Leaving the copyrights discussion for those in Ethics & Values at the local community college, let’s discuss file downloading and the best resources and methods for doing so with the least amount of stress on yourself. This blog post assumes a general knowledge of BitTorrent as well as Usenet.
Using the oh-so-exciting program DownThemAll (which truly gets geeks twiterpated), anyone can easily grab things from the Internet. Anything, in fact. This Firefox addon lets you pick and choose which things you feel like collecting, or it allows you to select everything. The Automatic Save folder even sorts items for you, placing like files (e.g., music, videos, etc.) in the correct folders. For Chrome, there is a rough equivalent called Down All, but sadly it is not quite as simple.
Nothing is more frustrating for an Empire Records wannabe than downloading an entire soundtrack only to discover that each song is listed incorrectly, missing essential data, and is veritably unsortable. Just thinking about this occurrence may make your skin crawl, so before you get too irked and require a shower, here’s the solution: TuneUp is a one-click godsend for anyone who just wants sing “I Know What Boys Like” without a two-hour search.
Who doesn’t want the capability to quickly and effortlessly recognize and organize movies? Ember Media Manager allows users to do this without any research or typing. Just let it do the work: it’ll find the year, genre, director, and full name of your favorite movie downloads in just minutes (and anonymously). EMM sorts, organizes, and properly names each item, depending upon your settings.
Download your files like a boss and avoid the stress of doing extensive research yourself. With the assistance of a few easy-to-use software and plugins, you can be experiencing the bliss of a media library that is as sound as your local city library.