I-River have just released the UMS (USB Mass Storage) firmware upgrade for their personal music players. I have just upgraded my IFP-190 to this version and the great thing about it is that you no longer have to use the music manager software to perfoem downloads/uploads. This is possible because with this upgrade your computer recognises your music player as an actual hard drive, allowing direct transfer of all files. I am still learning about all the other handy upgrades/bonuses with the UMS upgrade, but so far it has been worth every downloading second! Go to
www.iriver.com for more info, and enjoy!