First things first – myTunes Redux is no more. It used to be very popular back in 2004-2006 until Apple decided to completely disable it by releasing iTunes 7. Since then, there hasn't been any release of newer versions of myTunes Redux and the software became obsolete.

What made myTunes Redux the application that it used to be was its purpose. So let's go back a few years and talk about it. You're part of a network that provides access to computers sharing music through iTunes. Its restrictions make downloading music impossible – streaming is the only way it can be shared amongst users.

myTunes Redux is actually a follow-up of the controversial myTunes released by William Zeller on October 26, 2003. It only takes months for the source code to disappear in a computer crash and a couple more for Apple to launch iTunes 4.5 and block myTunes from accessing the shared music.

It features a smooth interface where everything sits naturally and makes any operation easily accessible. You have the connected computers on the left side, the center piece presents the shared music while the download locations are situated in the right part of the main window. Downloads are placed at the bottom alongside their respective completion percentage and estimated time left.

The heaviest issue with myTunes Redux (unless we come to think of the illegal usage that brought it down in the first place) is that it will only allow five users to connect within a given network. Thus, if this number is reached, no other user may connect to the ones already sharing music. If only these users would have followed the 10-second agreement that clearly stated the terms and conditions for downloading music.

And so we come to the 27th of September 2006. Apple releases iTunes 7 and this marks to beginning of the end for myTunes Redux. It served millions and that's the problem with numbers. You can't always trust computer users to use an application within its legal boundaries. It was great while it lasted, though – no doubt about that.