Friday, November 28, 2008

What To Look For In a P2P Download Software

By Terry Hunter

There are many file sharing programs out there. Some that you might have heard of are Ares, Kazaa, Morpheus etc... These are great and useful programs for downloading all kinds of content with other users of the software. Contrary to popular belief they are fairly safe - just don't download any .exe files and make sure you have a virus scanning program on. There's lots to download from these programs, but which is the best one? These are the qualities you should look for in a good P2P download program.

You should be able to get more than just mp3s.

The best downloading programs that you can get also get you files such as video files, software programs and documents - more than just music files.

Large number of users

A bigger network and user database provides the network with more files. Some of the P2P programs share networks so that downloading is faster and there are more files on the network.

Quick downloading

With speed the size of the network is important because if there are more people on the network with the file you wish to download you can download much faster. Another important factor is the download program's ability to find users on the network for you to download from.

Your P2P program should also be ad-free and be very easy to use. The last thing you want to have is a program on your computer that is impossible to use or is very spammy. - 16738

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