Here's a simple tutorial on configuring WMA files to open Web pages in sync with the audio playback—on Mac or Windows. Are you getting lots of ideas yet? I am....

The venerable Samplenet site just got 161 cool new loops from Loopmasters, which prompted me to dig up some other treasures.

My local library has a surprisingly good DVD collection, but most of it is checked out when I show up. Now I reserve titles online, rip 'em to my hard drive, watch 'em at my leisure, and then delete the image. Here's how.

This smart-looking site offers lots of free Mac and Windows music software, but it also helps independent audio programmers sell their work.

On October 8, the MIDI Manufacturers Association will outline the High-Definition MIDI protocol (HD-MIDI). Here's what we know now.

Technology is so cruel. I imagined the gadget I wanted, reviewed one that seemed close, bought an almost-there model that came out just after the review . . . and now the company releases EXACTLY what I wanted. Fortunately, there’s an upside. The Quest Earlier this year, I was looking to replace my shattered pocket voice recorder, and laid down...

A reader asks how he can wire a music keyboard into his car so he can suss out songs while driving....

The album cover images in iTunes are just 170 pixels square. A programmer figured out how to retrieve 600-pixel versions from Apple's site. Can you figure out how he did it?

A significant number of Amazon customers severely downgraded this hit album solely because of its sneaky copy-protection. Is it a trend?

Those 30-second previews on digital music sites are frustrating. Here’s an elegant alternative that lets you “drop the needle” wherever you want. And there’s no annoying DRM copy-protection.