There's one update that I would like to make, however. Since I posted this thread I've had a change of heart regarding my preferences in download managers. I no longer favor FlashGet because they have begun adding adware garbage into their product and it will frequently trigger alerts in cleaner programs. When the components are removed it will quite often will disable the program.
Now I prefer Internet Download Manager
http://www.internetdownloadmanager.com/
Which, as of this posting, contains no adware or spyware and works at least as well if not better than FlashGet. I've been using it for several months and have experienced no problems with it. I find it to be a great help when downloading multiple files, large files, and for those times when you can't finish a large download and need to restart later.
Thank you again for your post and for pinging your friends. I hope that everyone will have a Merry Christmas.