How To Use Peer-To-Peer File Sharing--Luke

Step 1:  You will need to download a torrent client such as BitTorrent or         uTorrent.  There are a number of other clients but these two are the most popular.  Make sure before downloading that that the client is compatible with your operating system.

Step 2:  After downloading you will need to install the program.  Follow the instructions the program will provide to correctly install the client.

Step 3:  You will now need to set up your BitTorrent preferences and ensure that your firewall allows BitTorrent to operate.  

Step 4:  You will now need to choose a search engine to find torrents.  You can use ones such as Google or Yahoo! by typing in the search bar, filetype:torrent then the name of the media you wish to download.  However there are specialized search engines the most popular being kicka*storrents.com.  These specialized search engines make finding media extremely easy. 

Step 5:  Now you download the torrent of your choice making sure that the torrent has a decent number of what is called seeders.  Your torrent client’s preferences should be configured so that it opens automatically when you download a torrent.  Once the torrent has finished you can do as you please with the download.

IMPORTANT!!!:  Downloading copyrighted material is illegal and while getting caught will almost always result in nothing more than an email from your ISP telling you to stop being caught multiple times can become more serious.  So I urge you to use this responsibly.  Also remember be safe, never give your information out online, be wary of what sites you download from, always keep your firewall on, and utilize reliable anti-virus protection software.  IF YOU DO NOT KNOW EXACTLY WHAT YOU ARE DOING OR DO NOT UNDERSTAND IT THEN ITS BEST TO JUST NOT DO IT. If you are tech savvy and want to try this out then you could give it a try, but remember do not download copyrighted material.  That said this can be a great way to obtain books, music, games, movies, and other material such as textbooks and other learning aides.  Have fun exploring one of the most amazing technologies Peer-To-Peer Sharing.