Web disconnection threat to downloaders. With CD sales in decline and illegal music downloading and sharing on the rise, records companies are calling for legislation to allow ISPs to disconnect users who persistently pirate digital music. The 2008 IFPI digital music report said there were now more than 500 legitimate digital stores, offering more than 6m tracks. Globally, sales are split ... Read full entry

Dear Apple, How often must we download updates for your fine iTunes software? It seems nowadays nary a week goes by without the appearance of that dreaded software update notification pop-up on my lappy screen. Why, these days I feel I spend more time downloading your music playing software than I do downloading music to play on it! My question, and maybe that ... Read full entry

Looking for some chill out style music to work to, or simply listen to, as I was the other week? James, a.k.a. JimmyK, from General Fuzz, is a San Francisco based musician producing "lush downtempo instrumenal electronica". Down tempo but definitely uplifting, and as James said, "it works very well in the background." I've already listened to two of his albums, ... Read full entry