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December 22, 2008 12:00 AM PST

Top 10 download videos of the year

by Jessica Dolcourt
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There's a lot that goes on behind the scenes here at CNET Download.com, and that includes the videos we editors create for the products we find most worthy--or the ones you keep coming back to time and again.

In that vein, we've stuffed this glorious playlist with the the top 10 software videos you watched on our site in 2008. Take a look--you may wind up with a new app you never knew you needed!

(Hint: Click the word "Playlist" to view the whole list or skip ahead.)

Here are the winners:

1. AVG Anti-Virus Free 8
2. Orbit Downloader
3. VirtualDJ
4. Avast Home Edition
5. Firefox 3
6. Ad-Aware 2008
7. FLV Player
8. FrostWire
9. Paint.NET
10. Spybot - Search & Destroy

See more video reviews on Windows, Mac, and Mobile software.

May 9, 2008 5:00 PM PDT

First Look: FrostWire

by Seth Rosenblatt
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If you're looking for something like LimeWire's genetically enhanced clone, look no further than FrostWire.

Featuring an ice-blue interface and all the features of LimeWire Pro, FrostWire should warm you up with fewer download restrictions and a connection-monitoring tab. Editor Seth Rosenblatt will show you what's hot and what's not in this First Look video.

November 20, 2007 4:00 PM PST

P2P heats up with FrostWire

by Seth Rosenblatt
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FrostWire hopes to breathe some new life into the much-maligned P2P file-sharing client LimeWire.

LimeWire has become the Web 2.0 equivalent of Kazaa and the late 1990s Napster. What you think is last night's episode of Heroes turns out to be a villainous chunk of malware, and litigation issues have forced its programmers to include a license filter, warning you if you're about to grab something without proper copyright information attached. Plus, the interface is ugly.

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