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Travelous Maximus
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 Posted: Mon Apr 09, 2007 7:50 am Post subject: Best, safest MP3 Downloading software. |
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| Hello. I am trying to install some software to download free MP3s. I am doing this at work so I don't want get a virus here. What is a good program to do this? |
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Hollywoodaction
Joined: 02 Jul 2004
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| Posted: Mon Apr 09, 2007 8:18 am Post subject: |
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Travelous Maximus
Joined: 15 Jan 2007
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| Posted: Mon Apr 09, 2007 8:49 am Post subject: |
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| Hollywoodaction wrote: |
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I tunes doesn't have free songs as far as I know. |
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snarkycaroline
Joined: 04 Feb 2007
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| Posted: Mon Apr 09, 2007 9:15 am Post subject: |
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I tunes doesn't have free songs as far as I know. |
And that's why it's the safest.
Any kind of software to download free music is going to put you at risk for a virus. I personally use Limewire on occasion, but I have a mac. |
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nonsmoker
Joined: 17 Apr 2007
Location: Terra
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| Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2007 9:01 am Post subject: |
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| I use Citrix Wire, which is based on the Limewire code but I feel it's much safer. I'd also reccommend having a good firewall and antispy software running aside from the obvious antivirus. My favorite antivirus is Avira. It's free and powerful. You can find all this stuff at www.download.com. Also, don't download any file that has an unusual filesize. Most MP3s range from 3MB (3,000 kb) to 10MB (10,000 kb) depending on the bitrate. If you see a song with the right name you're looking for but the filesize is, say, 138kb, don't download it. |
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happeningthang
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| Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2007 1:42 pm Post subject: |
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I wasn't aware the downloading software made any difference, since any potential virus would be in the original uploaded file.
I use torrents, which I find much quicker than P2P. BitComet for general stuff and Azureus for specific private sites like Oink. Some of the better sites hate BitComet for some techy, geek reason I don't get.
But, yeah. I have a lot of anti virus programs running to catch the inevitable, as well. |
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SuperHero
Joined: 10 Dec 2003
Location: Superhero Hideout
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| Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2007 2:22 pm Post subject: |
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| snarkycaroline wrote: |
| but I have a mac. |
I guess that makes you a technotard. |
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Thunndarr
Joined: 30 Sep 2003
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| Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2007 4:12 pm Post subject: Re: Best, safest MP3 Downloading software. |
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| Travelous Maximus wrote: |
| Hello. I am trying to install some software to download free MP3s. I am doing this at work so I don't want get a virus here. What is a good program to do this? |
Edit: if you already use bit torrent, skip this post.
I have had really good luck with torrents.
"But, Thunndarr, what's a torrent?" you say.
Well, to keep it simple, it's a relatively easy, relatively safe (w/r/t virii) way of getting music, videos, programs, and games from the internet. Disclaimer: it is also as illegal as anything else.
"Ok, that's sounds good, how do I get started?" you say.
First, you need a torrent client.
"WTF is a torrent client?"
Shaddup, I'm getting to that. A torrent client is a program you need to install first that will take care of managing all your torrent connections and downloads. I recommend a program called utorrent. Google it. Install it.
Next, you'll need to find some torrent trackers.
"WTF is a torrent tracker?"
Quit interrupting, dammit! Anyway, a torrent tracker contains information about what you're downloading. There are websites that contain indexes of trackers so you can search through all the music they have listed. When you find what you want, just click download, and utorrent will pop up and start the download process. After a certain amount of time your download will finish, and you will have successfully pirated music. Congratulations, criminal.
Some torrent sites.
www.torrentspy.com
www.btjunkie.com
www.thepiratebay.org |
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Slep
Joined: 14 Oct 2006
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| Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2007 11:12 pm Post subject: |
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| happeningthang wrote: |
I wasn't aware the downloading software made any difference, since any potential virus would be in the original uploaded file.
I use torrents, which I find much quicker than P2P. BitComet for general stuff and Azureus for specific private sites like Oink. Some of the better sites hate BitComet for some techy, geek reason I don't get.
But, yeah. I have a lot of anti virus programs running to catch the inevitable, as well. |
swith to utorrent. It's much smaller and has all the same features. |
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