Thankfully, there are better ways to download to NetMD than the utter crapware OpenMG Jukebox. For directly copying CD->MD, the Simple Burner application is a lot more convenient and DRM-free -- no "checkout" limits, tracks are editable on the MD deck, etc. (If Simple Burner didn't come with your MD recorder, it can be downloaded.)
For MP3 downloads, you can avoid OpenMG by using RealOne Player; a plugin for Sony devices (including NetMD) is available through its online update facility. Like Simple Burner, RealOne shows absolutely no trace of OpenMG's idiotic DRM, and unlike OpenMG it doesn't re-encode all your music when you import it into the media library. (It does have to convert to ATRAC3 as it downloads, of course, but it doesn't waste space keeping the converted tracks around unless you ask it to.) One minor disadvantage of RealOne's NetMD support is that it has no support for grouping tracks.
There are also some independent utilities starting to appear; more information on some of them can be found in the minidisc.org NetMD FAQ.
Another MP3->MD option is to use Simple Burner along with a CD imager such as Nero ImageDrive, Daemon Tools, CloneCD etc. RealOne is still more convenient, but this method allows the use of whatever audio-related features your burning software has (filters, inserting track marks using a.cue file, etc).
Unfortunately there is still no way to upload directly from a MD. You can at least automate the process of analog uploading, and with a high quality sound card the result should at least sound good even though it will take a long time.
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For MP3 downloads, you can avoid OpenMG by using RealOne Player; a plugin for Sony devices (including NetMD) is available through its online update facility. Like Simple Burner, RealOne shows absolutely no trace of OpenMG's idiotic DRM, and unlike OpenMG it doesn't re-encode all your music when you import it into the media library. (It does have to convert to ATRAC3 as it downloads, of course, but it doesn't waste space keeping the converted tracks around unless you ask it to.) One minor disadvantage of RealOne's NetMD support is that it has no support for grouping tracks.
There are also some independent utilities starting to appear; more information on some of them can be found in the minidisc.org NetMD FAQ.
Another MP3->MD option is to use Simple Burner along with a CD imager such as Nero ImageDrive, Daemon Tools, CloneCD etc. RealOne is still more convenient, but this method allows the use of whatever audio-related features your burning software has (filters, inserting track marks using a .cue file, etc).
Unfortunately there is still no way to upload directly from a MD. You can at least automate the process of analog uploading, and with a high quality sound card the result should at least sound good even though it will take a long time.