Computer Questions

Axtech · Post by **Axtech** » 12/11/2004, 1:58 pm

Okay, I'm about to propose two age-old questions.

1: What's the best (or, at least, a very good) file sharing p2p program? Explain why.

2: What's the best web browser? Explain why, and why it's better than IE.

Thanks,

<3, Robbo

Johnny · Post by **Johnny** » 12/11/2004, 2:06 pm

I can't help yeh with that. don't know the answer meself! :*)**

happening fish · Post by **happening fish** » 12/11/2004, 5:38 pm

(Psst.. you're only supposed to reply if you have an answer)

Johnny · Post by **Johnny** » 12/11/2004, 5:45 pm

I was? Hmmm, what a kerfuffle.

Dr. Hobo · Post by **Dr. Hobo** » 12/11/2004, 5:50 pm

i was gonna say the same thing alex
anyways

bender
1. i dunno
ive heard reasons for and against everything
i dont have any opinion on it

2. i use firefox
mainly because it (or mozilla) are best for signing into my stuff for the school and are the only browsers specifically endorsed by the school and because they tend to have less issues with security

Penguin Josh · Post by **Penguin Josh** » 12/11/2004, 6:08 pm

Axtech wrote:1: What's the best (or, at least, a very good) file sharing p2p program? Explain why.

2: What's the best web browser? Explain why, and why it's better than IE.

1: the hub (with all the different ones) and bittorent, because you can find anything on there

2: Firefox because:
no pop ups
tabbed browsing
les security flaws
less updates
customizeable
extensions
etc

Axtech · Post by **Axtech** » 12/11/2004, 6:24 pm

Dr. Hobo wrote:1. i dunno
ive heard reasons for and against everything
i dont have any opinion on it

Heh, exactly. That's why, even though it's been asked a lot before, I asked again. :mrgreen:

With the hub as a filesharing service... Can I search on all hubs, on only ones that I'm actually in?

I'll try Firefox. Always wondered what the big difference could be. No harm giving it a shot, I guess.

Axtech · Post by **Axtech** » 12/11/2004, 6:37 pm

Wow... This is slow at loading pages. Damn...

Dr. Hobo · Post by **Dr. Hobo** » 12/11/2004, 6:45 pm

it is for a while
but it does speed up i found

Lando · Post by **Lando** » 12/11/2004, 7:12 pm

1) bit torrent for sure, PROS: it's true, find the right websites and you can find almost anything and if there are enough people sharing, you'll have incredibly fast downloads.

CONS: Some websites are like a forum where you have to sign up and your IP is registered with the site. So if you don't upload the file you're downloading, (By leaving bit torrent running when you're finished) Then eventually your share ratio will be really low. You can see what your share ratio is on the sites and well... if you're a leech you could be banned. The BIGGEST problem with these "sign up" sites is: Sure it's hassle to sign up, but Bit Torrent can really eat up your bandwidth and your internet browsing etc... will go SUPER slow, so it's a real pain to leave bit torrent running while you're using the computer.

However for sites like http://www.suprnova.org there are so many users sharing the files and you don't need to sign up, so you can get lightning fast downloads and just quit bit torrent immediately after you're finished downloading.

Hope that helps Rob.

And as for your number 2 question, I have no idea.

Penguin Josh · Post by **Penguin Josh** » 12/11/2004, 7:16 pm

Axtech wrote:Wow... This is slow at loading pages. Damn...

it is slow until you restart your computer. my mom said with firefox this comp is as fast as hers at work.

Axtech · Post by **Axtech** » 12/11/2004, 7:20 pm

Well, is there any way to change the history setup? Because when I look at the history in Firefox, it shows them all by the title of the page, whereas in IE they're organized by the website itself (much more useful when trying to find something).

Penguin Josh · Post by **Penguin Josh** » 12/11/2004, 7:27 pm

not to my knowledge but there may be an extention that will do it

Axtech · Post by **Axtech** » 12/11/2004, 7:54 pm

Nope, there isn't.

Penguin Josh · Post by **Penguin Josh** » 12/11/2004, 7:58 pm

in the history sidebar go to view and hit by date and site

Axtech · Post by **Axtech** » 12/11/2004, 8:07 pm

w00t! Awesomeness!

Axtech · Post by **Axtech** » 12/11/2004, 8:07 pm

Oh, and...

Axtech wrote:With the hub as a filesharing service... Can I search on all hubs, or only ones that I'm actually in?

Penguin Josh · Post by **Penguin Josh** » 12/11/2004, 8:08 pm

only the ones you are in. and some hube require a share of over 100 gigs

Lando · Post by **Lando** » 12/11/2004, 8:09 pm

Only the ones you're in.

Axtech · Post by **Axtech** » 12/11/2004, 8:09 pm

Damn. How do you find hubs that might actually have what you want? Or is it just hit-or-miss?