FTP - what's it all about Alfie?

FTP sites are remote computers or servers, which instead of hosting web pages are used to store and distribute files. If a shopping analogy helps to differentiate the two protocols, you can think of FTP sites as unadorned, wholesale retail outlets as opposed to swish department stores furnished with elaborate displays of merchandise. FTP sites allow you to cut to the chase so you can see exactly what...

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The law is an ass

At least that's the vociferous consensus of opinion emanating from camp Share Reactor. Whilst every incredulous explanation for the sudden departure of their beloved community has been bandied about the internet, the truth endorses the principle of Occam's Razor; Share Reactor was taken offline by the Swiss Judicial Inquiry Department of Thurgau. The grounds for this are apparently the aiding and...

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The final eeyore for Share Reactor?

Last month we witnessed the closure of eDonkey hash indexing site, File Nexus, owing to the imposition of legal pressure from anti-piracy authorities. Speculations that Share Reactor may now have befallen a similar fate are rampant throughout file sharing news resource sites. Insiders seem to be as much in the dark as Joe Public. Share Reactor, the web site which served as a guiding beacon for file...

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How do I flash my BIOS?

The first piece of information you need to know before attempting this is the manufacturer and model number of your motherboard. Once armed with these vital statistics, surf along to your mobo's home page, visit the support area and download the latest update corresponding to the model number of your board. In addition to this flash update data you will need a flashing utility, so make sure you grab...

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What is an FTP port?

In this context, a port is a term used when referring to the location of FTP sites - it is an essential extension of the address used to access them. This port number is tacked onto the end of the address in the form ':564'. A real life equivalent of trying to access an FTP site using the wrong port number would be going to the right building to retrieve something, but then wandering around aimlessly...

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