# Torrents And Your Suggestions

Category: Geeks r Us

## Post 1 by Ok Sure (This site is so "educational") on Sunday, 25-May-2008 15:51:21

HI, for the past year I've been using Bitlord to download torrents, but now I want to try something else. Any suggestions?

## Post 2 by Dave_H (the boringest guy you'll ever know) on Sunday, 25-May-2008 16:05:43

I happen to like ABC; others are fond of Utorrent. A client is a client, I guess; whatever works.

## Post 3 by renegade rocker (I just keep on posting!) on Sunday, 25-May-2008 21:39:34

I happen to use utorrent, and it works nicely.

## Post 4 by blindndangerous (the blind and dangerous one) on Sunday, 25-May-2008 21:57:37

I use mutorrent and transmission. Both good clients.

## Post 5 by Polka dots and Moonbeams (I've now got the bronze prolific poster award! now going for the silver award!) on Sunday, 25-May-2008 22:05:34

How do you know when a torrent is safe? I saw a audio book as a torrent on google and I'd love to check it out, but (lol), I'm nervous of a virus or something.
Thanks!
Torrent Chicken!

## Post 6 by renegade rocker (I just keep on posting!) on Sunday, 25-May-2008 23:35:45

The key thing is to scan everything to make sure it's clean. Also keep in mind the size of a torrent, for instence, say you get the complete Black Sabbath catalog, and you see the torrent size is a meg, then that's a bit susspect. But if the same torrent is two or so gigs in size, or more, then it's safe for the most part, but still it's a good idea to scan it with your virus checker after it's done downloading.

## Post 7 by Eleni21 (I have proven to myself and the world that I need mental help) on Monday, 26-May-2008 11:11:16

When I'm on windows, I use ABC. But I'm still looking for a Mac sollution. Hints anyone?

## Post 8 by blindndangerous (the blind and dangerous one) on Monday, 26-May-2008 15:33:56

Transmission.
I'm looking for audiobooks for torrents. I'm not a huge fan of them, but if i use them i use them. Where can u find audiobooks as torrents? I'm looking for dean Koontz's latest book.

## Post 9 by hamster (Zone BBS Addict) on Wednesday, 28-May-2008 13:34:51

I'm using utorrent because I have portable version. Also Azureus works pretty well. But on my notebook, I use bittorrent.
For linux is azureus and deluge good idea.
Did you ever think about being tracked by copyright thinks, like OSA?

## Post 10 by changedheart421 (I've now got the bronze prolific poster award! now going for the silver award!) on Wednesday, 28-May-2008 18:04:52

i use bitlord and love it a lot.

## Post 11 by b3n (I'm going for the prolific poster awards!) on Thursday, 29-May-2008 17:32:43

utorrents a lovely client imo.
Re safe torrents, always read the comments on the torrent site - people will often post if its a fake or a nasty, but bare in mind that if its a program your after, on any popula torrent there'll be at least 1 comment saying its a fake, but this is usually down to someone not knowing what to do to make it work.
Also, most people stop seeding stuff if its a fake, so let the number of seeds be your guide also.
and copywrites, well, so long as you download legal files only, you don't have anything to worry about. A good example of a legal torrent site is wwwlegaltorrents.com
GBEN.

## Post 12 by Crazy train (Generic Zoner) on Monday, 09-Jun-2008 12:16:11

Programs like Peer Guardian can block ip addresses from connecting to you that are affiliated with copyright organizations.
Utorrent all the way!

## Post 13 by Ok Sure (This site is so "educational") on Monday, 09-Jun-2008 14:11:08

So, I've downloaded Utorrent. It seems very light and simple, which is what I was looking for.
Thanks.