Do you know about torrents?

Torrent is a way for sharing file online. The basic strategy is by creating a peer to peer network to establish a connection between the file holder and the user who wishes to download the file. So, one person has the original file with him and when another person requests the file, it gets transferred through the peer to peer network that gets established.For those who don't know what a peer to peer network is, here it is- The peer to peer network is computer network in which there is no central server or a master, everyone in the network are equal. Who establishes this peer to peer network? What takes control of this file transfer? The answer is a small software known as torrent client. The most famous torrent clients are "Bit torrent" and "Micro torrent". (Click to visit the pages.). Once you have a torrent client in your computer, you can search for a file that you want to download using a torrent search engine. The files in the torrent network are generally referred to as torrents.

The person who maintains the original file is called a "seed". Once another person downloads the complete file, he is also called a seed. So, totally there will be two seeds and when another person starts to download this file, he will be downloading from both the seeds. The files transmitted will be split into various pieces and then sent. When a person has the original file, he is called a seed only when he shares the file with others. If you do not share it, then you are called a "leecher". The health of the torrent is dependent upon the number of seeders and leechers. It is important to note that the more you share a file, the more speed you will gain. If you think stopping the  upload of the file will increase the download speed, you are in for a surprise. The torrent network maintains a direct hash table, which stores the tracker address and share ratio. If you upload less then what you download speed will greatly decrease.

Thats it for the basic of torrents, for more news keep in touch!!!!!!!

Google is coming up

Google is really coming up with brilliant ideas and turning into the largest rivalry that microsoft ever had. Google has announced various services which include the google accounts that give you access ot gmail,blogger etc. It has also announced a web browser called google chrome. Chrome has many features that are very interactive to use. For example the interactive homepage, full screen view and many other. Other great programs are google calendar and google docs. Google docs is really great as it gives an office suite to use online and free with just a gmail account. Click here to visit Google Docs. Google calendar helps you reduce the burden of remembering various events by making you access the calender wherever you are. Try out google calendar by clicking here.

The next biggest addition to the google family is going to be the Chrome OS. I will be filling detailed information about this in the near future, be sure to keep in touch.

How about Open Source?

Open source,Open source,Open source...........This term has been used widely and still not knowing what it means is really bad. But it is never late ot learn such definitions. So here it is: Open Source is something in which you will be having access to the source code and thus you can modify it according to your own needs.

Open Source Softwares(OSS) are really become famous these days. OSS may permit you rights to modify the whole source code or may be just a part of it. The rights are also specified whether the OSS can be redistibuted in the modified form or not. Most of the OSS are available for free. Linux is one great example. It is available free and also an open source. Linux are mainly used in servers. Another example that uses OSS is Debian. Open source softwares that are free are usually termed as F/OSS,FOSS(Free Open Source Software) and FLOSS(Free,Libre,Open Source Software).

Bluejacking

The topic of discussion is bluejacking. It is something related to bluetooth. It is defined as the way of sending a message to another cellphone through bluetooth. This can be achieved by naming a contact with the message that you intend to convey. For example if you want to say a hi to someone, create a new contact named "HI". Then search for the available bluetooth enabled phones around and send the contact to whom you want to. He will recieve the contact and since the contact's name is HI, it will be flashed on the screen. This can also be a cool trick to surprise friends.

Many are under the impression that bluejacking means Bluetooth Hijacking. That procedure is actually called Bluesnarfing.