A look back at 2008's biggest Download Squad articles

by Lee Mathews Dec 31st 2008

2008 has come and gone, and it's been a great year at Download Squad. Our site got a long-awaited facelift and some new faces (including me) joined the ranks. Thanks to all our visitors for all the great tips and comments, and keep them coming!

Before we usher in 2009, let's take a quick look back at some of the biggest posts from the past year!

Top 5 iPhone Buzzkills. This was a huge year for the iPhone and iPod Touch. Vic's list of gripes was probably the only time this year you read the phrase "cocaine and hooch" on DLS.
10 awesome Blackberry apps. Cool apps are available for handsets other than the iPhone - Christina Warren shared her list of ten favorites for the Blackberry.
The 5 most annoying programs on your PC. Ian Smith started off last year with a bang with his "worst of the worst." I suspect that his five picks are still pretty near the top of list 364 days later.
5 applications you run that suck/5 replacements that don't. Inspired by Ian's post, I kicked in my own list and offered some alternatives to alleviate the sucking - as did our readers in the comments.
So you want to be a web developer? Adam's conversation with an unnamed friend was a terrific read, and highlighted a number of great applications and addons aspiring web developers.
Windows 7 hands-on. I hate to do this to you guys and gals again, but Win7 has been everywhere since we got our hands on the first leaked ISO (build 6801). Builds 6956 and 7000 (beta 1) were leaked as well, in case you were under a rock.
How to surf the web if IE is disabled. We love sharing ways to do things you're not supposed to with your computer, and Brad's handy workaround was a welcome tip.
Is Google planning a web browser? Earlier this year, Google Chrome's existence was still a bit of a mystery. That is, at least, until that infamous comic strip hit the web and the first release quickly followed.
24 killer apps for your USB flash drive. Most of you probably have at least one thumbdrive by now. They're ridiculously handy - especially if you've got the right portable applications saved to it. Now if I could just stop putting mine through the washing machine...
35 places to download free, legal MP3s. People love free stuff and they love music, which were probably the two biggest determining factors in this posts' popularity.

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Arcy said 5:38PM on 12-31-2008

The link on number ten points the the 5 most annoying article. Proper link is: http://www.downloadsquad.com/2008/08/31/35-places-to-download-free-legal-mp3s-music/. For use until the article is fixed, not because the staff can't find their own article.

Lee Mathews said 5:39PM on 12-31-2008

It would appear that we've been at the Cold Duck a bit early. Thanks for catching that!

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