Dup3.me - A PreDB With Extended Scene Release Info

January 22, 2010 by sharky

By now, just about everyone has heard about PreDB websites. In a nutshell, a PreDB is simply a giant indexer of scene releases (not the actual files, just the release titles & other information about each rls). PreDB sources may vary, although many are comprised from an aggregated listing of releases found on various topsites and nukenets (high scene stuff, not from public/private IRC #pre channels). Like anything else, PreDB sites come in different flavors of thoroughness & usability. Introducing Dup3.me - v4.0 launched yesterday - by far the most complete pre database on the ‘Net. Scene freaks, you’ll like this!

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Free GPS Maps & Software For TomTom, iGO, Garmin

February 12, 2009 by sharky

If you own a TomTom, Garmin or Navigon we don’t have to tell you how expensive it is to purchase additional maps and software. Garmin maps start at $50 and in most cases run up into the hundreds of dollars; likewise with TomTom - starting at $60 for maps supporting their older devices; but usually much steeper. While Google can be your best friend, it probably won’t lead you down the right path to the true sources for free GPS navigation and map software - and that’s on torrent trackers and Direct Download forums. These sites won’t make your head spin with inane Google rhetoric - just free maps and software for whatever GPS device you own.

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Share And Download Spotify Playlists at SpotiSHARE

February 09, 2009 by sharky

If you’re a Spotify fanboi, we probably don’t need to tell you about the opportunities for discovering new music. With an in-program radio feature that rivals Sirius Satellite; and an infinite number of browsable playlists, the amount of music is staggeringly boundless. In our opinion, probably the coolest feature about Spotify is the ability to add external playlists from like-minded music fans. SpotiSHARE.ws is one such website where users can find, share and download Spotify playlists.

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1,000 New Spotify Invites Handed Out Daily At Lakka.se

January 29, 2009 by sharky

Looking for a quick invite to Spotify? A Swedish website up at Lakka.se has been freely handing out Spotify invites at a torrid pace for the last two weeks. We’ve been keeping a keen eye on this site for the past few days, and it would appear that Lakka somehow obtains approximately 1,000 new Spotify invites each day - and then doles them out unconditionally via email. So what’s the catch? Nothing whatsoever - you just need a valid email address. But you need to act fast (or come back the next day), since all offered invites get snapped up rather quickly.

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10 Really Great Sites For Free Magazine Scans

January 28, 2009 by sharky

A common request among torrenters is for a private tracker that caters to magazine scans and torrents. While the idea would likely be a raving success, to the best of our knowledge, nary a one exists. Even the top eLearning trackers carry just a tiny iota of magazine-related content (BitMe.org carries a paltry 176 mag-related torrents) and even mega-tracker Demonoid with just 658 doesn’t fair much better. Until someone comes out with a magazine-only tracker, mag freaks will have to settle for some of these great sites.

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Pre Database, Scene Release and Dupecheck Websites

January 26, 2009 by sharky

Unless you have hundreds of accounts at various private trackers, you’re most likely missing out on the majority of what is being released (leaked) from the scene. Even so, it’s been estimated that 90% of scene releases don’t make it to BitTorrent at any level; whereas IRC, Usenet and even eD2k offer much more variety for those who seek out hard-to-find scene stuff. If you’re looking for something specific, dupecheck and preDB websites contain a wealth of information for the latest 0day and 0sec releases.

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LimeWire 5 - Is It Any Good, Or Just More P2P Junk?

January 20, 2009 by sharky

Tech-savvy torrenters snicker at anyone who continues to use LimeWire and similar-style P2P applications. Ever tried to convert your LimeWire-Luvin’ friend into joining the world of torrents? Not an easy task in most situations - you either get it, or you don’t. Having said that, for P2P’ers who can’t wrap their head around seeds, peers, swarms, ratios, H&Rs and other torrent-techie jargon, making the switch from version 4.18 to the all-new & drastically improved LimeWire 5 offers some substantial benefits over its predecessors. Take for instance, automatic file & folder sharing - this is disabled by default, so you won’t end up like Jammie Thomas.

