14 DAY TRIAL // BitTorrent is a protocol that allows the files sharing over the Internet, based on peer-to-peer technology. Many of the actual Internet resources are shared across many networks with the help of BitTorrent protocol.
In order to be able to download or share files with other users, you will need a Bit Torrent client. These clients are free, available for all popular operating systems like Microsoft Windows, Linux and MacOS and they usually require the specification of certain settings for an optimal functionality.
In the same time, browser based BitTorrent clients and tools related to torrents management could improve your experiences with peer-to-peer technology. Mozilla Firefox web browser support a series of add-ons and Greasemonkey user scripts which will definitely make the files sharing through BitTorrent protocol more productive.
FoxTorrent is a Firefox add-on that allows you to download torrents and stream audio or video files while they are downloading. The management of downloads takes place through the browser interface and the system used resources are very low: the RAM consumption limit is maximum 8MB and also the bandwidth usage is optimal. After the installation of this add-on, you are ready to begin the torrents download because it does not need any manually configuration setup. It has built in support for NATs, uPNP and firewalls.
Another useful add-on is Torrent Finder Toolbar which will allow you to search torrents over 170 torrent sites. The torrents search is very flexible: you can search a single site or multiple site on the same page or in separate tabs. If you have installed the Greasemonkey extension, on the userscripts.org website, you will find many user scripts that will enhance the peer-to-peer files searching and sharing. For example, there are scripts that add pseudo-AJAX functionality to IMDB (at your browser level) in order to make the direct search of torrents possible from a certain IMDB page. If you want to find out more useful information regarding BitTorrent tools and tricks, this article could help you in this respect.