Hi: Where is the link to Paul's talk? I've had the flu since Tuesday. Now I know why I was just dragging tired. Susan On Oct 17, 2009, at 12:20 PM, Erik Olson wrote: > Hi Dave, > > The .torrent file is just a small file with the instructions on how to > download/share the actual file (which is huge -- 500 megabytes this > time). > You need to have a program to run the torrent, such as utorrent if > you're > using PCs (www.utorrent.com), or transmission for Macs > (http://www.transmissionbt.com/). > > Once you have installed the appropriate program, when you click on the > torrent, it should open in utorrent, and will prompt you where to > put the > file, etc. You need to leave your computer on a looong time. > > You can opt to ignore that bit Matt said if it's confusing to you -- I > keep at one seed open that is accessible from behind routers. > > - Erik > > On Sat, 17 Oct 2009, David Sanford wrote: > >> >> Hey Erik, i have a really dumb question. I downloaded the bittorrent >> file on Paul's talk, but can't seem to run it. Any suggestions? >> >> dave >> >> >> _________________________________________________________________ >> Hotmail: Free, trusted and rich email service. >> http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/171222984/direct/01/ >> _______________________________________________ >> GSAS-Member mailing list >> GSAS-Member@thekrib.com >> http://lists.thekrib.com/mailman/listinfo/gsas-member >> > > -- > Erik Olson > Sent from my crusty old Linux box > erik at thekrib dot com > _______________________________________________ > GSAS-Member mailing list > GSAS-Member@thekrib.com > http://lists.thekrib.com/mailman/listinfo/gsas-member _______________________________________________ GSAS-Member mailing list GSAS-Member@thekrib.com http://lists.thekrib.com/mailman/listinfo/gsas-member