Read Classic Books using FrostWire

We all know that reading is important. Reading expands our knowledge, improves our concentration, gives us new experiences, giving us life examples for future decisions, boost imagination and creativity, exercises our brains, and a lot more. However, there are books better than others. So today we are going to give you a few tips on what free books you should read. All the following books are available under public domain and can be downloaded on FrostWire.

1. A Tale of Two Cities, by Charles Dickens

A tale of two cities

A Tale of Two Cities (1859) is a novel by Charles Dickens, set in London and Paris before and during the French Revolution. The novel depicts the plight of the French peasantry demoralized by the French aristocracy in the years leading up to the revolution, the corresponding brutality demonstrated by the revolutionaries toward the former aristocrats in the early years of the revolution, and many unflattering social parallels with life in London during the same period.

 

2. The Flowers of Evil, by Charles Baudelaire
The Flowers of Evil

Les Fleurs du mal (English: The Flowers of Evil) is a volume of French poetry by Charles Baudelaire. First published in 1857 (see 1857 in poetry), it was important in the symbolist and modernist movements. The poems deal with themes relating to decadence and eroticism.

3. Wuthering Heights, by Emily Bronte
Wuthering Heights

Wuthering Heights is Emily Brontë’s only novel. Written between October 1845 and June 1846, Wuthering Heights is one of the most powerful love stories. It follows the life of Heathcliff, a mysterious gypsy-like person, from childhood (about seven years old) to his death in his late thirties. Heathcliff rises in his adopted family and then is reduced to the status of a servant, running away when the young woman he loves decides to marry another.

 

4. The Prince, by Niccolò Machiavelli.
The Prince

 

The Prince is sometimes claimed to be one of the first works of modern philosophy, especially modern political philosophy, in which the effective truth is taken to be more important than any abstract ideal. It was also in direct conflict with the dominant Catholic and scholastic doctrines of the time concerning how to consider politics and ethics. If you want to be a leader you must read this book

 

5. Micrographia: Some Physiological Descriptions of Minute Bodies Made by Magnifying Glasses with Observations and Inquiries Thereupon, by Robert Hooke
Micrographia

According to Discover Magazine, “A revelation in its time, Micrographia exposed the previously hidden microscopic world. Hooke, an early developer of the compound microscope, used his device to peer at the eyes of flies, the stinger on a bee, hairs, bristles, sand particles, seeds, and more, noting every detail with both words and masterful illustrations. The original book is a hefty three pounds, so the digital versions now available are more convenient, but there is something to be said for flipping through a printed copy and discovering, like a hidden treasure, each drawing in its beautiful intricacy”

 

So please let us know:
What are your favorite Classic Books?
Have you downloaded any good classic book using FrostWire?

Music of the Week #1

On FrostClick we publish reviews of new music bands that share their music for free. Since 2007 FrostWire brings you the best free music that you need to listen to. And now, each week we are going to promote here the new music reviews that are on FrostClick.

Anna Jordan
Anna Jordan
  1. Nude: Naturalness EP
    Naturalness is a short but sweet affair that sounds eerily like the ironically-named band Kill Paris‘ latest release.
  2. O: Be Sides – Mostla Tape
    One of underground label La Souterraine‘s acts, O (short for Olivier Marguerit), just released a full-length B-sides collection, “Be Sides – Mostla Tape,” which round out some of the most interesting arrangements and production for a French neophyte [at least for me].
  3. Anna Jordan: Dust EP
    Anna Jordan‘s debut EP, Dust, is like a shiny new toy that fills that craving for unique flavor. An alum from Newpark Music School, Anna is no stranger to the literature of sound. She studied jazz piano under the tutelage of Phil Ware, and has taken great inspiration from the aesthetics of great pianists such as Sonny Clark and Thelonius Monk.

If you have a band and you want us to review and share your music, please contact us!

FrostWire 1.6.5 build 206 (Release Candidate 2)

The Release Candidate 2 for FrostWire 1.6.5 is now available for download.

If you enjoy FrostWire and you want to test the next release, you can download the release candidate today! Android 6 Testers Needed!

You can download the .apk or the source code.

Remember that a Release Candidate means that is almost done, but we want to test it a lot first. So if you want to help us, you can test it today!

Think you’ve found a bug? Please report it!