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TorrentInvite Debuts Sister P2P Site At FileHoard.com

January 14, 2009 by sharky

Earlier this week, TorrentInvite.com officially launched a brand-new P2P and BitTorrent discussion board at http://FileHoard.com. FH is a place to talk about File Sharing, BitTorrent, Computers & Technology, and Entertainment. Additionally, T.I. is running a contest on FH, in which members can ‘win’ torrent invites of their choice.

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Get PUMPed With VIPeers’ New P2P Search & Sync Tool

December 29, 2008 by sharky

VIPeers is busy again developing fresh peer-to-peer and BitTorrent ideas — this time with a brand-new P2P application called PUMP. Pump is a complete all-in-one P2P solution offering a robust array of features, including: PC/mobile media syncing; music, video and torrent searching; embedded media player; blog & podcasting content integration; and sharing capabilities implemented through VIPeers’ online filesharing and podmailing applications.

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Pre-Times For TV Trackers - The Cycle of a TV Episode

November 21, 2008 by sharky

Ever wondered how long it takes for a private "TV" tracker to add an available torrent for a show that just aired? Or, what is the difference between pre-times for a specialty TV tracker such as BitMeTV, and a 0day tracker, and a public tracker such as Mininova or ThePirateBay? These questions and more explained, as we take a look into the inner workings of television torrent pre-times, TV scene releases, and their impact at various trackers.

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New Shareaza v2.4.0 - 9 Months After With 900 Changes

October 13, 2008 by sharky

The audacious Shareaza fiasco that saw their domain rudely hijacked and the popular file sharing client replaced with a fake ‘pay’ (aka. "legal") Shareaza v4 is likely still fresh in many of our minds. Fortunately, the original developers did not cease work on the GNU-licensed real Shareaza, as they introduce a much-improved new version v2.4.0.0 this month. After more than 9 months of dedication, the team is proud to announce the first major upgrade to Shareaza since the debacle. This latest Shareaza comes loaded with 900 very impressive cumulative updates & changes, including Vista support, integrated IRC chat, TorrentWizard, new skins, and even a TCP/UDP connection test.

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The Winners And Losers of P2P - What’s Hot / What’s Not

October 07, 2008 by sharky

BitTorrent has pretty much solidified itself as the undisputed king of P2P — like it or not, the reality is there’s not much to debate about. But what about those other P2P filesharing protocols? Have they become forgotten pioneers of a bygone era, cast aside by a next-gen world of crazed torrenters? Or are they equally thriving in their own right, albeit somewhat displaced? We’ll try to answer that by digging around in some of the alternative P2P methods to see what’s hot, and what’s not.

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FilesWire.com - Online Browser-Based P2P Filesharing

September 11, 2008 by sharky

Billed as the world’s first web-based P2P client, FilesWire is a fully decentralized, P2P filesharing application that works directly from a web browser. There is no client to download, install or configure - so users are able to start searching, downloading and sharing content immediately. FilesWire incorporates the G3 platform (protocol), combined with LimeWire’s popular Gnutella network which ensures that millions of files are always available.

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The ‘RLSLOG Seven’ Find a New Home

September 01, 2008 by sharky

The recent fiasco that involved Martin, ReeGed and the gang has been (somewhat) resolved. The recent exodus of the seven RLSLOG editors didn’t take long to settle in on a new home. Not only have they set up a great new scene-release blog, coolly named Zerosec, but they’ve managed to sneak out with the original RLSLOG Forums database, as well. Great news for RLSLOG forum fans - users are able to login with their old account info.

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Use Podmailing to Send Large Files Via Email, BitTorrent

September 01, 2008 by sharky

Podmailing is a peer-to-peer mail service that incorporates BitTorrent as the protocol for sending/receiving large files and folders. Podmailing is a simple and efficient way to send and receive large files and folders by e-mail. It even works with ultra large files of several Gigabytes (there’s no size limit). You just need to install their Podmailing software for Windows or MacOS X in order to start sending files for free. It is very simple because it works just like composing an e-mail.

OK, enough with the shameless plug - on with the tests!

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Shareaza vs ShareazaPlus - Which One is Best?

March 27, 2008 by sharky

Everyone is familiar with Shareaza for P2P filesharing. But there’s a neat little spinoff called ShareazaPlus that’s recently been released. ShareazaPlus is a mod version of Shareaza, and includes enhancements to significantly speed up downloads, file searches and networking performance under WinXP.

