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A zip/rar file... a random video file... crazy .abcdef files you need for a special application... whatever I want to download and transfer later to my comp.
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well, the problem is that Apple in its /IRONY/ infinite wisdom /IRONY OFF/ decided that doing this is not necessary and that people who do this should buy a Mac.
Its still possible to do that, at least for some files. However you need a helper application installed.
in case of links to epub files the helper I use is the Bluefire reader.
I was doing some experiments recently on how to download files compressed in .zip or .rar and found that there is a useful application that can help you doing that: Downloads HD Lite
I was able to get a .rar file from one of these filesharing services and to have a look at its contents inside this app. What I have not tried yet is to copy the downloaded file to my Mac. But they claim its possible using iTunes.
This is no really elegant solution, but when I bought the iPad I knew in advance that I probably would need some third party apps and some time to make it do what I want. Hope that 4.2 upgrade doesn't break the solutions I have found so far for me ....
(and I agree. a mute button is bogus!)