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oldfatfarang · Joined: 19 May 2005 Location: On the road to somewhere.

Hi All,
I'm a techno-dummy that's just discovered the Technology Forum.

QUESTION 1:
I'd like to download movies and music to my school's computer system and then show them on a large screen.
Does anyone know what programs I can use?

QUESTION 2:
I also want to download photos from my Pentax Optio digital camera to my school computer. At present a camera shop burns my photos on a CD which then I upload to the computer. But that's too slow for teaching.

Does anyone know what program I use to download photos from my Pentax to a computer (my Pentax program's at home somewhere). I have a USB cable for my camera.

There's a helpful Korean computer whiz at my school, but he doesn't speak English. If you can provide the programs (names - where to download them) he'll help me.

Thanks in advance.

chaz47 · Joined: 11 Sep 2003

patongpanda · Joined: 06 Feb 2007

[quote="oldfatfarang"]Hi All,
I'm a techno-dummy that's just discovered the Technology Forum.

QUESTION 1:
I'd like to download movies and music to my school's computer system and then show them on a large screen.
Does anyone know what programs I can use?

I use bittorrent program (www.bittorrent.com)
and get stuff from mininova.org

Leave the PC running overnight and next day your C: drive will be overflowing with movies its awsome.

QUESTION 2:
I also want to download photos from my Pentax Optio digital camera to my school computer. At present a camera shop burns my photos on a CD which then I upload to the computer. But that's too slow for teaching.

I get my photos on CD then copy them to the PC drive its plenty fast enough? You can then use Adobe Photoview or Picasa etc to do a slideshow.

Demophobe · Joined: 17 May 2004

Probably not the best idea to download directly to your schools computer. Although piracy is rampant, I would advise caution when using your schools network to partake in it.

oldfatfarang · Joined: 19 May 2005 Location: On the road to somewhere.

Oh, Oh. What's all this about piracy. I didn't realise downloading movies/songs/comic books from the internet was illegal. Is it????

My school would have a fit if this was illegal. I've never worked (or met) people who conform so rigidly to 'rules' and have such a complete lack of lateral thinking. (And that's saying something, I also lived in Germany - the home of 'straight thinkers'). My current school has to get the Principal to authorise EVERYTHING. It's a wonder I can go to the toilet without permission.

Please advise.........

JungMin · Joined: 18 May 2005

Just go to www.tv-links.co.uk. There are TONS of movies and tv shows that you can just stream off the net!!

Demophobe · Joined: 17 May 2004

Well, I download my movies at home and keep them on a USB external hard drive. I show them from time to time, but they are renamed and aren't technically on my schools computer at any time.

I'm not even sure if downloading on the schools comp would end up being a big deal (I know some here do it) but I wouldn't do it nor advise it. As the previous poster said, you can stream some movies...do you have a KT connection at home? If so, there is a site (paranmegapass, I think) that lets you log in with your created internet pass and ID, and from there you can watch DRM protected movies. They don't have new releases, but its free and they do offer some good older titles.

That, or rent the DVDs. They are 1000 won a shot...really cheap and you could always rip them at home first. Do you have a computer in your home? Doesn't sound like it...

oldfatfarang · Joined: 19 May 2005 Location: On the road to somewhere.

Thanks for all this great info. No, I don't have a computer at home. But my apartment has free computers for the tenants. Any ideas how to down load this stuff? I'm a techno dummy.
Do I need a special program? I have a USB memory stick but it's already gotta lot of stuff on it. Does a movie take up a lot of space?????
Thanks again.

Demophobe · Joined: 17 May 2004

Well, I'm no pro, but...

First get utorrent.

http://www.utorrent.com/

This is the program to link you up with the torrent network. Its free.

Download and install. If you have a router in your building, post back. It takes a bit of work to get the router to allow the program to function correctly.

Then get peerguardian.

http://phoenixlabs.org/pg2/alpha-builds/

Download and install. This program helps keep you safe from the bad guys like the RIAA, MPAA, etc... . Its free.

Then go to a place like http://btjunkie.org/ and search for what you want. This will show you what is available for downloading. Enter what you want in the search box, wait for results to appear, click the name of the one you want, then click the title again on the new page to download the tracker. Select "open with Utorrent" and that's pretty much it.

Utorrent will need some tweaking. It's best if you can do some reading before you venture into all this. Google is your friend. Knowledge is power, especially in the murky seas of file sharing.

Movies are generally 700MB for a low quality rip from a DVD. Low quality...well, quite viewable, but certainly lacking. You can find all file sizes and types for a given movie; some are direct DVD copies, some are 1 CD rips, some 2 CDs...they vary. Download the size you want. The larger the file, the better the video quality. A memory stick (1GB?) will fill up in no time flat. 1 movie. Best get a USB external drive. They are cheap, portable and can be quite large. A 2.5" hard drive (notebook drive) runs off USB power, so no power cord is necessary. It will function the same as your stick, just bigger in size, both physically and storage-wise.

Hope it helps. Stay safe. Always use peerguardian. After you get some experience, you will become more adept at searching, choosing which tracker (file source) is best and maybe get into private trackers.

Good luck.