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= Getting It Right =
The LinkTank is a list of important or interesting links related in some way with Shareaza project. It includes both links to shareaza project pages and links to sites/software which we think our users will find interesting and/or useful. The list is created based on the experiences of our users and community.

= Get The Right Websites = 
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=== Official Homepage. === 
* http://shareaza.sourceforge.net/ 
=== Regular Downloads Page === 
* http://shareaza.sourceforge.net/?id=download official and only true Shareaza download page. Please always use this page for downloading Shareaza official releases. 
=== Debug Versions Download Page === 
* http://shareaza.sourceforge.net/?id=debug Download page for so called debug builds, in theory for beta-testers and advanced users, in practise for all who need more updated/fixed Shareaza before nearest next official release will be published. 
=== Help Desk ===
* http://shareaza.sourceforge.net/?id=support Shareaza help or support site, here you will find links to Shareaza IRC, wiki and forums. IRC is the quickest way for user to obtain help. You can enter IRC using links here via browser or any IRC client or by using built-in Shareaza IRC client. 
=== Official Forums ===
* https://sourceforge.net/apps/phpbb/shareaza/ Forums of Shareaza project, place where you can post for help, improvements, news, development and others subjects. 
=== User Wiki === 
* https://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/shareaza/index.php?title=Main_Page User Wiki or Media Wiki, Shareaza project wiki for users support, interactive knowledge database about Shareaza for common users.
=== Developer Wiki === 
* https://sourceforge.net/apps/trac/shareaza/wiki Dev Wiki or Trac Wiki, this wiki focuses on Shareaza development. Mysterious kingdom of coders, open source and IT knowledge for all interested in. 
=== Skins and Add-ons ===
* http://shareaza.sourceforge.net/?id=addon Skins and additions like torrent wizard for torrent making. 
=== Shareaza Features Overview ===
* http://shareaza.sourceforge.net/?id=tour General description of Shareaza software functionality.

= Get the Right Information =
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=== Shareaza Install Guide === 
* This is guide in form of PDF and you can download it via G2 by searching for it with Shareaza. (When you will download it, please share it for other users like you) This is very useful step by step "how to" install Shareaza explanation. Recommended for everybody, especially new users. Currently in English and German. Thank you OldDeath. 

=== Shareaza in Wikipedia === 
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shareaza Updated by Shareaza and wikipedia community members. Main and most actual is English version. Other languages versions are updated from English version and are maintained by users. National versions can have small and minor differences in details. Versions in other languages are listed at left side on Wikipedia page. You can help by creating page in your own language - help us to spread the Word. 

=== ShareazaSource.com  === 
* http://sure-raza.com/archive/shareazasource/ Source of facts and knowledge for all those who would like to know about true versus scamm sites and the real extent of the anti-Shareaza conspiracy. Original created by Floog, recovered and archived by Cyko_01.

=== G2 Network Statistics === 
* http://crawler.trillinux.org/index.html The crawler stats are updated every 5-10 minutes. All times are UTC-05:00. G2 Network Statistics provides: Network size, Countries, Versions, Vendors, Density, Uptimes, Uptime Graphs, Superlatives, Bad Hubs, World Map and more. 

=== Gnutella2 Developer Network ===
* http://g2.trillinux.org/index.php?title=Main_Page "(...) The Gnutella2 Developer Network (or G2DN) is a convenient central location for discussing, developing and documenting all aspects of Gnutella2. Like the Gnutella2 platform itself, this website is designed to evolve through community support and participation. Everyone is free to contribute discussion, proposal documents, developer resources or any other relevant material. 
* Although the G2DN is primarily geared toward developers and technical enthusiasts, users of Gnutella2-enabled software are also welcome to participate. Those who are new to Gnutella2 may wish to check out some of the [http://g2.trillinux.org/index.php?title=Gnutella2-powered_software Gnutella2-powered software].(...)" 

