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How Do I Speed Up My Torrent Downloads?

Fri, 14 Sep 2007 04:48:59 GMT

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1) That blue or green network cable coming out of your computer/modem/router is actually a busy highway comprised of 65,536 tiny electronic lanes (yes, over sixty-five thousand little lanes for your electrons). Each lane is called a "port", and each port is designed to allow only specific types of information through. Many ports are assigned in a semi-standardized way. Here are some example port assignments:

HTML pages: port 80
FTP file transferring: port 21
World of Warcraft: port 3724
POP3 email: port 110
MSN Messenger: port 6901 and ports 6891-6900
Everquest: port 1024
Bit Torrents: port 6881

2) Bit torrents, by default, first look for port 6881 to enter/exit your computer. If port 6881 is closed for whatever reason, torrents then go to port 6882, then 6883, and so on, until it eventually tries port 6999 before giving up.

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What Are The Good Bit Torrent Search Engines?

Fri, 14 Sep 2007 04:46:28 GMT

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Clip Source: netforbeginners.about.com

**Special Mention: ShareTV.org (ShareTV is dedicated to sharing television episodes and entire TV series. Find "24", "Heroes", and "Lost" episodes here. Special thanks to Chris R. for telling us about his web site.)

**Special Mention: TV Links UK **Special Mention: (Fabulous! This site streams the latest TV episodes. That means, once you install the special DivX Web Player, you can see the latest popular television series without having to fully download them. Wait time to start watching a TV show is about 20 seconds on cable modem.)

**Special Mention: Movie and Subtitles dot Net (http://www.moviesandsubtitles.net/ is another metasearch engine that scours other torrent sites for you. Special thanks to reader Boris for this web site submission.)

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The Top 35 Torrent Sites of 2007

Fri, 14 Sep 2007 04:45:07 GMT

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Demonoid (a personal favorite of many About.com readers, Demonoid is also a major tracker database that supports thousands of swarms around the globe. Even better, the Demonoid community polices itself by monitoring how much each member actually shares files. ("Leeches" are not tolerated at Demonoid). Note: because new memberships at Demonoid are scarce, you will need to be patient and committed if you wish to join.)

July, 2007: Isohunt has over 450,000 torrents in their database. Also noteworthy: any Isohunt torrent listed as "ISOhunt release" means that it is a file verified by the administrators...a nice feature to help you locate authentic torrents and not fake files. On a sad note: Isohunt is being sued by the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) for copyright infringement. If you want to use this tremendous Canadian site, you better use it while you can.

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disney's desperate housewives

Wed, 27 Jun 2007 18:34:22 GMT

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Tags: humor, cartoon

amazing 3 - D photos!!!

Wed, 27 Jun 2007 18:30:29 GMT

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Tags: photos, illusion

photos which changed the world

Tue, 26 Jun 2007 15:18:20 GMT

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Tags: photos history

pirate laws

Sun, 17 Jun 2007 23:50:19 GMT

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A pirate does not ask for directions. He relies only on his gut feeling, a compass, or a treasure map.

Parrots are the preferred pirate companion. Monkeys are an acceptable substitute, unless they fling their feces at people. Then they are an awesome substitute.

When fishing, a pirate uses either a sword, a knife, or his bare hands. Use of a hook is only acceptable in the event the pirate is missing a hand.

Pirates shall always wear boots, except in the case of a peg leg. Then one boot is acceptable. Flip-flops are right out.

Pirates do not cry, except in the case of the loss of a shipload of rum.

When describing the size of a treasure, a pirate is required to exaggerate by at least 130%. Flowers are not treasure under any circumstances, unless said flowers are made out of gold.

A pirate shall never wear lipstick, nail polish, or capri pants. Actually, that kinda goes without saying.

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Sun, 17 Jun 2007 23:48:45 GMT

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The Best Online Research Apps/Sites You've Never Heard Of

Sun, 17 Jun 2007 23:43:47 GMT

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Artcyclopedia - If you're looking for information on artists or art movements, Artcyclopedia is a great place to begin. The site provides links to museums worldwide where works by over 8,200 artists can be viewed. While most of the artists listed are painters and sculptors, you can also find photographers, decorative artists, and architects. Any art or art history research can benefit from this site, at least as a starting point.

BioMedCentral - BioMedCentral is an archive of over 170 biology, chemistry and medical journals. The articles published on BioMedCentral are all peer-reviewed to ensure that they are accurate and appropriate for use as reference materials. A majority of the materials linked to on the site are free, but a few journals do require a subscription service to access.

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