Friday, November 28, 2008

What To Look For In a Modern P2P Download Program

By Terry Hunter

Many file sharing software programs exist. You might have one of them or have heard of one of them - Ares, Kazaa etc... They are very convenient downloading programs that can allow you to download all kinds of content with an Internet connection. They are fairly safe if you have a virus scanning program and a spyware scanning program (which you should). There are a lot of these software titles, but which is best? These are things you should get in a good P2P program.

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

The networks that the best downloading programs use also support media other than just music files. These include files such as word and pdf documents, software programs and video files.

Large network

As the network of users grows, so does its number of files. Many of the programs tend to share each other's networks so that they get bigger and downloading files becomes faster.

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. - 16003

About the Author: