Torrents?

circa_bc · circa_bc #16 (**permalink**)

01-10-2012, 01:49 PM

I Like Transmission, Clean, Simple, gets the job done the few times i use it.

vansmith · vansmith #17 (**permalink**)

01-10-2012, 02:00 PM

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Originally Posted by dauber

Oh, btw...taking a Java course for my master's right now...last week the instructor actually suggested getting Eclipse via BitTorrent.

This is off topic but why? Eclipse is relatively small and there are mirrors all over the world. Seems like overkill for Eclipse. Did he give an explanation for that?

Spellbinder · Spellbinder #18 (**permalink**)

01-10-2012, 06:40 PM

uTorrent for me. And there are plenty of legal torrents all over. Linux distros for one. And Vuze offers a host of legal torrents, as does Vodo.

TattooedMac · TattooedMac #19 (**permalink**)

01-10-2012, 06:59 PM

Has to be Transmission for this black duck

Cheers

robduckyworth · robduckyworth #20 (**permalink**)

01-11-2012, 02:50 AM

I use utorrent. Interface is clean.

dauber · dauber #21 (**permalink**)

01-11-2012, 12:06 PM

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Originally Posted by vansmith

This is off topic but why? Eclipse is relatively small and there are mirrors all over the world. Seems like overkill for Eclipse. Did he give an explanation for that?

Yes, actually -- all the mirrors were pretty slow when he demonstrated, so he recommended BitTorrent as a faster alternative. FWIW, I already had it on my MacBook...in fact, most of us in the class already had been using it extensively anyway...

vansmith · vansmith #22 (**permalink**)

01-11-2012, 12:39 PM

Interesting. The mirrors have always been pretty fast for me and with my own experiences with BitTorrent, I would have figured that it would be worse.

And yes, I can imagine that many Java devs have Eclipse (or at least tried it). It seems to be as close as Java is going to get to a standard IDE for development.

dauber · dauber #23 (**permalink**)

01-11-2012, 12:59 PM

"as close as Java is going to get"?? What more would you want?? And is NetBeans any better? (I use that for PHP, actually, but not Java...)

vansmith · vansmith #24 (**permalink**)

01-11-2012, 01:42 PM

NetBeans is terrible. It's slow, ugly and offers little to nothing that no other editor/IDE has. Now, granted, I don't program in Java (next to Python, it looks like garbage in my opinion) so I could be way off there but I'm pushing this thread off-topic.

iboostdaily · iboostdaily #25 (**permalink**)

01-11-2012, 10:02 PM

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Originally Posted by codda

What do you think "iboostdaily" implies...?

Boost is a common term amongst gear heads when they are talking about turbos. I drive my twin turbo car daily hence why iboostdaily. Now in regards to torrents, staff quickly responded to my thread stating no illegal talk in the forum and I can respect that.

codda · codda #26 (**permalink**)

01-12-2012, 07:39 AM

My apologies...I did imply a more "old school" meaning...

brimac · brimac #27 (**permalink**)

01-15-2012, 11:04 AM

being as im new to the mac the best one i found is Transmission.
not tried anything else

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vansmith #22 (permalink)
Member Since: Oct 19, 2008 Location: Ottawa Posts: 15,287 Mac Specs: 2012 13" MBP (2.5 i5, 8GB)	01-11-2012, 12:39 PM Interesting. The mirrors have always been pretty fast for me and with my own experiences with BitTorrent, I would have figured that it would be worse. And yes, I can imagine that many Java devs have Eclipse (or at least tried it). It seems to be as close as Java is going to get to a standard IDE for development. Important Links: Community Guidelines : Use the reputation system if you've been helped. M-F Blog :: Write for the blog :: M-F IRC Channel - Chats every Sunday at 8PM EST.
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vansmith #24 (permalink)
Member Since: Oct 19, 2008 Location: Ottawa Posts: 15,287 Mac Specs: 2012 13" MBP (2.5 i5, 8GB)	01-11-2012, 01:42 PM NetBeans is terrible. It's slow, ugly and offers little to nothing that no other editor/IDE has. Now, granted, I don't program in Java (next to Python, it looks like garbage in my opinion) so I could be way off there but I'm pushing this thread off-topic. Important Links: Community Guidelines : Use the reputation system if you've been helped. M-F Blog :: Write for the blog :: M-F IRC Channel - Chats every Sunday at 8PM EST.
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codda #26 (permalink)
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