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This allows the user to download the file in pieces, then combine the pieces after a completed download. This increases the download speed when connected to a slow server. [ 5 ] It has Metalink support, which allows multiple URLs for each file to be used, along with checksums and other information about the content. [ 5 ]
Initially, in early 2008, realXtend published a custom viewer derived from Linden Labs's own SL viewer; a free, open-source client (or viewer) software application for Microsoft Windows which allows for viewing and accessing both Second Life and multiple OpenSimulator-based virtual world grids, the realXtend viewer is licensed under the GNU GPL.
Second Life also has its own virtual currency, the Linden Dollar (L$), which is exchangeable with real world currency. [14] [15] Second Life is intended for people ages 16 and over, with the exception of 13–15-year-old users, who are restricted to the Second Life region of a sponsoring institution (e.g., a school). [16] [17]
A download manager manages files being downloaded from the internet. [1] Download managers break down files into multiple chunks for faster download speeds and allocate resources for downloading multiple items simultaneously. [2] Failed downloads can also be restarted from a download manager. [3]
DownloadStudio is a shareware download manager developed and published by Conceiva. It can download files, entire websites, streaming audio and streaming video. DownloadStudio has been awarded by PC Magazine as the best download manager in its Utility Guide 2004. [2]
Internet Download Manager (IDM) is a commercial download manager software application for the Microsoft Windows operating system owned by American company Tonec, Inc. . IDM is a tool that assists with the management and scheduling of downloads.
Direct download link (DDL), or simply direct download, is a term used within the Internet-based file sharing community. It is used to describe a hyperlink that points to a location within the Internet where the user can download a file.
Linden Research, Inc., doing business as Linden Lab, is an American technology company that is best known as the developer of Second Life. The company's head office is in San Francisco, California, with additional offices in Boston, Massachusetts; Seattle, Washington; Davis, California; and Virginia.