MP3 - Finding MP3 files on the Net – Using Search Utilities P2P Applications - Part III
Search engines and Web sites are not the only means to find MP3s. There are search utilities such as peer-to-peer or also known as p2p software, which have become well known to find MP3 files too. With Peer-to-Peer utilities or search software you can find audio files, documents, images, video and software.
"On the Internet Peer-to-Peer is a type of transient Internet network that allows a group of computer users with the same networking program to connect with each other and directly access files from one another's hard drives." (Taken from http://whatis.techtarget.com/).
There have been many Copyright issues closely related with the usage of Peer-to-Peer software and downloading of free media files. The most popular been Napster who was ordered by a federal court to suspend its free service but now have started with its subscription service.
The usage of free peer-to-peer software is growing and providers have provided users with terms and conditions to avoid been sued by the media manufactures and artist.
The Peer-to-Peer application have to be downloaded from the application developer's website and installed to your own computer before it can be used and it is strongly recommended that you check for viruses after each download of media files. Here is some of the popular Peer-to-Peer software used;
Kazaa - http://www.kazaa.com/en/kmdstart.htm
Kazza with its great looking interface allow you to find media files easily and quickly, a simple yet powerful program can find video, audio, images, documents and software.
Features include, download & upload resuming, family filter, which allows you to filter your selections with a password keeping your search results safe, Smart Alert informs you if the file you are searching is available if you can't find it the first time and with Intelligent Downloads files are downloaded from multiple peers simultaneously giving you faster downloads and more.
Search options include Audio, Video, Images, Documents and Software. Simply type in a keyword in the search box located in the search page and choose from one of the above options. Kazaa will return the search results on the right hand side of the application, double click on the desired result and the transfer will start. To view the transfer click on the Traffic button located on alone the top.
Kazaa supports the most detailed searches of any p2p client to allow searches for files of a particular type, author, length, quality, size and more.
You can view videos as it downloads through the Theatre section of Kazaa. Kazaa also provides a safe online shopping page with sound, vision and multimedia equipment for sale; buy CDs, videos, game consoles and more.
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