SliMP3

MP3 files have revolutionised the world of distributed music. Not only do the digital .mp3 files take up a lot less room than the CD-Audio format, which of course means that storage is less of a problem, but the file size also lends itself to transmission over the Internet, whether legitimately from music download sites, or from 'peer-to-peer' sites where the sharers of music become the law-breakers, whilst Kazaa and WinMX.com just wring their hands and ask what can they do about it. Another source of personal mp3 music is the process of creating files from sound CDs, known as 'ripping'. This is, not in itself illegal, since you are entitled ...  Read the complete review

Are you one of those people that like music? Do you have a CD or MP3 collection running away from you? Does it take you so long to find an old record that it's not worth the bother in the first place? This was the case in my household. Apart from the latest record that was doing the rounds at the minute, we just didn't really listen to music other than on the radio. My family is traditionally musical, so I knew that something needed to be done, preferably something suitably electronic, impressive and most importantly, cool. I started looking around the internet and I came by this. The rest, as they say, is history. Okay, that may be going a bit far, but I really ...  Read the complete review