Getting started the right way

[lambsbreath]

if you're after music (but have some yourself to share) i've found soulseek to be very good.

you should check it out.

Agreed. Soulseek for tunes and FrostWire (I find it less RAM-hungy than LimeWire) for everything else, as far as P2P apps. µTorrent for full concerts.

And no, you should never use download.com...
Try here: freewarefiles

[Damnatory]

And no, you should never use download.com...

That's not exactly true, I use Download.com quite a bit. The only problem with the site is that only offers trials, which is fine and dandy if you know how to get around them...