LimeWire appears (from my first usage, I got MX2004 and CS in about an hour) to be bucketloads better than even Kazaa Lite. It takes up a good deal of HD space since it runs on Java, but it tells you so much more info about the file you're downloading, who you're getting it from... it's totally customizable and very user-friendly. No cons as of yet-- even if I don't have the Pro ($18.88/one-time fee) version, it still doesn't hassle me or come bundled with anything else. So if you're a frequent downloader, I suggest getting it, because it's new to PCs, and works like a dream.
Yeah, it does matter if you have the Galleries set on Private-- it can't hotlink them that way. That's the only reason why I'd consider hosting it on incandesce.org, but even then, people would see the images and be able to right click and save them anyway, so what's the point?
And as for an iPod no, you don't need a Mac-- they're standalone devices like MP3 players. They're Windows and Mac compatible, should you want to plug them in and all, and HP even has their own version made for their comps and accessories. LimeWire also works really well with iPods, and comes with a special feature just for them. You have to get iTunes to convert songs, but it's actually quite nice to be able to sample whole packages of songs and pay only 99 cents for them, or less if you buy the 25+ song albums (which they bundle together in nice sets organized by type or holiday or whatnot).
Go read pamelajoy's post about the whole free iPod thing, and then check out the site-- it doesn't seem like too much, but I need to know more myself. Still, free iPod... pretty tempting...
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Re: So I think I got it
Date: 2005-02-23 11:35 pm (UTC)Yeah, it does matter if you have the Galleries set on Private-- it can't hotlink them that way. That's the only reason why I'd consider hosting it on incandesce.org, but even then, people would see the images and be able to right click and save them anyway, so what's the point?
And as for an iPod no, you don't need a Mac-- they're standalone devices like MP3 players. They're Windows and Mac compatible, should you want to plug them in and all, and HP even has their own version made for their comps and accessories. LimeWire also works really well with iPods, and comes with a special feature just for them. You have to get iTunes to convert songs, but it's actually quite nice to be able to sample whole packages of songs and pay only 99 cents for them, or less if you buy the 25+ song albums (which they bundle together in nice sets organized by type or holiday or whatnot).
Go read pamelajoy's post about the whole free iPod thing, and then check out the site-- it doesn't seem like too much, but I need to know more myself. Still, free iPod... pretty tempting...