name | BitComet |
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logo | |
screenshot | |
developer | BitComet Development Group |
released | August 6, 2003 |
frequently updated | yes |
operating system | Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista/7 |
programming language | C++ |
language | 52 languages |
genre | BitTorrent client |
license | Proprietary freeware |
website | http://www.bitcomet.com }} |
BitComet's chief features include an embedded Internet Explorer window to let users search for torrents. Along with the features typical of contemporary BitTorrent clients, it supports UPnP gateway configuration, bandwidth scheduling, Webseeding, selecting only certain files for download inside a torrent package, NAT traversal (''removed in v.1.03''), Peer Exchange (''in older versions, using a proprietary protocol and starting with v.1.19 also by using the Extension Protocol, implementing a PEX mechanism compatible with µTorrent / Mainline PEX''), Initial-Seeding (Super-Seeding) and support for Magnet Links.
When downloading, BitComet gives you the option to prioritize the first and last portions of media files so that files may be previewed before they are completely downloaded.It also has a "Preview Download Mode" in which all pieces of the torrent will be, basically, downloaded sequentially thus allowing the user to play a media file while downloading (provided that the downloading speed and piece availability stay ahead of playing bitrate).BitComet also allows users to share their .torrent files, on a searchable P2P network, with other BitComet users through the torrent sharing feature, named "Torrent Share" in previous versions and renamed to "Torrent Exchange" since v.1.17. BitComet uses the Kademlia (mainline) DHT to operate even when the tracker is offline. BitComet is capable of downloading files over HTTP and FTP as well as bittorrent, and it includes download plugins for Firefox, Cometbird, Internet Explorer, and Maxthon.
An optional plugin is available to connect to the eD2K network. The plugin is a modified version of the GPL eMule program. When installed, it connects automatically to a server.
The software includes an application to play Flash Video files (.flv and .swf files).
The DHT exploit was fixed in version 0.61.
The one claim he verified as partially correct was that, "BitComet is a poor peer due to no upload slot control; upload bandwidth is stretched too thin". Topolski's tests indicated that BitComet does lack upload slot control, but only when BitComet is ''initially'' seeding a torrent—that is, when BitComet is the only seeding peer in a swarm, it tends to seed less efficiently than the two other clients he tested. Topolski asserts that when BitComet is ''not'' the only seeding peer in the swarm, or when it is a ''non-seeding'' peer, upload slot control is managed exceptionally well.
As of April 2008 FileHippo will no longer be updating BitComet. As they have copied the FileHippo site text, files, images and update checker and are passing it off as original work. We recommend you use a different more reputable torrent client such as uTorrent.
This occurred after FileHippo reportedly noticed that the design and code of the AppHit.com site was very similar with the one FileHippo used, copying not only icons, but text from FileHippo's website and FileHippo's own original update checking software. FileHippo chose to blame BitComet for this.
BitComet does not own Apphit, and has terminated contractual connection with Apphit. FileHippo has been informed of this but has not responded to date.
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name | Ashley Tisdale |
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Alt | Head and shoulders of Tisdale in her twenties. Her dark brown, straight hair is parted in her left, and falls over her right ear. |
background | solo_singer |
birth name | Ashley Michelle Tisdale |
birth date | July 02, 1985 |
birth place | Deal, New Jersey, U.S. |
instrument | Vocals |
genre | Pop, dance pop, teen pop, pop rock |
occupation | Actress, singer, songwriter, spokesperson, voice actress, executive producer |
years active | 1997–present |
label | Warner Bros. |
website | www.ashleytisdale.com/ }} |
Ashley Michelle Tisdale (born July 2, 1985) is an American actress and singer who rose to prominence portraying the candy-counter girl Maddie Fitzpatrick in Disney Channel's ''The Suite Life of Zack & Cody'' and the female antagonist Sharpay Evans in the ''High School Musical'' film series. The ''High School Musical'' series became a successful franchise which included two television films, a feature movie, a spin-off and numerous soundtrack albums. The popularity earned by Tisdale in ''High School Musical'' led her to sign a solo record deal with Warner Bros. Records in 2006. Her debut album ''Headstrong'', was released in February 2007, and debuted at number five in the U.S. chart and sold 64,000 copies in the first week. It was later certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America. A second studio album, ''Guilty Pleasure'', was released in 2009.
