A number of effective, including non-obvious, methods of searching for information and necessary files are described. Tips and recommendations are given for free downloading and resuming files from file-sharing servers, torrent trackers and DC++ nodes. The book introduces electronic libraries, FTP and HTTP archives, Warez sites and forums. It is shown how to register your distributions on trackers and manage ratings, download large files, save traffic and money on a slow Internet connection, download music and videos for free. Particular attention is paid to ensuring anonymity and security on the Internet. Interesting facts about the imaginary “loneliness” on the Internet are given, and techniques for bypassing some of the restrictions and prohibitions of system administrators are given. The dictionary at the end of the book contains terms from computer slang. For a wide range of readers.