i've been using limewire but for some reason, i can't connect anymore.
what other free music downloading programs are out there?
soulseek ....
I've been able to get everything I have been looking for with their file sharing program. Plus its not a haven for spyware and trojans.
Soulseek is great, I used it when I had a PC laptop, but that plastic POS only lasted about 6 months. Otherwise I'm on a Mac and last I looked Soulseek wasn't really ported to the Mac yet (or it took an hour of convoluted workarounds).
Anyway... all of this is to say, you'd be amazed at how much you can come up with simply by googling the band or album you are looking for followed by the term "rapidshare," which is a popular hosting service. Most people with music blogs will upload stuff to rapidshare for downloading by their readers.
There are a couple of services that will come up that require a fee but I don't bother with them.
Between Rapidshare and Soulseek you've got the vast majority of the market covered.
*Not that I endorse the use of any of these methods for personal gain.*
[Edited by - blueseats on 03-01-2009 8:25 PM]
Posted by BlueSeats:
*Not that I endorse the use of any of these methods for personal gain.*
[Edited by - blueseats on 03-01-2009 8:25 PM]
Use torrent search like isoHunt and some torrent downloader like bitLord
You can get any, and I mean any music for free very fast.
You also can get any movies, soft, books, porn, and anything digitized in notime.
What about iTunes like a good law abiding citizen?
Go to the old reliable newgroups alt.binaries.mp3. Use Forte Agent.
i found out my problem with limewire - i was using an old version of it. i downloaded the latest one and it's fine - took a while to connect but it's all good. thanks for the info tho.
eny - STFU.
Posted by djsunyc:
i found out my problem with limewire - i was using an old version of it. i downloaded the latest one and it's fine - took a while to connect but it's all good. thanks for the info tho.
eny - STFU.
yes, using the 'power on' button is helpful....
Posted by djsunyc:
i found out my problem with limewire - i was using an old version of it. i downloaded the latest one and it's fine - took a while to connect but it's all good. thanks for the info tho.
eny - STFU.
how's the virus risk with limewire these days?
Posted by SupremeCommander:
Posted by djsunyc:
i found out my problem with limewire - i was using an old version of it. i downloaded the latest one and it's fine - took a while to connect but it's all good. thanks for the info tho.
eny - STFU.
how's the virus risk with limewire these days?
AVG hasn't found anything on my laptop and neither has spybot.
^ thanks... haven't used a file share in a while, but the iPod needs some serious updating
Posted by djsunyc:
Posted by SupremeCommander:
Posted by djsunyc:
i found out my problem with limewire - i was using an old version of it. i downloaded the latest one and it's fine - took a while to connect but it's all good. thanks for the info tho.
eny - STFU.
how's the virus risk with limewire these days?
AVG hasn't found anything on my laptop and neither has spybot.
if ur using bit torrent be real careful w/the files u download... i always read the comments for each file from other users before i download
Posted by TMS:
Posted by djsunyc:
Posted by SupremeCommander:
Posted by djsunyc:
i found out my problem with limewire - i was using an old version of it. i downloaded the latest one and it's fine - took a while to connect but it's all good. thanks for the info tho.
eny - STFU.
how's the virus risk with limewire these days?
AVG hasn't found anything on my laptop and neither has spybot.
if ur using bit torrent be real careful w/the files u download... i always read the comments for each file from other users before i download
I am using virtual machine exclusively for torrent downloads. When I get virus or spy I am just deleting it and using clean snapshot of VM to start over.
VMWare is free as well as microsoft VM. Why bother about protection if you can scrap it any time and start afreash?
Everytime I used any file sharing program it fried my computer....ares, kaaza, even limewire....3 computers fried cuz of file sharing.
Any advice for that?
Posted by EnySpree:
Everytime I used any file sharing program it fried my computer....ares, kaaza, even limewire....3 computers fried cuz of file sharing.
Any advice for that?
download a copy of Avast anti virus from download.com... it's the best free anti virus app i've used yet... better than AVG that i used to use... also do a periodic spamware check using Ad Aware (download from same site)... that combo has worked pretty well for me.
Posted by EnySpree:
What about iTunes like a good law abiding citizen?
Who let the Narc in?
Honestly, I think the whole anti-downloading thing has always been silly. I find most people I know who download music will buy the cd if they like the artist. It's much easier to sample music that way without having to listen to terrible radio stations with terrible choices which they play over and over again.
Posted by arkrud:
Posted by TMS:
Posted by djsunyc:
Posted by SupremeCommander:
Posted by djsunyc:
i found out my problem with limewire - i was using an old version of it. i downloaded the latest one and it's fine - took a while to connect but it's all good. thanks for the info tho.
eny - STFU.
how's the virus risk with limewire these days?
AVG hasn't found anything on my laptop and neither has spybot.
if ur using bit torrent be real careful w/the files u download... i always read the comments for each file from other users before i download
I am using virtual machine exclusively for torrent downloads. When I get virus or spy I am just deleting it and using clean snapshot of VM to start over.
VMWare is free as well as microsoft VM. Why bother about protection if you can scrap it any time and start afreash?
Hmm that's a brilliant strategy.
