Friday, November 28, 2008

What To Look For In a P2P Download Software

By Terry Hunter

There are a lot of file sharing programs that you can use out there, such as Kazaa, Limewire, Napster etc. These programs are very convenient for downloading music, video and more off the net. Many people believe they can be dangerous, but it's easy to keep viruses and spyware off your computer by having an anti-virus program. Out of all the programs out there, which is the best? Here's what to look for.

Ability to download all kinds of files, not just mp3s.

The file sharing network of the best P2P programs now offer you the ability to download all kinds of media including pdfs, images, documents, software programs and much more in addition to mp3s.

Large network

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.

Speedy Downloads

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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