Over the last six weeks, a few of you have asked if there was anything I needed mailed to me. So far I've been reluctant to make requests, since even the tiniest packages cost exorbitant amounts to send to Japan.

Well, today I'm happy to announce the creation of music.luckbat.com, a repository I've created for uploading MP3s. Yes, there is something you can send me: music! I didn't bring any with me to Japan, so now's the perfect time to impose your musical tastes on me. Got any tracks you think I'd like? Just bought a new album that you're dying to share? Well now you've got 360 megs of space in which to show off your great taste in tunes.

Here's how it works: using your favorite FTP client, log into ftp://luckbat.com/music/ (Windows users can use their browser to do this) with username guestbat and password luckmp3 . And you're in! From this point you can upload whatever files you like, though obviously I'm hoping for MP3s. Note that you have full access privileges in this directory, so be careful not to erase other people's stuff.

At my end, I can simply download the files and then delete them from the server to free up the space. Pretty nifty, huh? Over time I'd like to add some bells and whistles, like a request engine or rankings of music tracks, but for now music.luckbat.com is simply an empty directory for you to fill with whatever music you think I should be listening to.

Thanks, and happy uploading!

P.S. My Clié's music player can only read MP3 files, so you Apple Music Store lovers will have to convert to MP3 if you want to share. (If you have Quicktime Pro, though, this is a simple one-step export.)