11.   A friend offers to copy a game for you, you copy a program from the computer at work, or download a program from the Internet.

12.   A measure of shareware popularity also can be obtained by going online and looking at how many times a program has been downloaded.

13.   Allows you to download theme programs.

14.   All the programs can be downloaded for free, typically through a link on the music-playing site.

15.   But even with a low-speed line, Chase said, downloading a program would be faster than driving to a store to buy the software.

16.   Clicking a button at Sidestep.com will download a program into your computer.

17.   Dawson warns that the people who download these programs have essentially opened a new gateway for information to travel into and out of their computers.

18.   Each time Explorer downloads a program from the Internet, it automatically checks the downloaded program to see if it has been digitally signed.

19.   Finally, if you really want to put your computer to work as a fishing buddy, you can download a program that offers you advice.

20.   He then can send an official-looking e-mail asking the recipient to download a program vital to a Microsoft program.