What exactly is BitTorrent? And is it good for downloading music on my MacBook?

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AshleighV

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I have officially gotten rid of Limewire. The guys at the Apple Store kept hassling me to get rid of it. One of the Apple guys told me about something called "bitTorrent." He recommended it for downloading music.

Is it great for music? I kinda like the more underground style of tunes. He says its good for my MacBook. WHAT DO YOU THINK???
 
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Martyn

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Bittorrent is an application which downloads files using torrents. I have not done research on this subject, but I use torrents.

From my understanding torrents gives an application like bittorrent or limewire address where to download files from. It is like Limewire, but you have to use torrents.

You can download torrents from websites like The Pirate Bay, and Demonoid ect... then open them with bittorrent.

You usually have to download full albums when you use torrents. So I sudgest you use limewire. And forget what people say about limewire and viruses.

You only get a virus by executing it, so from a file like an .exe. I have not come accross a virus in a mp3 file, but mp3 files can contain scripts which load up webpages. Not entirly sure about them containing viruses though...
 
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MrLezBErn

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its a file sharing website but you cant download singles, you will have to download the full album....you need to install a bitorrent client first.
Download Azureus
http://torrentfreak.com/mac-bt-clients/
Next, go-to any bitorrent sites like piratebay, mininova isohunt ect and download what you want, Azureus will interact when you download.
 
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MrLezBErn

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its a file sharing website but you cant download singles, you will have to download the full album....you need to install a bitorrent client first.
Download Azureus
http://torrentfreak.com/mac-bt-clients/
Next, go-to any bitorrent sites like piratebay, mininova isohunt ect and download what you want, Azureus will interact when you download.
 
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