologies for hijacking the thread . It's kinda relevant as I was asking about the content of the thread :blush: |
allblack (6574) | ||
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