Cable Internet

[HereComes30]

I will be getting my cable internet installed on Friday (crosses fingers since it was delayed from being installed on Saturday because I couldn't access the cable box in my apartments basement...quick rant). I am soooo looking forward to having high speed internet again since I have not had it in close to 1.5 years!

So I am beginning to make a mental checklist of some of things I can't wait to do with this new speed. The list so far includes downloading some tunes from some artists websites, watching the Batman trailer about 20 times, downloading a few songs from itunes.com (just won 2 free downloads under my Mountain Dew bottle caps today) and upgrading some software (fun, huh?).

I would like to hear your suggestions of what else I should do with this new speed. Sites to visit? Things to download? Things to do or look at?

And are there any good and free sites for downloads these days? I used to be a regular downloader on Kazaa back when I had high speed, but I have heard from some people that it is packed full of junk and viruses now. I used to like it because I could download pretty much anything there. Any recommendations?

[Morgan81]

I wouldn't even think about Kazaa anymore..... there are so many viruses on that it isn't even funny.
Plus god only knows who is watching those peer-to-peer programs for copyright infringement.

[HereComes30]

Any sites you would recommend Morgan? Obviously there is the paid sites like itunes.com but I am sure there are still some good sites for movie clips, trailers, pics, music, etc.

[LakeJay]

LaunchCast on Yahoo...it has different channels and you can view music videos as well.

[HereComes30]

Is that site just for live broadcasts or for downloading? I will definitely be listening to some internet radio but want to burn some CDs as well.

[LakeJay]

I don't believe it is for downloading. I think it is all streaming stuff.

[Skyblade]

I think its really hard to download free music online today w/o getting a buttload of spyware and crap on your computer, unless you get it from the artist's website. Yeah, please don't download Kazaa. *shudders*

[and1grad]

Kazaa's sucked for just about forever now. WinMx is still pretty good. Beware of the authorization requirements for iTunes. Its similar to Realplayer's "protected" songs that dont let u do very much with it.

[HereComes30]

What are the benefits of WinMx? Download music and other things too?