More tech-savvy students are using their computers as TiVos, downloading television shows to watch where and when they want.
While most attention has been focused on the ease and frequency of downloading music or movie files, students who want a personal copy of their favorite TV shows as soon as possible are turning to BitTorrent in addition to the campus-only Direct Connect hub.
Neall, a junior journalism major, used BitTorrent, a worldwide peer-to-peer data transfer method, to follow the debut season of Dexter on Showtime.
He likes the convenience of downloading because he’s often busy when shows air for the first time.
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