=== How to Report Bugs Effectively ===
* http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/bugs.html Read it please just to report bugs effectively. You will save lots of nerves and time, yours and ours. Very recommended to make life and development easier and more happy. On linked site translation to many languages are available: English | Português | 简体中文 | Česky | Dansk | Deutsch | Español | Français | Magyar | Italiano | Nederlands | Polski | Русский | 繁體中文 .

=== Some (NOT ALL) of scummers, malware etc. sites ===
Here are listed sites which should be avoided so they have intentionally dot (" . ") replaced with asterisk (" * ") to make them not linkable. This is warning against danger places. 
* shaeaza*com - stolen domain, which is not Shareaza home any longer.

= Get The Right Protection =
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=== PeerGuardian 2 (PG2), IP blocker ===
* http://phoenixlabs.org/pg2/ Description from linked site: "(...) PeerGuardian 2 is Phoenix Labs’ premier IP blocker for Windows. PeerGuardian 2 integrates support for multiple lists, list editing, automatic updates, and blocking all of IPv4 (TCP, UDP, ICMP, etc), making it the safest and easiest way to protect your privacy on P2P. (...)". It is maintained but not developed actively, open source. Idea is continued by Peerblock team, described below. All systems before Vista.

=== PeerBlock (PB), IP blocker ===
* http://www.peerblock.com/ Description from linked site: "(...) PeerBlock lets you control who your computer "talks to" on the Internet.  By selecting appropriate lists of "known bad" computers, you can block communication with advertising or spyware oriented servers, computers monitoring your p2p activities, computers which have been "hacked", even entire countries!  They can't get in to your computer, and your computer won't try to send them anything either. (...)". This is continuation (fork) of PeerGuardian 2, fixed and recommended for Vista and W7 users - while PG2 is not.

=== Web Of Trust (WOT), browser plug-in === 
* http://www.mywot.com/ WOT is very recommended addition to your browser which auto warns you against dangerous or fake-malware-virus-scum sites, so allow during surfing the Internet to avoid places which should be avoided. Also warns against sites propagating [[FAQ.Glossary#F|Fakeaza]]. Collects and is baseed on experiences and opinions by internauts.

===Mcafee SiteAdvisor===
* http://www.siteadvisor.com/ SiteAdvisor software adds safety ratings to your browser and search engine results. Available for both Internet Explorer and Firefox

===All-In-On AntiSpam Filter, set of rules for Shareaza security ===
* [[SecurityFilter]] block fake search results and unfriendly peers by telling shareaza what it should block. Link to Shareaza wiki.

= Get The Right Tools =
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=== VLC media player === 
* http://www.videolan.org/vlc/ VLC is probably most popular replace for Shareaza Media Player (in Shareaza settings any external player can be set permanently as default player, and all Shareaza functionalities will remain unchanged, thanks to modular design of Shareaza). Descritpion from linked site: "(...) VLC media player is a highly portable multimedia player and multimedia framework capable of reading most audio and video formats (MPEG-2, MPEG-4, H.264, DivX, MPEG-1, mp3, ogg, aac ...) as well as DVDs, Audio CDs VCDs, and various streaming protocols - full features list on site. It can also be used as a media converter or a server to stream in unicast or multicast in IPv4 or IPv6 on networks. (...) The cross-platform open-source multimedia framework, player and server. (...)"

=== Process Monitor ===
* http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb896645.aspx From linked site: "(...)Process Monitor is an advanced monitoring tool for Windows that shows real-time file system, Registry and process/thread activity. (...) Its uniquely powerful features will make Process Monitor a core utility in your system troubleshooting and malware hunting toolkit. (...)". Use when you want to observe what is doing what, or what can make trouubles. 

=== DivFix++ (AVI Video Fix & Preview) ===
* http://divfixpp.sourceforge.net/index.php DivFix++ is FREE AVI Video Fix & Preview  program, repairs AVI files which other programs couldn't.