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Bittorent and MaC

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Im still new to the world of Mac and how different software I was so accustomed to works a little differently. What Im asking about is bittorent, and since most torrents need to run overnight or for hours at a time, and under most settings the computer "sleeps" after only 15 minutes to a half hour...how will I be able to download full torrents without draining my battery? Should I just change the options to never sleep/shut off and keep it plugged in all the time? Also, are there other issues (aside from legal ones) that I should be concerned about?
 
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yup just leave it on plugged in.
 
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what torrent client are you using?
 
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i love azureus (kinda OT but also on topic as well lol)
 
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Canadianapex said:
Can you guys list some good URLs for some MAC torrents?

Thanks...
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What's a "Mac torrent"? :black:
No such thing as a "Mac torrent" or a "Windows torrent" or even a "Linux torrent".
Torrents are torrents.
 
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well, there is a linux torrent.... i guess if you wanted to download linux
 
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macAttack said:
well, there is a linux torrent.... i guess if you wanted to download linux
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Nope. That would presumably be an .iso for Linux not a torrent... its just that it happened to be transferred in torrent from.
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Ok...to clarify my original question....a website that has a major amount of MAC torrents and not just Windows based torrents...

Thanks :)
 
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Canadianapex said:
Ok...to clarify my original question....a website that has a major amount of MAC torrents and not just Windows based torrents...

Thanks :)
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ummm....okay, read my post again :black:
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What's a "Mac torrent"?
No such thing as a "Mac torrent" or a "Windows torrent" or even a "Linux torrent".
Torrents are torrents.
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There is no such thing as a "Mac based torrent" or a "Windows based torrent".
A torrent is a torrent is a torrent is a torrent.
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I didn't think that this question was so hard to follow. I know what torrents are and I know that there are no Window torrents and no MAC specific torrents but I am looking for a torrent site that has alot of MAC specific applications...thanks!
 
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Canadianapex said:
I didn't think that this question was so hard to follow. I know what torrents are and I know that there are no Window torrents and no MAC specific torrents but I am looking for a torrent site that has alot of MAC specific applications...thanks!
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Okay, guess I misunderstood.
If you are looking for a place for Mac applications, then torrents isn't the way to go.
I would suggest either www.versiontracker.com or www.macupdate.com for software downloads.
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If you are looking for retail software, then check out http://store.apple.com
 
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Correct if your talking about downloading applications, which are not licensed free, you are breaking laws, and the rules of this forum.
 
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