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Ares not connecting - problem solved

Monday, June 30th, 2008

Ares connecting to the network is once again getting to be a problem, causing much frustration to new users of Ares. The popular P2P filesharing program comes with a list of IP addresses to use for the initial connection. These are cnodes. Once the software has connected to the network for […]

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Filesharing with Ares Ultimate

Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008

Downloading and installing software is usually something that I leave to my son. If I try and do it then it invariably goes wrong and the computer starts having a fit at me. I really should leave well alone.
However, occasionally I want something right at this minute (my wife says I’m impatient but I think […]

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Free music downloads is a term that has been scaring the music industry for some time; scaring all those except the trail blazers. There are a few groups of forward thinkers that are dragging the industry towards the realisation that, in whatever form it takes, free music downloads is here to stay.
The popular rock band […]

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Sony BMG’s history of suing everything ever mentions the words ‘unlimited music downloads’ makes the company’s decision to partner with Nokia to offer just that – music downloads – all the more amazing.
Nokia’s ‘Comes With Music’ campaign allows new phone customers to have unlimited free downloads for an entire year. Previously Nokia offered the catalogue […]

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Sony vs Ares for free music downloads

Tuesday, March 25th, 2008

When Sony BMG sneezes, the music industry gets a cold. When it agrees a partnership with a free online music downloads service, the whole world stands up, shocked, to take notice. If there were every to be an emphatic announcement that free music downloads were the future of the music industry, then this is it.
Peter […]

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