May 26, 2010 by sharky
Forget what you thought you knew about pre-database sites. VCDQ.com - easily the Internet’s most popular and longest running preDB/dupechecker - received a major overhaul recently. Gone are the usual drab, boring lists of endless releases - VCDQ has been revamped into what could quite possibly be the Net’s best media-related database for both P2P and scene releases.
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May 23, 2010 by sharky
BitTorrent’s most notorious mobile & phone tracker SyncTheBits has officially been relaunched with a fresh new look featuring the Gazelle sourcecode. The migration to Gazelle has been in the works for at least six months - and to welcome in the new codebase StB has opened the doors. After chatting with the founder of StB, a recent ‘open signup’ campaign was intended to only permit 150 new members - but we’ve now been assured that registration will continue to be open for the next 48 hours, at least.
EDIT: (May 26th) - Public registration to StB is now closed.
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May 22, 2010 by sharky
We’re pleased to introduce a special promotion to FSF readers - a 10 - 17% discount on Xirvik seedboxes for the first month. The seedbox landscape has certainly changed over the past year or so - and Xirvik has evolved to become a trailblazing competitor in the marketplace. If you’re unfamiliar with Xirvik boxes, you’re really missing out on some of the best features ever to be created by any seedbox provider. We’re so impressed by their unique WebUI/control panel that we opted to document what Xirvik brings to the table. You simply won’t find a more complete, robust set of features on any other seedbox - period.
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May 20, 2010 by sharky
GazelleGames - you probably guessed - is a titillating all-platform games tracker based upon Gazelle RC2 sourcecode. Still in a late developmental stage, GazelleGames began coding about two months ago and is *almost* ready for its initial launch. Here’s what you need to join this incredibly stylist site.
EDIT: (May 26th) - Registration is now open - http://gazellegames.net/register.php
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May 19, 2010 by sharky
Well-established public torrent sites have gone through a shitstorm in recent times - Mininova went legit, Isohunt & PirateBay are continuously under attack yet are still limping along. This is moot; as long are there are public trackers: new sites will gleefully rise to the task to fill the gap whenever a torrent indexer disappears - you can’t stop BitTorrent. But this article isn’t so much about the public sites. It’s about PayPal - and private trackers - and how donations intertwine with their survival.
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May 17, 2010 by sharky
Just when it appeared that the SceneLife crew were really on a positive roll with their latest creation "The X", a DB failure sent them back at least two weeks. This unfortunate mishap wiped out literally thousands of new users when signups opened and FSF was forced to eat our words when we suggested that they’d probably never have ‘open registration’. Well, the proverbial cat’s out of the bag, so to speak - the URL is not much a secret anymore (although we’ll still refer to them herein as "X"); even screenshots & reviews can be found floating around. Then again; why not just sign up for yourself - "The X" will be open for registration for the next 5 days, so we’ve been told directly by one of their sysops.
• Signup link: http://scenexpress.net/opensignup.php
UPDATE - 05/21/2010 - Signups are now closed.
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May 14, 2010 by sharky
We’re a bit late on coming out with this article on New Trackers for May 2010, but better late than never. There’s some amazing stuff to report about - including 3 new HD/Video trackers; 2 new Pr0n trackers; and an assortment of general trackers (some you’ll want to steer clear of for reasons given; and some that are worth signing up at). As well, there’s a keen new forum aimed towards developers, coders & owners looking to share secrets and tracker sourcecodes and mods.
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May 11, 2010 by sharky
Just a quick shoutout to TV freaks looking to join BitTorrent’s hottest ratioless tracker - BTN has now re-opened their IRC interview channel to those looking to apply. After a temporary (but lengthy) removal of members’ invites and shutdown of IRC recruitment, both have now been restored. Here’s your chance to get into one of the most innovative accomplishments ever put forth by a tracker dev team - this is definitely an opportunity not to be overlooked.
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May 03, 2010 by sharky
This article isn’t so much about filesharing than it is about my frustration with the megalomaniac service provider Rogers Telecom. Wondering where I’ve been? Blame Rogers - they inadvertently cut off my Internet access last week. It’s no secret that anyone in Ontario (and probably anywhere else that Rogers is offered) who subscribes to a High-speed Internet service is also able to receive a free TV cable signal with all the channels up to CH72 (called the "VIP" package). Users were/are able to simply put a splitter onto their incoming hi-speed coaxial and feed one end of it directly to the back of a television. Sweet deal, while it lasted - although I didn’t anticipate it to take down my Internet.
Literally scores of my acquaintances in both real-life and online have been hijacking free cable for as long as I can remember; I personally haven’t paid a single penny for cable in over 5 years. Well, it looks as though Rogers is finally putting the brakes on us freeloaders, and if it hasn’t happened to your neighbourhood yet - look out, it will soon. Rogers is installing a new generation of "filters" to block out the analog TV signal on high-speed subscribers. With millions of customers, users can expect some degree of technical problems associated with the upgrade, as witnessed by yours truly.
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