Tisdale owns a production company and has worked as an executive producer in movies which included the ABC Family television film ''Picture This''. Tisdale has a prominent voice role as Candace Flynn in Disney Channel's ''Phineas & Ferb'', a cartoon which became television's most-watched animated series among kids and tweens and had been met with acclaim by critics. In 2009, she was cast in her first major broadcast role in The CW's television series ''Hellcats'' as Savannah Monroe, an intense and very religious cheerleader.
At the age of three, Tisdale met her current manager, Bill Perlman, at a New Jersey mall. He sent her to numerous auditions for commercials, resulting in her placement in more than 100 national network TV ads as a kid. She began her theatrical career by appearing in ''Gypsy: A Musical Fable'' and ''The Sound of Music'' at Monmouth County's Jewish Community Center.
At the age of eight, she was cast to play the part of Cosette in a national touring production of the musical ''Les Misérables''. "When I was little, I saw the play Les Misérables on Broadway, I thought it was the most amazing thing I have ever seen so I went to my manager and told him I wanted to be in it", said Tisdale in an interview to ''Newsday'' in 2007. She also claims to have had only a single singing lesson before landing the role. Tisdale toured for two years on ''Les Misérables'' before landing a role in an international touring production of ''Annie'' in Korea. At the age of twelve, Tisdale sang at the White House for President Bill Clinton.
In 2004, she was cast as the teenage candy-counter girl Maddie Fitzpatrick in the Disney Channel series ''The Suite Life of Zack & Cody'', which premiered in March 2005 and ended in 2008. She later won her first award at the UK Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards for "Best TV Actress", due to her performance as Fitzpatrick.
Although the producers of the Disney Channel Original Movie ''High School Musical'' did not initially consider her because of her "good-girl image" on ''The Suite Life'', Tisdale was eventually cast as the popular, narcissistic high school student Sharpay Evans in the 2006 film. ''High School Musical'' became Disney Channel's most watched movie that year, with 7.7 million viewers in its US premiere broadcast. The soundtrack, in which Tisdale lent her vocals for several songs, became the top-selling album in the United States that year. Tisdale became the first female artist to debut with two songs simultaneously on the Billboard Hot 100 chart with "What I've Been Looking For" and "Bop to the Top", both tracks from the film's soundtrack. Due to the popularity earned by Tisdale through her performance in ''High School Musical'', Warner Bros. Records signed her for a recording contract in July 2006 and she started working on her debut album.
The success of the first ''High School Musical'' film led Tisdale to reprise the role in the 2007 sequel ''High School Musical 2''. She lent vocals for several tracks in the film's soundtrack and her performance in ''High School Musical 2'' was critically acclaimed by many media outlets such as ''The Hollywood Reporter''. Even more successful than the first film, ''High School Musical 2'' became the most-watched cable-television movie, receiving 17 million viewers on its premiere night. Also in 2007, Tisdale was given the voice role of Candace Flynn, the series' secondary antagonist, in ''Phineas and Ferb'' and made a vocal contribution to the show's 2009 soundtrack. The cartoon became television's most-watched animated series among kids and tweens and had very positive reviews.
As a producer, Tisdale formed her own production company in 2008 and named it ''Blondie Girl Productions''. Tisdale had her first lead role in the 2008 ABC Family Original Movie ''Picture This'' as Mandy Gilbert, an unpopular and bullied teenager, and she also served as the executive producer of the film, which captured 4.3 million total viewers in its debut night.
Tisdale reprised her role as Sharpay Evans in the 2008 Walt Disney Pictures feature film ''High School Musical 3: Senior Year''. Her performance in the film earned her an MTV Movie Award for "Breakthrough Performance Female" in 2009. and acclaim by critics including Owen Gleiberman of ''Entertainment Weekly'', who labeled her one of film's breakout stars and said her portrayal of Evans makes "narcissism a goofy, bedazzled pleasure", and Mark Kermode, who said Tisdale is 2008's "best supporting actress". ''High School Musical 3'' earned $42 million in its domestic opening weekend, which became the biggest opening for a musical film.
Her second studio album, ''Guilty Pleasure'', was released in 2009. Described by Tisdale as a "rocker and edgier" album, it generated mixed reviews, with a 54% rating on Metacritic, and ''Billboard'' claimed the album "doesn't give the singer room to comfortably let loose". ''Guilty Pleasure'' debuted at number twelve on the ''Billboard 200'', selling 25,000 copies in its first week, archiving a low commercial performance in comparison with her debut album. The song "It's Alright, It's OK" was released as the album's lead single in April in airplay and digital formats and a second single, "Crank It Up", was later released in October.
