How To Use Limewire

The majority of people these days are quite content using the internet to download their favorite songs, movies and shows. The new digital age we are now in has given rise to a new power on the internet. What I'm talking about here is shareware. Shareware gives anyone the ability to share their digital media across the internet. There are numerous shareware programs available, but the most popular in terms of users and usability is limewire. However, unfortunately most people never make the most of this software because there isn't a lot of information avilable on exactly how to use limewire. The software works by acting as a link into the gnutella network. At any one time there are thousands, or even hundreds of thousands of users on this network. Everybody that is connected to this network has open access to all of the other users shared files on the network and vice-versa. As you can see this is a very powerful tool with many pros and cons. The key advantage of being connected to this network is the ability to download practically ANY digital file that you can think of, all for FREE! On the other hand, the risks associated with linking to this network include opening up your system to malicious trojan viruses and harmful malware or spyware. The good news is that there are loads of ways to reduce your risk of harmful infection. It fundamentally comes down to two major factors; configuring your limewire settings and knowing how to search. If you can do these two things efficiently your experience with limewire will most likely be virus-free. The remainder of this article is dedicated to some of the greatest strategies on how to use limewire. Here are three of the best tips for protecting yourself against malicious software while using limewire:  Optimizing performance - before you even connect to the gnutella network go into your limewire settings and alter the upload bandwidth to zero and uncheck the box which allows partial file sharing. Search for safe file types - based on my own personal experience I recommend the following file extensions. Music files; Mp3 is the best! WMA and m4a and a close second depending on your user platform. Video files; I have found avi files to be the most reliable in terms of quality and reliability. Risky files are mov, qt and srt. All other files types are somewhere in between.