veronica 2 Posted March 21, 2004 Share Posted March 21, 2004 OK my vpod is now full of all my legic cd collection and nice and neat. Now I want to start downloading stuff, something I've never done before. So, can someone hold my hand and give me some pointers. Do I need to buy Kazaa Plus ($30) or something? Is that the best? I really don't know much about this and I know it's been covered a bit before, but any advice would be really cool!! Thanks all Link to post Share on other sites
miteyak 0 Posted March 21, 2004 Share Posted March 21, 2004 www.easynews.com music, software, movies, all for $10 a month for 10 GBs Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted March 21, 2004 Share Posted March 21, 2004 Do a search for Kazaa Lite. Download and install it. (Be sure not to download Kazaa - it is truly a blight). Then start searching. Be sure to search for Thievery Corporation, Groove Armada, Zero 7, Spoon, Powderfinger, and other good music. Check 'Automatically search more'. Download in controlled bursts - it's best to go for songs of which there are several available. If in 'Traffic' it says 'More sources needed', delete it and try again later. When you've downloaded a bunch of one or two artists, clear your Traffic window of all downloads and start again. Don't let your Traffic window fill up with non-downloading selections - it slows things down completely. You can also try WinMX, although the interface is far less intuitive. Now I have questions for you. If I were to get an iPod, could I just specify a folder on my PC and leave the iPod to suck down and catalog everything in it? And, what formats does iPod play? Does it do anything other than MP3? Link to post Share on other sites
veronica 2 Posted March 22, 2004 Author Share Posted March 22, 2004 Ocean: AAC (16 to 320 Kbps), MP3 (32 to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR, Audible, AIFF (Mac only) and WAV (Its all on www.ipod.com) (--- they got that url wrong, should be www.vpod.com I reckon) So this Kazaa Lite - looks like its about $20 a year, right? or 40 forever. Or did you get a "free" version? Not sure about the folder thing, but it seems that way. I use the itunes that comes with the vpod. Link to post Share on other sites
mikazooki 0 Posted March 22, 2004 Share Posted March 22, 2004 kazaa lite was killed off by some kazaa. sharmen networks was upset about copyright infringement or something. Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted March 22, 2004 Share Posted March 22, 2004 I didn't know that about Kazaa Lite. Maybe if you try installing WinMX and searching for Kazaa Lite... Link to post Share on other sites
rach 1 Posted March 22, 2004 Share Posted March 22, 2004 If any of you pirates look like Johnny Depp, let me know Link to post Share on other sites
damian 0 Posted March 22, 2004 Share Posted March 22, 2004 V - try Limewire. No adverts, no spyware, pretty clean, works for me. There is a better one but damned if I can recall its name. Mr*....? Link to post Share on other sites
bobby12 0 Posted March 22, 2004 Share Posted March 22, 2004 if you are after small files (ie. music, not movies/software), then 'soulseek' is the best. you can download whole albums from the same user and so on. for movies/games etc I use 'kazaa lite', which you can download for free. just do a search for it. 'edonkey' is really good for finding unusual files, though it is a bit slower. i use that for getting xbox games and the latest survivor episodes. Link to post Share on other sites
damian 0 Posted March 23, 2004 Share Posted March 23, 2004 Quote: Originally posted by bobby12: .....i use that for getting xbox games and the latest survivor episodes. Ahh, SoulSeek was the one I was trying to remember. Cheers. As for the quoted text... Link to post Share on other sites
white-void 0 Posted March 23, 2004 Share Posted March 23, 2004 winmx Link to post Share on other sites
white-void 0 Posted March 23, 2004 Share Posted March 23, 2004 bobby12 You use edonkey for getting xbox games? So do you need a "special" xbox console to play them or do you just burn a disc and throw it into a normal xbox. (Fat chance, probably, but worth an ask!) Link to post Share on other sites
mattlucas 0 Posted March 23, 2004 Share Posted March 23, 2004 You tricked me Veronica. I actually wanted to know how to become a real pirate Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted March 23, 2004 Share Posted March 23, 2004 Well vron, have you cleared yer decks and run up the Jolly Roger yet? Link to post Share on other sites
scouser 4 Posted March 24, 2004 Share Posted March 24, 2004 Oo-er. I use SoulSeek, suits me fine. Link to post Share on other sites
bobby12 0 Posted March 24, 2004 Share Posted March 24, 2004 You need a modded xbox to run pirate games. I found WinMX to be a load of crap, but maybe I was just unlucky the days I tried it. Soulseek also has chat rooms for japanese stuff and you can find japanese users in there if you want movies/music/porn or whatever takes your fancy. Link to post Share on other sites
Dims 0 Posted March 24, 2004 Share Posted March 24, 2004 Ocean to answer one of your questions, yes if you download songs from Kazza lite to your iTunes music folder (or if using other programs to sync with your iPod, the specified music folder for that program) then the next time you sync your iPod with your computer they will automatically be transferred and cataloged according to the file info. Nice and simple! The "sucking down" process is very fast via firewire, around a second a song. Link to post Share on other sites
Dims 0 Posted March 24, 2004 Share Posted March 24, 2004 Now where's that parrot and those pieces of eight Link to post Share on other sites
frannyo 2 Posted March 25, 2004 Share Posted March 25, 2004 bobby12 - with you on that, when I've used it winmx was no good. soulseek is much better. Link to post Share on other sites
bobby12 0 Posted March 26, 2004 Share Posted March 26, 2004 Actually I am gonna have to take back what I said about WinMX. I tried it last night, and got it to work in Japanese on my English OS. Now I can search using kanji/kana and get 1000s of results. it means I can get all the latest movies WITH Japanese subtitles so I can watch them with my girlfriend more easily. I'm well chuffed, and will be throwing away my Tsutaya members card. Link to post Share on other sites
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