"A BitTorrent client is any program which implements the BitTorrent protocol. Each client is capable of preparing, requesting, and transmitting any type of computer file over a network, using the protocol. A peer is any computer running an instance of a client.
To share a file or group of files, a peer first creates a "torrent." This is a small file which contains metadata about the files to be shared, and about the tracker, the computer that coordinates the file distribution. Peers that want to download the file first obtain a torrent file for it, and connect to the specified tracker which tells them from which other peers to download the pieces of the file."
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This is like the most powerful and reliable file sharing medium. I see people starting threads asking to be hooked up with this or that. YOU CAN DO THIS YOURSELF!!!. And that is the essence of this post. Using torrents. You can get stuff from movies to software, as long as your ISP hasn't blocked torrents.
1.Download a torrent client, I recommend utorrent, because its what I use. Its light(170KB), you dont need to install it, it can run from a memory stick
2.Download a torrent file. This is a very small file that contains information to the location of the stuff you want to download. It is very easy to get. you can use google, and use search strings like burning train+torrent(replace burning train with the stuff you want to download) OR you can check any of the torrent search engines e.g http://torrentspy.com, http://demonoid.com (u can google for a more comprehensive list
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3. Open the downloaded torrent file with Utorrent (right click on the file and choose open with).
4. Set the directory(folder) you want the download to (see screen cap below)
5. Just click ok and you are on your way to bliss