Changelog

FrostWire 1.6.5 - OCTOBER/22/2015
 - Fixes bug where search results that have finished didn't refresh
   user interface and users would think FrostWire was searching forever.
 - Compatible with Android 6 (Marshmallow) new permissions framework.
 - Won't crash on Android 6.
 - Apk search results icon is now an Android head.
 - Fixes SoundCloud search.
 - Multiple crash fixes.
 - New Keep In Touch dialog after the installation wizard.
 - New Copy Magnet action on transfers.
 - New Copy Infohash action on transfers.
 - New "Help" menu entry.

New .apk search/file browsing results Android-head icon
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New ‘Copy Magnet’ and ‘Copy InfoHash’ actions available on saved .torrent files and ongoing torrent transfers
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New Social Links invites after you install or when you visit About screen
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Double menu selection bug fixed
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New “Help” menu entry

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6 FrostWire for Android Settings You Can’t Ignore!

FrostWire for Android has many options to improve your experience and make more useful this app. This video will show you the most useful of FrostWire’s for Android settings and how to use them. You will learn how to save your downloads in Internal Storage or SD Card; how to download on Wi-Fi only; how to pick only the search engines you need; and more!

Remember that there is really no best way to set up FrostWire settings for optimal performance, just the best way to set it up for what you need 🙂

Need help? Ask a question or report a bug on FrostWire Support.

How to save mobile data downloading torrents?

There are some moments —some sad moments— when you are away from home/work/school and you don’t have wi-fi to connect. If that’s the case, maybe your mobile phone will start consuming data. And if you run out of mobile data without realizing it, you may be in trouble.

So today we are going to explain how to save mobile data. Sometimes, you only to change a few settings on your Android in order to not use mobile data. For example, if you don’t want to use your mobile data downloading torrents. We made a very useful video explaining how to save mobile data downloading torrents from BitTorrent with FrostWire.

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FrostWire Fan Art for Your Kids to Color!

We’re so very happy to share a FrostWire Fan Art for your kids to color!  It is a fun character waiting to be colored!
This drawing was made by Jomabox Design from Colombia.


frostwire fan art

Got coloring skills? Share your drawing in the comments!

¡Mira los videos de FrostWire en español!

This article is written in Spanish.

Como muchos de nuestros usuarios provienen de América Latina, o son hispanohablantes, hemos decidido hacer una versión en español de nuestros videos de ayuda de FrostWire. Puedes ver todos nuestros videos en YouTube y suscribirte a nuestro canal para no perderte ninguno. A continuación te dejamos algunos de los videos imperdibles que debes ver si usas FrostWire.

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Tips to save battery on Android

Do you get angry when your cellphone is running out of battery? Do you want to learn how to save battery on your Android device? We made a video that can help you! Sometimes you just need to do some little things in order to save battery!

This video will show you how to save battery when downloading files from the BitTorrent Network and YouTube when using FrostWire Plus for Android

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How to fix ‘Can’t Open File’ error on Chrome for Android

Do you want to install FrostWire Plus on your Android and you’re getting the error:
“Can’t Open File”?

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We’ve made this video to show you how to fix the ‘Can’t Open File’ error on Google Chrome when downloading .apk files on Android.

This tutorial works not just for the FrostWire installer but for any app installer (.apk file) you may have had to download from a website, and it works for every Android phone or tablet.

There’s no reason why Google Chrome should be blocking the installation of .apk’s with their browser which happens to be the default of most phones out there, any app can handle opening .apk files, Google has simply decided to have more control of the android ecosystem and is trying to force everyone to use their Google Play market.

If things keep going this way, Google will be able to censor app developers completely if apps don’t follow their whimsical market rules, eventually they’ll turn Android into an iOS like environment where you can’t simply install apps without using the official store, the biggest bait and switch in the history of personal computing. Google, don’t be evil.

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FrostWire 6.15 brings back 32bit compatibility to Linux

The new FrostWire 6.1.5 installer for Linux is a universal architecture binary.

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The installer is now a bit bigger since we include 2 copies of our C++ native libraries, one for 32bit another one for 64bit intel cpus.

FrostWire will automatically pick up your architecture and use the right DLL.

We highly recommend you run the latest version of Oracle’s Java Runtime 1.8, preferrably the one for your CPU.