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.

What is blog?

Everyone might have heard of the word blog. You might have seen a friend run upto you and say that i have posted a new article on my blog, or you might see many people giving you a link while on the net to check out their blog. It's time ot know what a blog is if you don't.

A blog can be termed as the abbreviation of weblog. It is much similar to a webpage, but it can only be used to publish any articles,news or information of some kind. In a webpage you can add any element you want. The same can be done in a blog, but only depending on other services. For example, if you want to add a video to a blog, you can only add it through youtube.

A blog is usually free and some of the great blogging websites are blogger and wordpress .They give you an account and you can start publishing any information that you want to convey to your friends.

Microblog - This term started gaining popularity in the recent past. Many of you might have heard of twitter and it is the best example of microblogging. Twitter allows you to add text within 160 characters limit and when you publish them, they are visible to your friends and the people who are follwoing you. People usually use them to post any status reports and it has also helped buisness raise their profits by conveying messages to followers about the product.

Samsung gives high durability

The title may make you think that Samsung is going to release some kind of high durable battery of some kind. This article is about a new phone that Samsung is going to release. Techshout had just released the news about a the B2100 model phone which is going to be released in India. Are you a type of person who goes to work in rough outdoor work everyday, are you one of those innocent people who get their phone damaged either while working with harsh environments and dry day duties? The upcoming model from Samsung has various advantages which gives such user a high lasting phone.It is also called as "Marine".The Marine can be used in extreme environments outside, even with water. The phone can bear a one metre water depth. It is also tolerable against other outdoor scenarios such as fog, dust and also holds good in bumps and scraps. This phone also has all the extra 'must-have' phone features such as camera, FM radio,music player, expandandable memory upto 8GB. It will be available at around Rs 7000/-...

Re-installing an operating system

Remember those times when you wanted to beat the hell out of your computer for not responding properly often or having a very slow boot........those times when you wished that you could get your computer restored to a new state, no matter if you even loose some of your important documents? Then this tutorial will definitely help you out in reisntalling your operating system.

Reinstalling your operating system is not too tough, all you need is an oeprating system disc and the computer to reinstall. In my view, giving your laptop or a computer to a shop just for the sake of reinstalling you os (operating system) is waste of time and money. The most common reason many would want ot reinstall their os would be large attacks by viruses or due to improper boots. Remember, reinstalling your operating system is not the only solution for repairing your system. I will be discussing about other recovery techniques in future posts, for now onto the reinstall process.

The following procedure is for Windows XP and it is almost common to all Windows operating systems.Once you have decided to reinstall your os, make sure you have an os CD-ROM. Almost everyone would have one or get one from your friends. Remember to make a copy of the os disc for future use. Then follow the steps below:

•  Keeping your system on, insert the OS cd into the cd drive. When the dialog box for Windows XP autoruns and opens, close it. If it does'nt no problem.
• Now restart your computer.
• After the motherboard company logo comes, you will find a screen which will display the following message-" Press any key to boot from cd", hit any key when you see it.
• Then a boot process will go on, just leave it till it completes.
• After the boot up completes, the system will ask you information like whether to repair or install a new os, on which drive the os need to be installed, the partition information and so on. When the system asks for repair or install select install.
• When it asks on which partition to install, select the partition ( most usually C drive ). It will already detect another os if already installed, just proceed on.
• The system will ask for the drive format, select quick format NTFS file system, only on C drive, so that C drive alone is formatted.
• Then the installation on C drive will begin after the formatting completes.
• Then the system will go into a different screen with a dialog box in it completeing the installation process, when prompted input the CD key, if you dont have it at present, just exit and shut down the system. When you start the system again after getting the key number , the system will start from the second screen instead of the first.

After the installation is complete, you will be left with the work of having to install the drivers for the in built hardware on the motherboard. If you are on a laptop, it wont be a problem as the driver files usually come along with the laptop. For a desktop, these files will be in the motherboard CD ROM that came along with the motherboard. If you dont have them, then you have to contact the guy who assembled your pc, or if you know the list of drivers, you can download them tight away from the internet.

Thats all for the installation part, if you have any doubt leave a comment and an address to contact you , or send me an e-mail.