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FEATURES AND SERVICES Let's get this out front right now: NordVPN is one of the largest and most well-funded VPNs around. Powered via NordLynx (NordVPN's version of the WireGuard VPN protocol), Meshnet allows you to connect to another device instead of a VPN server, thereby routing online traffic through another machine. [Extracted from the article]

This section also has quick links to NordVPN's specialty servers, such as Onion over VPN and P2P-friendly servers (for NordLynx and OpenVPN), as well as dedicated IP (for an extra cost) and double-hop VPN when using OpenVPN. This is not uncommon as there's a continual cat-and-mouse game between the long arm of Netflix's anti-VPN enforcement and the VPN service providers that oppose it. DEPARTMENTS PCWorld EDITORS' CHOICE NordVPN has long earned top marks among the VPNs I've reviewed. [Extracted from the article]

DEPARTMENTS NordVPN If there's one word that can describe NordVPN it has to be "impressive." This section also has quick links to NordVPN's specialty servers, such as dedicated IP (for an extra cost), double-hop VPN, Onion over VPN, and P2P file-sharing servers. [Extracted from the article]

The article offers step-by-step instructions for moving photos, contacts, calendars, mail, music, and messages from an iPhone smartphone to a device that runs on Android operating system.

The article clarifies some misconceptions related to personal computers (PC). Executive Software claims that defragging a hard drive can improve PC performance only if it has at least 20 percent free space. Partitioning a hard disk into two or more logical drives would not necessarily speed up a system either. Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) spokesperson Elizabeth Kaltman notes that the organization has the capability to track downloads from a peer-to-peer network. However, file-sharing monitor BayTSP claims that it can only trace larger downloads.

The article focuses on copyright protection on digital media services in the U.S. It is mentioned that copy protection included in Sony BMG audio CD allowed virus writers to co-opt the system and sneak onto users' personal computers. The growth of peer-to-peer file sharing is observed. To combat widespread file swapping, the record industry has attempted both copy protection for CD and digital rights management schemes for online music. According to NAVIO CEO Stefan Roever, one approach to piracy is to make it as hard as possible to create and share illegal copies of digital content. INSETS: MUSIC;VIDEO.

The author offers advice on dealing with Internet service providers (ISP) blocking traffic to the peer-to-peer file-sharing service. He recommends looking at the company's terms-of-service agreement regarding BitTorrent blockade. He suggests assessing the speed of Internet connection. He cites clients that support in-client encryption. INSET: Future Mixed for File Sharers.

The article looks at the IPv6 protocol. Topics include the limited number of IP addresses available on the older IPv4 protocol, how the IPv6 will make home automation, file sharing, and peer-to-peer programs; the dual stack process that permits IPv6 devices to run IPv4 simultaneously; and the increased security features built into IPv6.

The article focuses on the possible legalization of file sharing site Pirate Bay. The Pirate Bay is a torrent site that has attracted a number of users by sharing various multimedia mostly of illegal content. These content are shared regularly that are otherwise impossible to obtain legally. The site received an offer from Global Gaming Factory X (GGF). If the acquisition materializes, GGF plans to launch new business models that would allow compensation to content providers and copyright owners.

The article focuses on the verdict of a Swedish court on a case involving the founders of The Pirate Bay, a BitTorrent tracking site, and its implication for the future of file sharing. Founders of the site were sentenced to a one-year prison sentence and a fine of $3.6 million after they were found guilty of helping violate copyright law. But the site does not host copyright files so prosecutors revised the charge to assisting making available copyrighted material. The founder of the site plan to appeal the court's decision.

The article reports on the initiative of open online platforms and rite sharing services to bar Internet service providers (ISPs) from targeting peer-to-peer file sharing applications such as BitTorrent by limiting the amount of bandwidth accessible to those applications. Comcast stated that it had to take action to ensure that a handful of customers could not grab up more than their fair share of network resources, slowing other users' connections. Another company, Vuze, is petitioning the Federal Communications Commission to prevent ISPs from interfering with peer-to-peer file sharing traffic.