I have used site rippers (like Black Widow) and they are effective but can be a bit overwhelming if you are new to them. PimpFish in a word rocks! It runs as a plugin to IE (can be configured for Firefox also, this is rare). Meaning, your surfing a site and you see a bunch of stuff you would like to download (pics, movies, etc.). Rather than right click until your hand falls off, just click the grab button, tell it what you want and it does the rest! It scans the site and generates a queue of the items you want and then starts d/l them. It puts the files in a folder under the install directory and away you go. It does the work while you go about other things. This is no joke, it is that easy. If you can use WinZip, WinAmp or, heck, if you have been able to get here to read this, YOU CAN USE PIMPFISH!

You can even share the d/l queues online with other users.

Also, if you do your part to get the word out about PimpFish, you could get a free or discounted license! For example, taking the time to post a review like this, hosting the file on your site or emailing a bunch of friends about it. How cool is that?!?!