The Internet connection I have here in Bangalore is slow by broadband
standards, just 256 Kbps. This means long download times. Plus there is
a very unreliable power supply. You never know when it will interrupt the download. So download managers are very much in need.
standards, just 256 Kbps. This means long download times. Plus there is
a very unreliable power supply. You never know when it will interrupt the download. So download managers are very much in need.
During the old dial up days I used the GetRight
download manager. But these days almost every tool has an open source
counterpart. So I googled and found Free Download Manager. It has all
the features I used in GetRight and has a few more. Plus you can not
beat the price. 
Since I am also trying out Ubuntu these days I looked for a Linux
download manager. Downloader for X seems to be the popular choice But
installing software on Ubuntu is a lot easier. The Synaptic Package
Manager, I guess a GUI for apt-get, is amazing. I found and installed
most of the software this way.
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Bharani
May 23, 2006 at 9:24 AM
Well, you can beat the price…just give away some money or free coupons for using the software