April 17, 2003
Effective P2P File Sharing Without Spyware
Overnet is an open source, cross platform application (Win, Mac and Linux) that allows you to share files with millions of other people across the globe.
According to InfoAnarchy , Overnet, the file sharing application based on the Kademlia algorithm (http://kademlia.scs.cs.nyu.edu/), has reached a number of 1 million simultaneously connected users.
Overnet is designated as the technological successor to the popular eDonkey2000' P2P file sharing application.
Overnet is not dependent on central servers, it will hopefully eliminate the problem of eDoneky server operators being threatened or arrested.
Slyck News points out that the "The combined strength of these two networks, which numbers well over 1.5 million, surpasses Napster during its peak. We're witnessing yet another example of the movie and music industry's absolute failure in curbing the P2P phenomenon."
Clients are available for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux.
You can download a free copy of Overnet here.
Recent Articles
July 2, 2008
GoToMeeting 4 Everyone: 100% Mac Compatibility Plus VoIP Keep The Screen-Sharing Crown At Citrix
Citrix has just released version 4 of GoToMeeting (and ver.2 of GoToWebinar) which adds to an already outstanding screen-sharing tool, full 100% Mac compatibility and integrated VoIP, among some other smaller new features. With this release GoToMeeting strengthens its position as a the leading and best... read more
July 2, 2008
The Future And What It Holds: Howard Rheingold Video Interview - Frontiers Of Interaction IV
I shot the video interview that follows for the Frontiers of Interaction conference which took place yesterday in Turin, Italy. Superbly organized by Leandro Agrò and Matteo Penzo, the sold out event brought together high prestige names like sci-fi writer and visionary Bruce Sterling, Elizabeth Churchill... read more
July 1, 2008
Making Sense Of New Technologies And Media: An Opinionated Digest by George Siemens - July 1 08
Sense-making is the extraordinary new unconscious effort the Internet avant-garde has moved into. After an initial phase of discovery, experimentation and pure exploration, web publishers, bloggers and educators are gradually turning their efforts into looking at what they have learned and making it accessible to everyone.
Photo... read more
June 30, 2008
Online Collaboration Tools - New Technologies And Web Services - Sharewood Picnic Jun30 08
In this round of cool online collaboration tools Robin and I have this time picked services to send large giga-sized files online without worrying about how big they are, remote control any PC via your instant messenger, do free VoIP calls, and more.
Photo credit: Vacuum3d
Here the... read more
June 23, 2008
Online Collaboration Tools - New Technologies And Web Services - Sharewood Picnic Jun23 08
Online collaborations tools keep offering new and improved features to work, share and present with other people at a distance. I am picking up this time not only the latest but also a few of those cool tools that while launched a while ago, may not... read more
June 19, 2008
Telco 2.0: The Future Of Telecoms
Telecoms: Will they be the owners of all future content distribution channels? "Traditionally, telecom companies simply offered various types of phone services and connectivity, and moved lots of data around - maintaining and constantly improving pipes & networks was the primary mission."
Photo credit: Ann Triling
Today,... read more
