notmad is made by a seperate software company and it's IMHO that it works better
worth the $$
Totally unnecessary IMO. There simply preying on the uneducated pc user.
First read how to install and then make sure to install the driver’s correctly and there should be no problems.
I have connected the jb3 to 4 different pc’s including a dell lappy (Using both Firewire and USB) and never had a problem with either creative media center or explorer.
I find 99.9% of the time its simple user error when folks cant get the Jb3 to connect.