Tisdale starred in the 2009 20th Century Fox family feature film ''Aliens in the Attic'' as Bethany Pearson, the elder sister of the family and although she is credited as one of the main characters, ''The New York Times'' said Tisdale "spends much of the film off screen". The film was a minor success in box office, grossing $60 million worldwide.
During 2010, Tisdale had vocal roles in several TV cartoons including ''The Cleveland Show'', ''Family Guy'' and ''Glenn Martin, DDS''. Her involvement in The CW Television Network drama series ''Hellcats'' was announced in March, when ''The Hollywood Reporter'' reported Tisdale had signed on to co-star on her first major broadcast series role as Savannah Monroe, the peppy and fiercely intense captain of the Hellcats. The series had its script based on the book ''Cheer: Inside the Secret World of College Cheerleaders'' by journalist Kate Torgovnick and was described as "''Election'' meets ''Bring It On''" by critics. ''Hellcats'', however, had one full season as it was cancelled by The CW in 2011.
A ''High School Musical'' spin-off entitled ''Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure'', released directly in DVD, featured Tisdale reprising her role as Sharpay Evans and also serving as the executive producer. The Disney Channel Original Movie captured 5 million viewers on its premiere night on Disney Channel. Tisdale voiced Candance Flynn in the 2011's ''Phineas and Ferb'' movie that premiered on Disney Channel with 7.6 million viewers on its debut night.
She underwent a septoplasty procedure in November 2007 to correct her partially deviated septum. According to Tisdale, this was done for "health-related reasons and not out of a belief in plastic surgery". The procedure corrected two small fractures in her nose which were interfering with her breathing. She spoke to ''People'' magazine about the surgery, saying that it was important to her to be honest with her fans.
In 2008, Tisdale was ranked #17 in "Forbes' High Earners Under 30" list and earned $2.8 million from ''High School Musical 3''. She also teamed up with Huckleberry Toys to produce a limited quantity of dolls modeled after her. She was the face of ''Degree Girl'' in the U.S. and recorded several commercials and songs to promote the product. In 2009, Tisdale signed a five-year endorsement contract with Italian clothes line, ''Puerco Espin'' and became a volunteer for the 2009 "Get on the Bus" charity campaign. Since 2009, she is in a relationship with the music video director Scott Speer. Tisdale posed nude for the May 2011 issue of ''Allure'' magazine. She was quoted as saying that "being in this shoot was me saying, ‘I’m not just the young girl everybody thinks I am. I’m actually a woman.’”
! Year | ! Title | ! Role | Notes |
1998 | '''' | (voice) | Direct-to-video film |
1998 | '''' | Blueberry Scout (voice) | |
2001 | ''Donnie Darko'' | Kim | |
2002 | '' Nathan's Choice '' | Stephanie | |
2002 | '''' | Jennifer | Television movie |
2006 | ''High School Musical'' | Sharpay Evans | Disney Channel Original Movie |
2006 | Yuko Harada (voice) | ||
2007 | ''High School Musical 2'' | Sharpay Evans | Disney Channel Original Movie |
2007 | ''Bring It On: In It to Win It'' | Herself | Direct-to-DVD film |
2008 | Mandy Gilbert | ABC Family Original Movie Also executive producer | |
2008 | ''High School Musical 3: Senior Year'' | Sharpay Evans | MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Performance |
2009 | ''[[Aliens in the Attic'' | Bethany Pearson | |
2011 | Sharpay Evans | Disney Channel Original Movie Also executive producer | |
2011 | ''Phineas and Ferb The Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension'' | Candace Flynn (voice) | Disney Channel Original Movie |
! Year | ! Title | ! Role | Episodes and notes |
