I used to use Delphion for work, it's actaully really good, a damn sight better then going through the USPTO web site.
Also try http://ep.espacenet.com
It's the patent search for the EU, it's free, better than the USPTO, it's easier to find patent applications that haven't issued yet (applications are supposed to be published 18 months after filing regardless of whether they are issued or not). The basic free Delphion service doesn't let you search for patent applications, only issued patents.
Patent applications are good to look at, since it gives you a kind of "preview of upcoming events"
1. Install Azureus, it is the best Bit Torrent client. There is no spyware. There is a configuration wizard with Azuresu that will set your settings.
2. Go to a Bit Torrent tracker web site and click on a download, Azureus should automatically start up.
2.1 My favorite tracker sites:
A. Torrent reactor: http://www.torrentreactor.net/
Big, search feature works, but generally slow downloads since there are lots of noobs on it.
B. Digital Distractions: http://www2.digitaldistractions.org:8080/torrents.php
mostly TV shows
C. Pure T'n A: http://www.puretna.com/browse.php
all porn all the time
D. Elite Torrents: http://www.elitetorrents.org/
The best tracker site, incredibly fast downloads, ridiculously good quality vids, all the latest releases. By invitation only, and you have to pass an exam (about how to best set up your Bit Torrent client). I failed the exam 3 or 4 times before I passed :)
3. You can also try Exeem: http://www.exeem.com/
A new Bit Torrent client, different from Azureus, you type in a search keyword like Kazaa or Limewire, and it searches for a torrent file. No need for a tracker web site to post the torrents. I've found the download speeds to be a be better than the torrents you find a Torrent Reactor but there's not as much content.
FYI: Torrent files have a half-life, at first the download is slow since not many people have the file, then it gets best when there are a lot of seeders (people with 100% of the file and sharing it) and it gets slower after it's popularity declines and there are fewer seeders. You'll get the best download speeds at the half-life of the torrent. Look for files with at least 6 to 10 seeders, and preferably a 1:1 ratio of seeders to leechers. 1:2 isn't bad, but something like 1:20
seeders to leechers isn't going to be sloooow.
If you download movies or TV you'll also have to learn all about CODECS (software that enCOdes and DECodes the movie) and how to unzip compressed files (download WinRAR, free trial that doesn't seem to ever expire). That should be the topic of another thread.
Also, if you use a router (D-Link, Linksys, whatever) you need to open up the ports (6881-6889) to make yourself connectable. Bit Torrent will still work if you don't open these ports, but your downloads will be significantly slower. Once again, that should be a topic of another thread.
I used to use Delphion for work, it's actaully really good, a damn sight better then going through the USPTO web site. Also try http://ep.espacenet.com It's the patent search for the EU, it's free, better than the USPTO, it's easier to find patent applications that haven't issued yet (applications are supposed to be published 18 months after filing regardless of whether they are issued or not). The basic free Delphion service doesn't let you search for patent applications, only issued patents. Patent applications are good to look at, since it gives you a kind of "preview of upcoming events"
posted by The Rooster 19 years ago
In "Curious George: Guide to Bittorrent for St00pids"
JS--> What are you looking for?
posted by The Rooster 19 years ago
1. Install Azureus, it is the best Bit Torrent client. There is no spyware. There is a configuration wizard with Azuresu that will set your settings. 2. Go to a Bit Torrent tracker web site and click on a download, Azureus should automatically start up. 2.1 My favorite tracker sites: A. Torrent reactor: http://www.torrentreactor.net/ Big, search feature works, but generally slow downloads since there are lots of noobs on it. B. Digital Distractions: http://www2.digitaldistractions.org:8080/torrents.php mostly TV shows C. Pure T'n A: http://www.puretna.com/browse.php all porn all the time D. Elite Torrents: http://www.elitetorrents.org/ The best tracker site, incredibly fast downloads, ridiculously good quality vids, all the latest releases. By invitation only, and you have to pass an exam (about how to best set up your Bit Torrent client). I failed the exam 3 or 4 times before I passed :) 3. You can also try Exeem: http://www.exeem.com/ A new Bit Torrent client, different from Azureus, you type in a search keyword like Kazaa or Limewire, and it searches for a torrent file. No need for a tracker web site to post the torrents. I've found the download speeds to be a be better than the torrents you find a Torrent Reactor but there's not as much content. FYI: Torrent files have a half-life, at first the download is slow since not many people have the file, then it gets best when there are a lot of seeders (people with 100% of the file and sharing it) and it gets slower after it's popularity declines and there are fewer seeders. You'll get the best download speeds at the half-life of the torrent. Look for files with at least 6 to 10 seeders, and preferably a 1:1 ratio of seeders to leechers. 1:2 isn't bad, but something like 1:20 seeders to leechers isn't going to be sloooow. If you download movies or TV you'll also have to learn all about CODECS (software that enCOdes and DECodes the movie) and how to unzip compressed files (download WinRAR, free trial that doesn't seem to ever expire). That should be the topic of another thread. Also, if you use a router (D-Link, Linksys, whatever) you need to open up the ports (6881-6889) to make yourself connectable. Bit Torrent will still work if you don't open these ports, but your downloads will be significantly slower. Once again, that should be a topic of another thread.
posted by The Rooster 19 years ago
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