I have this NetMD which I really like. I'm using it to record from mic or from my 4-track (direct). What I really hate is this Open MG software that Sony provided for me. It stinks. Besides the many reasons there are to dislike this software, it won't let me "check-in" my own recorded material onto my PC. I can't use my device outside the software. Argh! Please help. What I'd really like to do is to use a more direct method of loading my files (as I do with my "other" mp3 player and flash drives. Why does it have to be so difficult? I know I probably bought the wrong device for my purposes but that's too bad now...any ideas on how I can live with this thing? Thanks, Mel. from Ottawa.