September 11, 2008 by sharky
Features include:
- • Multi-threaded downloads (download up to 20 resources at the same time)
- • Download Manager (view and manage current downloads)
- • Integrated Media Player (listen to your downloads direct from the FilesWire application)
- • Download Preview (preview audio downloads before they are complete)
- • Cross Browser Support (IE, Firefox and Opera are all supported) - The Java Platform is required, with javascript enabled in the browser.
LimeWire vs. FilesWire:
Users looking for a comparable online LimeWire replacement will be a little disappointed in FilesWire. You won’t be able to sort or filter the search results (yet), or "search more", but there’s noticeably a lot less spam in the results. Be advised that this is still in beta phase, so additional features may be added at a later date.
We tested FilesWire, and liked our results! Aside from the expected Gnutella junk, we hit many revelant search returns, especially when narrowing in on specific files.
Is FilesWire anonymous? Not by itself, no. As-is, it won’t save you from the RIAA or anyone else snooping in on your traffic. But for fun, we attempted to run FilesWire from behind the cloak of a CGI (web) proxy (i.e. anonymouse.org) but it didn’t work - due to the fact that Javascript is usually blocked on the host site. However; it will work over a VPN, or through an HTTP (Socks) proxy when configured through the browser settings.
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