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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi guys,</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>I
have some
truly great news for the dectalk community; the dectalk archive is
coming back.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">No, not like that. The website idea has always
seemed like a
bad idea to me; I spent so long several years ago trying to figure
out just
where the heck it was because it switched so often. Also,
eventually somebody
stops paying the cost on the servers and the domain name. I didn't
want that.
So I thought of a system that will keep the archive alive and well
as long as
there are still people who want to hear its contents.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>I
am using
a program called BitTorent Sync that will allow all of us to share
the folder
among our computers. We can easily acquire the content from each
other and will
all maintain it.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">By the way, I am wholeheartedly in support of
sharing this
folder as publicly as possible, so if any of you maintain some
sort of dectalk
page, you can place the folder secret there (with or without these
instructions
as you decide) so other interested people can connect to the
folder. This
should also make it easier for us to continue adding to the
dectalk creations
we all know and love.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Advantages of this system include:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Before, if a lot of people downloaded the
archive, the
bandwidth costs would increase and the speed would decrease. This
isn't fun.
Now, the more people are involved, the faster is the download
speed and the
more stable is everything.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Disadvantages:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">You have to install the syncing program. I list
this under
disadvantages, but it's really not that bad. Below are the
instructions for
obtaining and installing BTSync and setting up the folder.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">For those of you who already have BTSync and
know how to use
it, have at it. The folder secret is</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">BFQETEL6FG4ERS3NAGHE2BXR6VMEWC7NH</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">For everyone else, see below.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">You'll want to read all of this before you
perform the steps
and will probably have to check back to the list on a few things.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">1. First, if you use NVDA, you will want to
install the
BTSync add-on. This makes the application more accessible. The
link to this is</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/11231100/BTSync.nvda-addon">https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/11231100/BTSync.nvda-addon</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Install it like you would any other add-on
package. Feel
free to e-mail me with questions.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">2. Then, you'll need the bitTorrent Sync
program itself. You
can download it at</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.bittorrent.com/sync/downloads/complete/os/windows">http://www.bittorrent.com/sync/downloads/complete/os/windows</a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">3. The installation process is a little weird.
You will get
to a stage where it will ask you if you have a secret. You will
want to select
the "No, I don't" option here.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">4. It will also ask you where you want to store
your synced
shares. I would suggest you create a folder for these, something
like
"synced folders", under which all of your content will go.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">5. Using windows explorer, go into the folder
that you
created for syncs, and create a folder in here called "dectalk
archive" or whatever you would like it called.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">6. When you have finished the installation
process, open
BTSync. There will be a list of folders, containing your folder.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">7. Navigate around the BTSync window until you
find the add
folder button and activate it (it only worked with the space bar
when I tried).</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">8. In the "folder secret" box, paste the
following
line<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">BFQETEL6FG4ERS3NAGHE2BXR6VMEWC7NH</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">9. Navigate to the browse button and select
your
"dectalk archive" folder.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">10. Press OK and close the window with alt+f4.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">You're good to go. The content in the dectalk
archive folder
will begin to download. You will also be sending this data to
others on the
folder.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I'll report back to the list later today or
tomorrow to help
people and see how things have gone.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Carlos<o:p></o:p></p>
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