Thanks to my speedy new computer I’ve started using Last FM again to keep a log of what I’m listening to. I particularly like one feature of the software. It logs a track if you listen to about 50 seconds of it. It’s great for someone like me who rarely listens to a song from start to finish.

iTunes another bit of software that I like a lot doesn’t have that feature. The play count feature is wasted on me because I don’t listen to songs all the way through. My most played collection looks really odd and doesn’t represent what I listen to at all.

That’s not to say Last FM has everything right. I don’t see why the charts are calculated weekly. Surely a floating average is possible. Or even daily charts. A week is a long time in this world.