zetec
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| posted on 14/11/04 at 08:15 AM |
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Music downloads.
Real newbie question...
Just got broadband and looking to download some music. Any suggestions for good sites. Also is there any charge? Call me suspicious but seems too good
to be true to be able to get tracks for free.
Cheers....
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JoelP
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| posted on 14/11/04 at 09:08 AM |
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i stopped doing this a while ago, but yes, there are many different sites that you can get free music from. most of the free ones are sites where you
share tracks with other users. these sometimes, in my experience, arent very good quality tracks. i stopped using kazaa cos the tracks all came down
jumbled. there was a thread recently where sites were discussed.
radio 1 also operate a download service i believe, for a small fee.
off to find that old thread anyway.
http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/viewthread.php?tid=13919
here we go.
[Edited on 14/11/04 by JoelP]
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zilspeed
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| posted on 14/11/04 at 09:48 AM |
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Music Downloads
e-mule is said to be usefull for that sort of thing.....
All the files have a digital signature embedded in them, so no matter the file name, the system recognises all the identical files and brings in
chunks from all the different sources.
Allegedly.
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Hellfire
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| posted on 14/11/04 at 10:31 AM |
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Apparently:
http://www.torrentazos.com
is very, very good. Good quality albums complete with covers. But I wouldn't know...
http://www.suprnova.org - not .com
is also good.
Sometimes the dreaded PRON pops up - but not if you use firefox allegedly.
It is a Spanish site from what I can see - but I guess it works. Maybe... 
NAPSTER is good also and now legal - so I guess it is a pay site now.
Remember to arm yourself with as much up to date VIRUS software and firewall capabilities as possible to prevent (not stop) hackers and the like.
[Edited on 14-11-04 by Hellfire]
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ChrisW
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| posted on 14/11/04 at 02:12 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Hellfire
Remember to arm yourself with as much up to date VIRUS software and firewall capabilities as possible to prevent (not stop) hackers and the like.
Virus checkers only protect from viruses. Firewalls protect from hackers, although 99% of the 'firewalls' you can install on Windows are
a waste of time. If you're using broadband, do yourself a favour and get a router. By the nature of the way they function (a trick called
network address translation, or NAT) they will provide all the firewall security you need.
Cheers, Chris
My gaff my rules
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zetec
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| posted on 14/11/04 at 05:19 PM |
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Got a BT wireless router and hopefully locked it against outside use. Thanks for the tips.
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splitrivet
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| posted on 15/11/04 at 10:27 AM |
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Try shareaza,go to www.cnet.com and search for shareaza, download the software and launch it,all the music/movies/smut etc you could wish for and it
aint full of spyware like kazaa.
Hope this helps.
Cheers,
Bob
I used to be a Werewolf but I'm alright nowwoooooooooooooo
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Benzine
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| posted on 22/11/04 at 06:42 PM |
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I rarely download music since I can never find the music i like online so i have to buy it but when i do i use DC++ and www.hublist.org to find
relavent hubs (ie prog rock, metal etc)
The mental gymnastics a landlord will employ to justify immoral actions is clinically fascinating. Just because something is legal doesn't make
it moral.
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