Remember when Windows Media Player ruled the earth? Before the world was inundated with versatile playback tools like VLC and countless other platforms, most users flocked to the built-in OS media ...

If you have a big collection of WMA (a.k.a Windows Media Audio) files, then you have a gold mine. Many new portable MP3 players won’t play your WMA files but fret not because you can now easily ...

Digital Rights Management (DRM) is a set of access control technologies designed to prevent unauthorized use of copyrighted digital materials, such as music, eBooks, and videos. While DRM-protection ...

Web site Instructables details how to free your purchased Windows Media Audio files from the confines of both DRM and WMA. The tutorial uses previously-mentioned software FairUse4WM to strip your ...

Not all the music that you want to listen to is in the right format to be able to be played. And if, as many people do, you use an MP3 player, you should have a good pack of tools that can take care ...

Even if you don't own an iPod, it can be easy to get sucked into the AAC trap. It's the default format used by the popular iTunes Software to rip CDs, and the program will prompt you to convert WMAs ...

Dear Lifehacker, Windows Media Player hijacked my MP3 files and converted them all to WMA. I want to change them back easily in one sweep—but am not the most savvy user. Help? Signed, Gimme My Beats ...