I am not the spelling or grammar police but I really do find some of the spellings that people use to find the OfficialAres.com website really very interesting.Some of the spellings appears to come from nowhere: Aers, Aeres, Aris. The visitors using this variations on the Ares name are spread across the globe and appear to have only the fact that they got the name wrong between them. Who knows what the reasons behind these spellings are; simple quick-fingers syndrome may have something to do with it. Over-reliance on my word processing program’s auto-correct facility might be another (and is a bane of my spelling).Other misspellings appear in clusters across the world map, and it is only natural to assume that these must come from groups of people with similar linguistic characteristics. ‘Arez’ comes most often from French speaking visitors while Areas comes from those from Greek locations.The most common misspellings come from visitors in Latin American countries: Aires and Aries being, interestingly, syntactically correct words in English.More interesting than the huge variety of spellings is the fact that all of these people end up at the OfficialAres.com site. Ares for one and all, whatever the language!

Some brand names become synonymous with the product. Kleenex is the name for tissues; Hoover is a byword for vacuum cleaner. Once a product has been elevated to this status it can usually get by on this powerful branding. If the product is not up to scratch, though, it will get found out eventually.So it is with Ares P2P filesharing software, where Ares Galaxy has long been the only real option.For a while now, though, new versions of the software have started appearing that, in almost all respects, are much better than the original; that they haven’t had more exposure is more due to the strength of the Ares Galaxy name rather than their own shortcomings. Ares Ultra, Ares Ultimate, and Ares Vista are technically superior in every way to Ares Galaxy. They even have customer support which Ares Galaxy has never provided.Not all new things are good, of course, and some of the new versions to stay away from are Ares Gold and Ares Destiny, both of which bundle Ares with adware. Apart from these bad apples it is clear that Ares Galaxy is simply a victim of time and of the technological improvements that passed it by.

Industry analyst Gene Munster of Piper Jaffray may have caused some real shockwaves in the Apple tree recently. A survey carried out by Jaffray of some 20 iPhone developers revealed that around 71% of the apps planned for release to the app store were going to be available for free. He also found that among those with a cost, the average cost was $2.29. An earlier keynote had suggested a cost per app nearer $10.This apparent drop will be bad news to Apple, who stood to gain 30% per sale in return for providing bandwidth and hosting capacity, and for the infrastructure of the app store itself. 30% of nothing is still nothing.But Apple’s consternation will be short lived if they have anything but the most short sighted of outlooks. It is simple to predict that free apps for the iPhone will add value to the iPhone for future and current users, so while the app store will perhaps not make as much profit as predicted, the value it adds to Apple’s current line of products will more than compensate.In many sense, then, the under estimating by Apple of the app store will mean benefits for everyone.

Stop the press! Don’t buy and iPhone games!
Have they turned uncool? Is the sexiest gadget on the planet suddenly not sexy any more? Of course not. Apple are, in their inimitable way, just making sure that we all want – nay, need – the new model of their iPhone games when it is announced shortly. So eager are they to make sure there are millions of baying customers crying for their new product they have stopped selling the old model.
Sales of the iPhone games are hoped to reach 10 million by the end of the year, with current sales figures standing at 5.4 million. Apple’s reach with the iPhone games into many foreign markets continues and this should help them meet the figures: Indian telecoms outfit Bharti Airtel have just agreed a deal to work with Apple in getting the iPhone to their 64 million subscribers. If even 10% of these customers took up the iPhone games then Apple would have passed their targets; the price might have to drop for this to happen, though.

I have been a very loyal user of Ares Lite since 2002 when it was first released. I’ll tell you the reasons for my loyalty (which, I will add, is not given out lightly).Firstly Ares Lite worked perfectly on my older computer; Ares Galaxy was great but it simply ran too slowly. Secondly Ares Lite was clean of the spyware which was bundled with many of the other versions of Ares.I always thought that the ‘Lite’ part of the name indicated that the software was clear of adware, but this was not the case, since there were many other great versions of Ares that didn’t have any malware included in their download bundles. In fact the ‘Lite’ part of the Ares Lite name refers to the reduced resources needed to run the bad boy. This was why it ran so successfully on my older machine (as I found out later!).Times they have a changed and I’ve upgraded my computer a couple of times since 2002. I saw a friend using Ares Ultra and Ares Ultimate and I came to the conclusion that my beloved Ares Lite was limiting my filesharing experience unnecessarily. It was great while it lasted, old friend. I went with Ares Vista in the end. All clear of spyware, and all fantastic pieces of software.What others are saying:Ares Lite not really needed anymoreFor simple filesharing, try Ares Lite

