Where to get "stuff"

[_paralyzed_]

are there any sites similar to limewire or the pirate bay that wont kill my computer. Now that I know my blazing fast download sspeed I'm itching to download crap.........

[BrianG]

There is no such thing as a safe place like that. Whatever you download, always scan for viruses (don't forget to keep up to date on the virus definitions!). What are you looking for? Music? Videos? Programs?

[_paralyzed_]

Ummm... videos............ahem.......

[What's_nitro?]

I might actually turn on my firewall if I used any of those programs... I use www.mp3search.ru if I only want one song. But it's like $1 for an album since it's already in mp3 format.

[BrianG]

Probably not legal, but I use legalsounds.com for music (ironic isn't it?). Songs are $0.09 each, and they usually have higher quality mp3s (320). Sometimes, I'll go to esnips.com, listen to the song I want, and simply get it out of my browser cache. Probably a bit much for a non computer guy though.

For videos, I found that it wasn't worth the time. Bootlegs are low quality and half the time the movie you think you downloaded is actually a different movie renamed. I'm not even gonna suggest anything for the "other" type of videos you'd want to d/l, but there ARE places where they are free.

[BrianG]

BTW, I renamed the thread so it looks a little better.

[What's_nitro?]

Hahaa now it sounds like we're asking for dealer referrals.

[brushlessboy16]

The Pirate bay and other torrent sites.

[rawfuls]

PM'd .. ya :]

[_paralyzed_]

Originally Posted by BrianG

BTW, I renamed the thread so it looks a little better.

I thought Lincpimp had all the stuff....

[ClodMaxx]

torrents are DEFINITELY the way to go! i mean.... so i've heard. um... yeah. heh.

for movies, check out ipodtvnova (dot) com. you can watch them from your computer - doesn't necessarily need to be loaded to your ipod. but the crap is filtered out immediately - i've never (ahem - i mean, my FRIEND has never) downloaded anything that doesn't work. pretty low file sizes, too. and... i watched a working copy of x-men origins: wolverine 2 weeks ago!

[Nek]

I don't see whats wrong with thepiratebay... As was said Torrents are the ONLY way to go :)

You might want to try mininova.org for more regular stuff like tv shows and movies. Software and more piracy stuff go to piratebay.

Can't go wrong with files that have a lot of seeds and good comments, always read the comments before downloading a file. This will save you a LOT of time and viruses :)

assume any time you go to a site where its a shared download setup you there will be virus's and spayware along with what you want

[ClodMaxx]

Originally Posted by azjc

assume any time you go to a site where its a shared download setup you there will be virus's and spayware along with what you want

a perk of using a mac. no viruses, no spyware.

[What's_nitro?]

Originally Posted by ClodMaxx

a perk of using a mac. no viruses, no spyware.

There are still people with hammers.