IRC is pretty confusing imo. I have used it lots, but I've got nasty memories attached to its usage that I'm not strong enough to shake, so I simply ditched it. I'd say for Gee's sake though, using chatzilla like Diabolico suggested would be the easiest way to get acquainted to it. In actuality, it's pretty much the only IRC client I have used extensively, seeing as to how traumatized of mIRC I became having used it a few times in Egypt to get a scanlanted manga series(a whole other story >_< ). There's lots of good attached to using it though, so if @ Gee, if you decided to go through with it,I think you'd pick on it fast. And you'd be able to contact the utorrent crowd and find out what's going on.