Peer Sharing on the Internet

By volume of data, bittorrent file sharing is the most popular form of internet use today. Torrents have become the new backbone of P2P file sharing. At the center of this P2P frenzy: the Top 20 Torrent Search Engines of 2011.

As the world of P2P file sharing grows and evolves, various torrent search sites distinguish themselves. While it isn't one of the larger catalogs of torrents, Cinema Torrents provides a substantial quality selection of movie torrents. Read the full review here at About.com...

Are you interested in trying torrent downloading? Here is a helpful guide to explain how torrents work, and which tools and sites are good for beginning users.

So you just downloaded a .rar file with .bin / .dat / .cue files in it. How exactly do get these files to play as a regular movie? About.com explains how bin / dat / cue files work here...

Here they are: the most popular 'music pirate' downloading software for torrent file sharing. This list is compiled from hundreds of user comments and reader suggestions.

Here they are: the most popular 'music pirate' downloading software for torrent file sharing. This list is compiled from hundreds of user comments and reader suggestions.

You hear about 'port forwarding' as a way to improve your download and game speeds, but what exactly is port forwarding? About.com explains how port forwards work, and where you can get information on configuring your own computer ports...

Here they are: the most popular 'music pirate' downloading software for torrent file sharing. This list is compiled from hundreds of user comments and reader suggestions.

About.com users submit their suggestions: favorite bit torrent sites for P2P downloading

If you are tired of slow torrent download speeds, then here is one setting that can increase your torrent download speed by up to 5x.

"MUTE" File Sharing is an emerging online network dedicated to private downloading. The users of MUTE are masked, and their identities are concealed from each other. Here is how to configure your router for MUTE networking...

"MUTE" File Sharing is an emerging online network dedicated to private downloading. The users of MUTE are masked, and their identities are concealed from each other. Here is how to install MUTE software for yourself...

"MUTE" File Sharing is an emerging online network dedicated to private downloading. The users of Mute are masked, and their identities are concealed from each other. Here is how it all works...

"Mute" File Sharing is an emerging online network dedicated to private downloading. The users of Mute are masked, and their identities are concealed from each other. Here is how it all works...

"Mute" File Sharing is an emerging online network dedicated to private downloading. The users of Mute are masked, and their identities are concealed from each other.

PeerGuardian is a powerful firewall product designed for P2P users to protect their computers from unauthorized searches by private agencies and corporations like the RIAA, MPAA, or MediaDefender.

Bittorrent downloaders: here is your latest defense against being surveilled by the MPAA and RIAA. "Tor" privacy software will mask your IP address from tracking surveillance.

Yes, the RIAA and other copyright bodies can trace who is downloading copyrighted movies and music. By using special "scrambling" software, though, it is possible to partially if not fully hide your address from their spying eyes...

Are you having problems playing a .rar or .bin file movie? Frustrated over why your 24-hour download isn't showing for you? Here is the explanation of how to play downloaded movies in .bin, .cue, and .rar format.

A visual walk-through of how to extract and view .bin, .dat, .cue, and .rar movie files.

Here they are: the best BitTorrent software packages for downloading on the Torrent network (both PC and Mac platforms)

It's the latest way to download music and movie files from the Internet. Quickly becoming more popular than Kazaa and eDonkey, BitTorrent sharing is actually quite easy to learn. Here is a 10-minute tutorial on Using BitTorrents.

An overview of the most popular file-sharing programs and networks

Some bands don't mind if you share their music, and they even encourage it. Here's a guide to legal file sharing with software such as Furthur.

Is it really illegal to use file-sharing programs? Is MP3 for outlaws? Here's an explanation of what is legal and what is not.

Are you a regular P2P downloader? What warning signs do you use to tell if a torrent is fake?

P2P users need to be aware of codecs. You see, "codec" is a technical term for the "compression/decompression" of large downloadble files. Without the right codec software installed, you will be unable to view your downloaded movies. About.com explains codecs here...

This week, About.com is featuring this particular torrent site. This site is chosen from hundreds of reader email suggestions. Copyright Infringement Warning: About.com does not condone the illegal sharing of movies and music files. Please read what local copyright laws apply to you and your area of the world before uploading or downloading...

This week, About.com is featuring this particular torrent site. This site is chosen from hundreds of reader email suggestions. Copyright Infringement Warning: About.com does not condone the illegal sharing of movies and music files. Please read what local copyright laws apply to you and your area of the world before uploading or downloading...

By volume of data, bittorrent file sharing is the most popular form of internet use today. Torrents have become the new backbone of P2P file sharing. At the center of this P2P frenzy: the Top 40 Torrent Search Engines of 2011.

Bittorrent swarming is the backbone of modern P2P file sharing. Terabytes of data trade hands every day using torrent trackers and 'group swarms'. At the center of it all: the Top 35 Torrent Search Engines of 2011...

Megaupload is gone, torn down by the US government. But where can file sharers go to store large files online and have friends be able to access them? Here are the sites that (currently) have flown under the government's radar. Be warned: these online cyberlocker sites might not be available for long.

MegaUpload.com may be gone, but there are many other choices for sharing files online. Here are About.com reader favorites for cyberlocker services...