There’s plenty of iffy ways to get music on the web, but advertising-backed legal download services are often restricted to the US. Qtrax is a Silverlight-based service which is actually accessible in Australia, allowing you to download songs free of charge and play them back on your PC. More »
Further proof that we love MP3 and hate DRM: BigPond Music will stop selling music in the Windws Media Audio (WMA) format from April 1. More »
Audiophiles love FLAC files for their lossless fidelity, while Ogg and WMA files aren’t widely supported. With free plug-ins, all three of those formats can be played and managed in iTunes. More »
Dear Lifehacker, Windows Media Player hijacked my MP3 files and converted them all to WMA. I want to change them back easily in one sweep—but am not the most savvy user. Help? Signed, Gimme My Beats Back Original photo by Mark Kobayashi-Hillary
