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iMesh
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IMESH is a search tool that lets you locate and download audio, image, and video files from the Web. The files you search for are located on the computers of other iMesh users. They have agreed to share their files with other people in the iMesh community. Searches can be conducted either from within the iMesh application, or through the iMesh Web site. iMesh searches only the files located on the computers of other members of the iMesh community.
iMesh offers advanced features, such as simultaneous downloads, which means that if the same file is found at two different locations, the download will be performed from both locations at the same time. iMesh also offers skins. This version adds the PlayList, which lets you can control and play your files; Restrictions, which enable you to control what you or your child will download; and more.
Unlike Napster, iMesh offers the nifty feature of completing your download even if the user from whom you are downloading disconnects. It accomplishes this by either downloading the file from a different user, or finishing up the download the next time the disconnecting user logs on. In addition, iMesh has developed a downloadable plug-in called MeshAmp that allows a user to search iMesh's MP3 file "library" while using the WinAmp MP3 player. iMesh also offers "skins" that allow you to change the Napster-like appearance of the program.
Despite these bells and whistles and its ability to download any file type, iMesh simply can't compete with Napster's greatest strength -- its massive base of installed users. In addition, the iMesh service can be erratic, with disconnection a possibility at any time. A notice on the Web site advises users that the company is working to increase its reliability, and iMesh even provides a real-time status page to alert users to any problems with the service.
Related site:www.imesh.com
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