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J-Wemb and Loz', the dope on Audiogalaxy:
Yeah, sometimes it's down, or weird, or just MIA. There's times when I just can't hit the main page; don't know if it's a dodgy server or what, but it does go up and down. But it's also the most convenient Windows-based file-sharing service around right now, so it's worth it. There's no Mac version, and that's the big downside. Dunno why, but I think it's got something to do with the ad scheme that supports it, becuase they use Gator and the like to keep the software free.
You have to d/l a small satellite program that runs in the background; song selection is done via their web page, but the satellite is what actually does the downloading work. So that's pretty easy, but the caveat is the advertising, some of which is done in a pretty underhanded way. So after installing the satellite, go to Lavasoft and get their Ad-Aware app. It's small, and will remove the more dubious ad schemes bundled with the satellite, rendering it OK to use. I'm extremely cautious about what I install on my machine, and this has been fine once the ads are gone. |
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