Have you ever tried to explain BitTorrent to someone who has no clue about P2P? It’s challenging, isn’t it? Things that most of us take for granted really make no sense to users that aren’t all that tech-savvy. Don’t believe me? Just go to a site like Yahoo Answers - and be a...

Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation Sets Up Its Own BitTorrent Tracker -- the money shot is not that they're using the same code as Pirate Bay, it's "By using BitTorrent we can reach our audience with full quality media files. Experience from our early tests show that if we’re the best provider...

Rarely do you see things put so susinctly. Sometimes I could just kiss Paul Graham, but that would be kind of weird and creepy. :) He captures the inevitability of the TV vs. Internet war, the sheer obviousness and the magic and slaps it all down in a few hundred words like it was meant to be. From:...

Filed under: DIY, Features, Media PCs We don't try to hide how much we like Windows Media Center around here but that doesn't mean we hesitate to complain when warranted, and one of our biggest complaints has always been the limited codec support -- especially when it comes to Extenders. Well we're ...

There has been heated debate in the comments regarding previous posts about The Pirate Bay and the ongoing trial. I thought it only fair to start looking at something that’s been a common concept — if TPB wants to be a neutral or legal site, can’t they just monitor everything? This...

Let's say a certain web site you liked went and did something kind of stupid, and now the TV shows you were watching legitimately on your actual TV have suddenly disappeared. Guess what? There are other options. That's right, there's BitTorrent—the file sharing protocol that so many people wer...

We have all heard of the Pirate Bay, the bit torrent search engine site. It was sued by some biggies of the MPAA like MGM Pictures and Sony BMG, and the case began its trial yesterday in the Stockholm district court. A police investigation took place way back in 2006 and the current trial is conside...

Nine claim in their PR to allow people to redistribute the files after downloading them. But there’s not much point in seeding a file you can’t play and which other people will have difficulty playing. Not to mention undermining your file sharing reputation by offering crap 4:3 files. I’m so u...

VirtualBox is a great way to test out new operating systems, without having to configure your machine to dual-boot. You can even install Windows 7 on VirtualBox. There are two ways to obtain free operating systems for VirtualBox: using virtual disk images (VDIs) or actual installation disks. Downloa...

Opening arguments have begun in the trial of four men behind the Pirate Bay BitTorrent site this morning in Stockholm. They stand accused of assisting copyright infringement. The trial is generating tremendous amounts of interest, and even if you don't speak Swedish, it's easy to follow the proceedi...