Phuket’s nightlife has shot from mediocrity to excellence in just a few short years. Here’s a brief write-up on what makes it great.Most popular on the Phuket nightlife menu is a traditional Thai-style club, which is typical of the Phuket nightlife. A Thai club is very different from a Western one. Locals (and some visitors) alike will crowd around tables, dancing like madmen. A local rock band will play covers of Thai and Western classics. Friends will share a bottle of Whiskey or Vodka and Pepsi. The guys in these clubs will dance until the sun comes up.The Phuket nightlife is not perfect but it has certainly improved in variety since I was last here. You can now find everything from Thai indie music through to Western rock and onto more modern club genres, such as breaks and drum n bass.The real change in Phuket, though, is in the number of clubs that have appears that really rake their music seriously. More seriously, in fact, than getting money from their customers. These places cater to genres of music ranging from house and breaks to electro and techno and a sign that Phuket becomes less focused on commercial hits and pop music when it comes to nightlife.

If you’re looking for an Ares download then you could do a lot, lot worse than to go to www.aresvista.com, the hands-down best place on the net for all types of Ares download.The site offers access to special versions of the Ares download which are tailored towards low use of system resources, great interfaces, compatibility with Windows Vista and more. I say this as an impartial observer who was totally gob smacked by the service that the site provides. Just the right amount of information was provided at just the right time and I had no problem making my decision about which was the best Ares for me.The site offers more than advice on the best Ares download, though. It contains a lot of information for new (and confused!) users of the Ares filesharing program. The FAQ answers a lot of the questions that new users have and should solve a lot of their teething problems.The news section is a wonderful addition that must have won the site many friends. The stories contained in the news are interesting and often thought-provoking; they’re not always about P2P filesharing so even if you’re not into reading about that there may still be something entertaining for you.What others are saying:ares-destinyfree-ares-downloads-usually-have-adware

It seems odd to us, as visitors, to go into the restaurants in Phuket and to pay as little as $2 for what is invariably fantastic food. Still, this is what the locals pay and the restaurants seem to be doing pretty well! A quick tip: the locals know what they’re doing so if you see a huge queue behind a food stall, join it! There is great food there!One thing to remember while you’re on holiday is that the quality of the food offered in the restaurant in Phuket cannot be determined by the price you pay. More specifically, more money does not equal greater quality. This is an assumption that is tied up in our Western minds that does not hold true here. Instead when you pay more in a restaurant in Phuket you are likely paying for the salubriousness of your surroundingsThere are enough restaurants in Phuket that sell enough types of food to ensure you won’t get bored. Not only is the local Thai food prepared pretty much everywhere you look, there is a great selection of other delicacies and, if you’re feeling a little homesick (or just want a rest from the spicy Thai food) there are plenty of places that offer Western food on the menu.

It is always disappointing when something doesn’t meet your expectations. This was the case when we took Ares Destiny out for a spin recently. What started off promisingly took a turn for the worst when we realized that there were some very dark secrets to be unveiled.Ares Destiny is a free filesharing application offered quite openly on the Internet. The website is clean and professional an certainly gives no cause for alarm. The download process is easily instigated and quickly completed. So far so good!Installing Ares Destiny is pretty easy too (there’s no space to include a step-by-step guide but reading the onscreen instructions should do you just nicely) and within a few minutes you’ve got it up and running.As with an Ares-based software Ares Destiny makes downloading and sharing music files pretty easy; once they’re on your computer you can do with them as you please.It is about this time – the time when you’re feeling pretty pleased with yourself – that the adverts start popping up. Why adverts? Well without knowing it you’ve just installed the ad-serving Dealio on your computer. Dealio is a nasty piece of adware that touts itself as a “comparison toolbar”. In truth it is an intrusive piece of malware that is incredibly difficult to remove.Definitely avoid.

I just had to come here and tell you how pleased I am! I’m rarely (probably never before) this excited about a piece of computer software, but here it is. The excitement overfloweth.What has got me so worked up? The Ares Vista filesharing software. I downloaded Ares Vista on a whim (after being disappointed by a whole host of other attempts at the same type of program) and I can honestly say that I have not been happier with a piece of software since I cracked open minesweeper on my first computer. Happy times. Except unlike minesweeper Ares Vista has staying power.Firstly I love the application because it installed and worked without any interference from me: lots of other implementations of the Ares system required extensive tinkering in Windows’ ‘improved’ security settings. Not here.Secondly it allows me to download files easily, quickly and with no fuss. Click, click, click, enjoy. That’s it.I had my doubts about the layout of the interface but that was, I think just because I was used to something else. Now I’m learning to love its simplicity and utility. This software really cannot put a foot wrong in my eyes! I have absolutely no problem in wholeheartedly recommending Ares Vista to absolutely everyone. Download it now!What others are saying:No problem with Ares on Vista