SOFTWARE I USE
FIREFOX by Mozilla is my favorite web browser.
It is extremely secure, because it doesn't do anything without asking you first. Unlike some of the more popular browsers, it doesn't track your usage.
It has many EXTENTIONS that... well... add on functionality. I added EXTRA SOUNDS so I can hear when a download is finished.
THEMES change its appearance.
THUNDERBIRD is also by Mozilla. It is my favorite email program.
It has a very good junk mail filter. It throws what it thinks is junkmail into your trash or the junk folder.
Much like FIREFOX, it doesn't do any tracking, and doesn't do anything without asking first.
It also has EXTENTIONS to add useful functions.
I like MAIL HOPS. This wonderful extention tells you where an email was sent from. So if an email supposedly from your bank came from Argentina.... you KNOW it is FAKE!
It also has THEMES, similar to FIREFOX.
IMPORTANT: If you use COMCAST (Xfinity) for your email. You have to change your security settings in their webmail to allow email programs like THUNDERBIRD to work.
qBittorrent is a torrent file downloader.
This one (unlike most others) doesn't install spyware on your system, and it very easy to set up.
You simply install it, and any timeyou encounter a .torrent file, or a link to one, this programs starts up. All you have to do is tell the program where to save the files you are about to get.
The length of time required to get your files depends on your internet speed, the senders internet speed, and the size of the file. .