# Vuse **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [September 15, 2008, 12:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/vuse/54953 "2008-09-15T12:52:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![burnt\_toast](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/burnt_toast/32/7518_2.png) [@burnt\_toast](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/burnt_toast)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2008, 12:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/vuse/54953/1 "2008-09-15T12:52:36Z")
In a search to find a new torrent application rather than bitlord, i stumbled across Azureus, which is now called Vuse. It seems like a lot of flashy pointless shit has been packed into it, but there are some pretty cool features… [http://azureus.sourceforge.net/](http://azureus.sourceforge.net/) the most noteworthy feature is the ability to create a user name and a buddy list. Anyone on your list can access any of the files/torrents you have in your download folder (that you’ve made accessible) and make you a direct seed for it. It seems like a pretty cool way to set up a little fileshare network with a bunch of friends. anyone else use this? thoughts? ---
**Author:** ![EazyELives1995](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b5ac83/32.png) [@EazyELives1995](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/EazyELives1995)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2008, 11:42am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/vuse/54953/2 "2008-09-16T11:42:40Z")
ive been using this for a while with my torrents, always get better download speeds with it ---
**Author:** ![Clean\_Baldy](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/clean_baldy/32/7308_2.png) [@Clean\_Baldy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Clean_Baldy)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2008, 11:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/vuse/54953/3 "2008-09-16T11:44:39Z")
i hate all the extras, but it works just the same as it always has 🙂 I like it since I can download and stop my uploads. What is up with Share Ratio anyways? I download from open sites. Anyone have insight as to why I should care about my ratio?