Filesharing programs are much of a muchness, right? That’s what I thought until I fired up Ares Ultimate the other day.

Ares Ultimate is aptly named – and I really am not being facetious here, the app is that good – and deserves its place at the top of the filesharing tree. Why do I like it so much? Because it does absolutely everything I want it to, no more and no less. This is a refreshing change from programs that are either much too complex or far too simplistic (both have their place in the food chain, I guess with the former being fine for experts (of which I certainly am not) and the latter being perfect for filesharing newbies (again, I don’t think that I’m in that category)).

The uncluttered and logical interface were my first signs that everything was going to be okay. Then it worked with Vista’s increased security, which was nice. I had no problems with my firewall or virus checker. Finally, and most importantly, Ares Ultimate plays nicely with AOL, my favorite ISP.

So there I was, from no software to downloading in less than 10 minutes. I honestly never thought that it would be so easy until I found Ares Ultimate.