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Sony has updated it's CONNECT Reader software to work with Vista - finally! The other surprise is that they've made it available for download by anyone who wants it. No longer do you have to buy a PRS-500 to have the privilege of using such a fine piece of digital craftsmanship.

It seems to be working well on Vista Business under Parallels on my OS X box. First thing the client did was download the latest version of the update software (never a good sign). I then quit the program and let Parallels take control of the "Sony Portable Reader System" USB device. The drivers and reader found each other sans incident, so I fired up the CONNECT software and it saw the reader and the inserted SD card (yay!). Book purchases went smoothly (Worlds of Deep Space Nine, if you must know). Transfers also went smoothly.

The CONNECT Store is as ugly, slow and annoying as ever, but at least everything works with Vista now. Unless they make significant changes, they really should steer clear of an OS X port. Crappy software and the Mac just don't mix well (look at Garmin's first attempt with their Training Center).