January 8, 2012
Just like the good old Napster days though, public torrent sites and trackers are riddled with trojans and other garbage. The best way to enjoy your filesharing experience is getting an invite to one of the many (but few illustrious) private trackers. While invite-only web is becoming a slight trend, I’m here to share three niche-specific and very reliable private sites that I use to get my complete media fix. Let’s get started.
November 1, 2011
BitTorrent is still a reliable and pretty fast way to download large files. It might not be the best method out there, but sometimes it sure is the easiest. The clients are straightforward enough and the files are easy to come by. Today, I will give you a list of the best BitTorrent clients out there right now – each suited for somewhat different needs.
September 22, 2011
We have to admit that people pirate a lot of data. One highly pirated form of media is music. In fact, there’s a pretty high demand for music as it doesn’t take much before you’ve already spent $100 to fill your iPod by about 5%. So here comes an interesting thought – what kind of music do people want the most, or in other words, which are the most pirated?
September 3, 2011
The most popular torrent client, uTorrent, has been getting a lot of extra effort put into it to simplify its use while expanding its feature set. I must say that the uTorrent developers have done an excellent job to do all of this while still keeping the program lightweight. One of the newer features that you’ll find is called add-ons.
August 24, 2011
Manage your µTorrent downloads from any browser, without having to change settings on your router or get a static IP. With µTorrent 3 and the new remote function all you need to do is set a username and password. Whether you want to simply add a torrent, manage your files or change your client settings, µTorrent Remote gives you full access from anywhere.
August 18, 2011
I’m not going to judge you. I know you partake in filesharing, and if you’re doing it properly then you’ll already be acquainted with BitTorrent (or Usenet, in which case you’re so “1337″ you don’t need my help). Don’t feel bad – studies have suggested that those who download copious amounts of copyrighted data are still [...]
August 10, 2011
Last week we introduced the top 10 most pirated games of all time as a good indicator of real success. Can the same logic be applied to movies? Will the biggest grossing movies also be the most downloaded? Read on to find out, in our list of the top 10 most downloaded movies, ever. This time, I’ve included box office stats from IMDB as well, to see how they correlate.
June 15, 2011
For many people, the distributed peer-to-peer download power of torrents isn’t all it’s made out to be. If you’re feeling drowned in fake files, choking from ISP speed throttling, and sick of being told you’re unconnectable – this guide is for you. We’ll have your torrent downloads in tip-top shape in no time. If you follow everything I show you here, your torrent overview screen should soon be capable of looking like this.
May 31, 2011
Are you an avid downloader? If you are, then you must know that direct downloads and torrents are two of the most popular ways to download files from the net. But all download methods are always limited by the download source. One new web service called Fetch.io tries to solve the problem by downloading the files to their server then letting users fetch those files faster. The service works with torrent files and also files from online storage services.
April 5, 2011
Finding good websites that host torrent files used to be pretty easy, but since torrent sites like The Pirate Bay and its alternatives have fallen by way of the courts it hasn’t been so easy to find quality torrents, especially ones that are rare to begin with. Omega Torrent Search, or Torrent Omega, is one such way to reduce this.
