Nov 29 2002

MXlinx v0.19 anti-leech program released

With MXlinx you can:
+Start downloads in your WinMX client with one mouse click!
+SpeedUp your WinMX client!
+Make WinMX network free of leechers!
+Generate HASH codes for your private files!
Download

More info

Nov 28 2002

LimeWire 2.7.13 Released

According to the Official the LimeWire website, Limewire 2.7.13 has now been released. Some of the benefits of using Limewire include:

Ease of use – just install, run, and search.
Ability to search by artist, title, genre, or other meta information.
Elegant multiple search interface.
“Swarm” downloads from multiple hosts helps you get files faster.
Unique “ultrapeer” technology reduces [...]

Nov 28 2002

XSC r.9.9.4.3 alpha

File Description:
XS Client is a community based peer2peer file sharing program. Like Direct Connect, the client connects to the hub software and tracker to get hub listings. Has the ability to share all file types.

-Changes in Current Version:
-Search responses are properly threaded (x4) Can now receive up to 20 search result threads simultaneously
-All [...]

Nov 28 2002

Shareaza 1.7.0.11 (1.7.0.B)

Shareaza 1.7.0.11 has been released:
DOWNLOAD NOW:
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Shareaza 1.7.0.11
The Shareaza 1.7 beta has now passed a milestone to from “A” to “B”. In this release are more added features, bug fixes, and other changes.
Browse Host now “Browse User”
New to Shareaza is the ability to create and manage your own [...]

Nov 27 2002

Zeropaid News Streamer 1.3 Released

Faster updates, fixed a bug.
Upgrade? Recommended.

Grab the download (only 880kb!) from my site and get notified automatically when there is fresh news here at Zeropaid! Very cool.
The file link is on its project page on my homepage: www.smashsworld.com

Nov 27 2002

Self-destructing DVDs

Technology that makes DVDs self-destruct in a few hours or days has already been developed, raising the prospect of a world without late fees.

In one recent promotion, Atlantic Records made a limited run of DVDs containing footage of the hip-hop group Nappy Roots that was viewable only for a few hours before the disc [...]

Nov 27 2002

CDCovers.cc told by the RIAA/IFPI to remove audio covers from their site

This is unbelievable. I’ve got used to the RIAA closing down file-sharing sites but this………(*holds in rage*)
Here’s the statement from cdcovers.cc:

The End Of The Audio Section
Posted by Yalko on Wednesday, November 27 2002 @ 1:19 GMT
The money hungry people at the RIAA / IFPI have made it very clear that they don’t want [...]

Nov 27 2002

eMule 0.23a released

Following 0.22c, 0.23a is already released.

They also annouced that they would include Proxy support such as SOCKS4/5 in their next few versions. eMule keeps improving day by day!

You can download it here.

Nov 27 2002

Another Kazaa Virus

Anybody wonder who came up with this virus?

Download the latest skin from KaZaA and you won’t get a slick-looking piece of software. Instead, you’ll install a virus that wipes out your music files. See what happened to our files when we tried installing the skin, tonight on “Tech Live.”

Two viewers tipped us to the [...]

Nov 27 2002

Spywareblaster

While Ad-Aware and similar programs allow you to scan and clean spyware, I came across a program recently that prevents it from ever being installed.

The program, SpywareBlaster, is a small download and has a built in updater so you can get the latest definitions of programs it can protect you against. Even better, it doesn’t [...]

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