Product Review 05-07-09

LimeWire

Nobody likes to waste money on buying thousands of songs that you don't listen to every day. Well there are some programs out there that have solved that for the broke teenagers who are looking to spice up their life with music. One of the most known music downloading programs is LimeWire.

This program is available on any type of computer. It supplies you with all the necessities for any kind of MP3 player. You can download music, videos, and programs. You can then send all the downloaded files from lime wire into your preferred program for your MP3 player, such as, iTunes. LimeWire comes in many different versions to choose from. There is a basic version you can download for free or an enhanced one that costs some money. This costs $34.95 for a year or $21.95 for a sixth month period. The faster version is supposedly faster at downloading your desired files. The enhanced version can download from up to 10 hosts while the free version is limited to only eight. LimeWire was the first sharing file program. LimeWire now has a chat feature so friends can share files and chat all at the same time. LimeWire now offers a program called LimeWire Store. You can get single songs for $.99 each as well as subscription plans that provide discounts on songs making them as low as $.27 each.

LimeWire is very helpful with downloading files but there is some down sides to it. The program slows down your computer and gives it a higher risk of viruses. A Trojan infected some users who downloaded some apple soft wares. Also people have been arrested for identity theft through file sharing programs, such as LimeWire. LimeWire can be used to search other people's computers for inadvertently shared financial information and then used it to obtain credit cards for an online shopping spree.

The songs that are downloaded from LimeWire are somewhat of lower standards than those that are purchased from other programs. Some of the songs have inserted clips saying that the song was downloaded. Others are live recordings from a concert that was put on there accidently. When downloading from LimeWire more of a variety of songs can be found rather than on programs where you purchase songs.

In general the program LimeWire is a good resource to get free songs and videos from if your willing to risk identity theft and viruses on your computer. It helps the kids that don't want to waste their money on getting songs and videos to get what they want for their MP3 players without the cost. LimeWire is all in all helpful.