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P2P

Trustworthy P2P Client?

In P2P on 6 February 2005 with 10 comments

I was just reading Fred Langa’s latest newsletter for February 7th, and saw reference to a P2P app I haven’t heard of before: Shareaza. I don’t use Kazaa (Lite) anymore, and I uninstalled Limewire. Perhaps this one will prove worthy to be quick and efficient?

Update: I tried Shareaza right after I posted here. It’s really quick, and uses up less than 12MB. At least that’s what task manager is showing me. Very nice!

Cool private P2P software

In Instant Messaging, P2P on 24 October 2004 with 1 comment

I haven’t seen Grouper before, but two features that I think I’d like are the ability to drag and drop files while chatting to people, and the encryption. Sending files through AOL Instant Messenger isn’t that bad, although there are times when transfers won’t go through due to firewall configurations, and the transfers aren’t even encrypted.

I’m posting this in case someone out there might see a big benefit from Grouper. (Thanks Marc.) It is new, so don’t be surprised if there’s a few bugs. I don’t need this program right now, but it’s great to know that I have a viable option if the need arises. (To my close friends - I have a four N-vites for a service that starts with a “G” and ends with “Mail”. If you ever realize how much Hotmail stinks, and want something better, holler at me.)