New Features

ShareazaPlus has added a few features to its original predecessor, Shareaza. New features include:

Search by URI:

Unheard of in the original Shareaza, ShareazaPlus allows for searching from a variety of known URNs / URIs, including SHA1, Tiger Tree, MD5, BitTorrent (BTiT), and eD2k. This is particularly handy if you already know (or have) a magnet link, but can’t find any sources.

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Omemo - P2P’s Next Big Thing?

March 22, 2008 by sharky

Store your files online, share your stuff and browse what other users store in the world’s largest multimedia library: The Omemo peer-to-peer virtual hard-drive.

Could Omemo be the next big thing that file sharers are looking for? Perhaps. We took it for a spin to see for ourselves.

What is it?

Omemo is a peer-to-peer file-sharing service that stores files on a virtual hard drive online. The service requires that users donate a small portion of the space on their hard drives, which are combined to form a collective virtual network. Shared files are not saved on the users’ hard drives; rather, the space is donated to the Omemo P2P network in a virtual online environment.

Features:

— Omemo is billed as a filesharing protocol that is as anonymous as (technically) possible (for both uploading and downloading).

— Content on Omemo is always accessible. No one can erase or alter the content of the Omemo “O” drive.

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Connecting to the FastTrack P2P Network?

February 28, 2008 by sharky

Anyone who’s old enough to buy their own cigarettes is probably familiar with old skool P2P file sharing with KaZaA. And likely this same group probably even remembers when it just stopped working one day - dead in it’s tracks many moons ago. Do you remember where you were when KaZaA died? I do - I was at work and my girlfriend called me to tell me something was wrong with my computer; that KaZaA wasn’t working anymore. To soothe her, I said I’d check it out as soon as I got home, but I could hear the panic in her voice. Right as rain, KaZaA was in the grave - no warning, no notice - just a quick & painless death. “Whew…what a relief!”, I thought inwardly, “Now I can reclaim my hijacked computer and use IRC once again!”. No more blank movie files, no more MP3s with scritchy-scratchy bits and white noise, and best of all - no more bullshit from this RIAA scam & spam-flooded network. It truly was a day of rejoice. Good riddance to bad rubbish!

Anyways, KaZaA got sued and went legit. The only ‘known’ way to connect to the FastTrack network was to whip out a credit card, since it went entirely private and pay-to-use.

Flash ahead - four years later. We’ve tested over a hundred P2P programs, and not one has ever connected to the old KaZaA network known as FastTrack. We’ve tried KaZaA Lite, KaZaA Resurrection, KaZaA K Lite, K++, KLT K++ and every other KaZaA mutant. Many claimed and offered, but none delivered. That is, until today. Huzzah.

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Additional P2P Filesharing Programs 02-13-08

February 13, 2008 by sharky

(for Feb.13/08)

We’re always chompin’ at the bit to test out the latest P2P file sharing programs. So here’s a few more programs to get you connected and help you find your junk.

LionShare v1.2

Looking for the latest movies, software and music to download? Great! But you won’t find them with LionShare. LionShare is strictly an academic concept of legal file sharing, and connects to other users through university accounts. Users can search and retrieve academic content from other LionShare users and many academic networks across the globe. Be advised that LionShare is not intended for anonymous filesharing - and it requires user authentication to participate in sharing of your own files. If academia is your passion, give it a whirl! Here’s the developer’s tagline:

LionShare is a secure P2P file sharing application for higher education, enabling legal file sharing for Penn State university and beyond. Find and share legal academic content in a secure P2P environment.

Features include: Buddy List (Instant Messaging), multi-user chat (with different channels), and “browse host” to find similar content from the same users.

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OpenNap for P2P File Sharing

January 04, 2008 by sharky

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OpenNap is a peer-to-peer (P2P) service server. It was created as an ‘open source‘ Napster server, extending the Napster protocol to allow sharing of any media type (instead of just *.mp3 files), and adds the ability to link servers together. Today, OpenNap is still used the same way - all shared files are kept on each client’s machine but searching and indexing must pass through a central server (known as a centralized server) or group of servers. This is in direct contrast to Limewire and other second or third generation P2P services that are decentralized (and are much more difficult to shut down).

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