1997 | ''Smart Guy'' | Amy | "A Little Knowledge" (Season 1, episode 6) |
1997 | ''7th Heaven'' | Janice | "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do" (Season 2, episode 6) |
2000 | ''Beverly Hills, 90210'' | Nicole Loomis | "Fertile Ground" (Season 10, episode 15) |
2000 | Female student | "Stand By Me" (Season 2, episode 10) | |
2000 | '''' | Audience memberAmanda fanCold-Curer | "Episode #2.16" (Season 2, episode 16) "Episode #2.17" (Season 2, episode 17) "Vitamin C" (Season 4, episode 1) |
2000 | '''' | Tracy | "Motherly Advice" (Season 1, episode 5) |
2000 | ''Boston Public'' | Carol Prader | "Chapter Five" (Season 1, episode 5) |
2001 | Jessica | "The Invisible Mom" (Season 1, episode 14) | |
2001 | ''100 Deeds for Eddie McDowd'' | Wendy | "Matchmaking Mutt" (Season 2, episode 6) |
2001 | ''Once and Again'' | Marni | "Best of Enemies" (Season 2, episode 18) |
2001 | ''Kate Brasher'' | Winona | "Georgia" (Season 1, episode 6) |
2001 | ''Charmed'' | Runaway Teen | "Look Who's Barking" (Season 3, episode 21) |
2002 | '''' | Stephanie | "I Have a Scheme" (Season 4, episode 13)"Bored of the Rings" (Season 4, episode 16)"You've Got Male" (Season 4, episode 18) |
2002 | ''Malcolm in the Middle'' | Girl | "Jury Duty" (Season 3, episode 20) |
2003 | ''Strong Medicine'' | Sherry Lowenstein | "Addicted to Love" (Season 3, episode 20) |
2003 | ''Grounded for Life'' | Leah | "Just Like a Woman" (Season 3, episode5) |
2003 | Olivia | "I Only Have Eyes for You" (Season 2, episode 21) | |
2003 | Bonnie | "Still Romancing" (Season 1, episode 15)"Still Hairdressing" (Season 1, episode 16)"Still the Bad Parents" (Season 2, episode 3)"Still Interfering" (Season 2, episode 8) | |
2005–2008 | '''' | Maddie Fitzpatrick | Main role (75 episodes) |
2006 | ''Hannah Montana'' | Maddie Fitzpatrick | |
2007 | ''Kim Possible'' | Camille LeonAdditional voices(voice) | "Trading Faces" (Season 4, episode 3)"Fashion Victim" (Season 4, episode 10)"Chasing Rufus" (Season 4, episode 19a) |
2007–present | ''Phineas and Ferb'' | Candace Flynn (voice) | Main role (all episodes to date) |
2009 | '''' | Maddie Fitzpatrick | "Maddie on Deck" (Season 1, episode 13) |
2010 | '''' | Lacey Stapleton (voice) | "The Curious Case of Jr. Working at The Stool" (Season 1, episode 14) |
2010 | ''Family Guy'' | Priscilla (voice) | "And Then There Were Fewer" (Season 9, episode 1) |
2010 | ''Family Guy'' | Kelly (voice) | "Brian Writes a Bestseller (Season 9, episode 6) |
2010 | ''Glenn Martin, DDS'' | Katie (voice) | "Dad News Bears" (Season 2, episode 11) |
2010–2011 | ''Hellcats'' | Savannah Monroe | Main role (all 22 episodes) |
style="background:#bcbcbc;" | Year | Result | Award | Category | Work | Link |
2000 | Young Artist Award | | | Best Performance in a Television Drama Series | ''Boston Public'' | ||
rowspan=2 | 2007 | | | Nickelodeon UK Kids' Choice Awards | Best TV Actress | ''The Suite Life of Zack & Cody'' | |
rowspan=2 | Premios Oye!| | International Breakthrough Artist | Headstrong (Ashley Tisdale album)>Headstrong'' | |||
2008 | Nickelodeon Australian Kids' Choice Awards 2008#Fave International TV StarsNickelodeon Australian Kids' Choice Awards || | Fave International TV Star | ''The Suite Life of Zack & Cody'' | |||
rowspan=6 | 2009 | | | 2009 MTV Movie Awards | Breakthrough Performance Female | ''High School Musical 3: Senior Year'' | |
UK Kermode Awards | ||||||
rowspan=4 | rowspan=2Teen Choice Awards|| | Choice Best Actress: Music/Dance | ||||
Summer: Movie Star-Female | ''Aliens in the Attic'' | |||||
rowspan=2 | Los Premios MTV Latinoamérica 2009 | Best New International Artist| | Guilty Pleasure (album)>Guilty Pleasure'' | |||
Best Live Performance | "It's Alright, It's OK" |
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