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Your guide to
downloading safely
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by:
Dean
Erickson
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Oh, we all know
that we can download a load of free stuff from the Internet
easily. But the best downloads are the ones that DON’T come with
‘extra’ features like viruses, worms, adwares, spywares,
whathaveyounots. It’s the truth. When you download something free
on the Internet, they sometimes come with some kind of a program
that will either give you a headache or give your computer a
sickness.
You see, downloads are free on the surface. But whenever you
download something from the Internet, they want something in
return, such as our personal information which is sometimes
harmless.
The better way to download things online is to get a download
program to help you download things off the Internet. For
instance, http://www.amazesoft.com provides FlashGet which is a
program that can help you download large files like mp3, programs,
songs, videos off the Internet in an organized way.
And another wonderfully amazing software for downloads is the
GetRight download manager which can be downloaded at http://www.getright.com.
This software not only speeds up the download process but it also
allows you to download different files from different servers
easily and organize it in such a way that you will be able to find
the files that you have downloaded very easily. You can download
multiple files at the same time without slowing down the speed of
download. If the download is interrupted or connection is severed,
you can continue the download process from where you left off
without having to start the download all over again. GetRight also
works with many different types of Internet browsers, i.e.,
Internet Explorer, FireFox, Opera, Mozilla, Netscape, AOL, MSN,
etc. Whenever you download stuff from the Internet using this
software, you can get the download without downloading the
spywares and adwares that comes with some of these downloads.
Not to be left behind, SpeedBit also provides the same kind of
service that GetRight and FlashGet provides, with the speedbit
software that is downloadable at http://www.speedbit.com, you can
download files from the Internet at 500% faster than the usual
speed, broadband or not. The focus on SpeedBit is to make the
technology of Download Accelarator Plis (DAP) more accessible to
anyone in the world. There are tens of millions of people who are
currently using SpeedBit to download stuff from the Internet.
SpeedBit also helps you sift out the adwares and spywares that
comes with most downloadable stuff on the Internet.
Of course, the faster your Internet connection, the faster you
will be able to download programs and files from the Internet.
Hence, it will make a significant difference whether you’re using
a Broadband internet connection or a dial-up. Dial-ups are
definitely much slower than Broadband. If you’re using Broadband
and downloading real media files, it may take anywhere between 15
minutes to 45 minutes. However, if you’re downloading files from
the Internet using dial-up connection, you may have to wait around
30 minutes to 180 minutes to download one single media file.
Therefore, if you’re using Broadband and combine with one of these
downloading softwares, you’ll have a far more pleasant experience
than those without such privileges. |
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