Overview
Official Recordable CD Handbook Record Your Creativity on CD Whether you're looking to buy or upgrade a recordable CD drive or to make the most of the one you already own, you'll find all the information you need in this official Hewlett-Packard handbook.- Understand the difference between CD-ROM, CD-R, and CD-RW
- See how recordable CDs stack up against Zip, Jaz, and other storage media
- Select and install the best recordable CD drive for your needs
- "Burn" CDs using step-by-step directions for Easy CD Creator, DirectCD, and Toast
- Get up to speed on basic tasks, from backing up files to archiving vinyl records
- Tackle advanced projects, such as recording video CDs and creating custom labels
Author Biography: About the Author Mark L. Chambers has been a computer book author, technical writer, and consultant for more than 15 years. His many books include The Recordable CD Bible, Computer Gamer's Bible, Hewlett-Packard Official Printer Handbook, and Building a PC For Dummies®. Foreword by John Spofford, General Manager, Colorado Personal Storage Solutions, Hewlett-Packard Company.
Synopsis
Whether you're looking to buy or upgrade a recordable CD drive or to make the most of the one you already own, you'll find all the information you need in this official Hewlett-Packard handbook.
Mark L. Chambers has been a computer book author, technical writer, and consultant for than 15 years. His many books include The Recordable CD Bible, Computer Gamer's Bible, Hewlett-Packard Official Printer Handbook, and Building a PC For Dummies.
Editorials
From Barnes & Noble
The Barnes & Noble ReviewSay goodbye to those dreaded buffer underruns: never create another CD-ROM coaster! Say hello to creating custom CD-ROMs containing virtually anything you like (consistent with current copyright law, of course): data, photos, music, whatever. Hewlett-Packard Official Recordable CD Handbook will show you how to purchase, install, and make the most of your CD-RW or CD-R — whether it comes from HP or one of its erstwhile competitors. It's also a solid guide to Adaptec's market leading CD-RW recording software packages, Easy CD-Creator, Direct CD, and Toast (for the Mac).
Mark Chambers walks you through preparing your material and choosing the right disc type (answering the age-old question: why can't I play this music on my boombox when it sounds just great in my CD-ROM drive). There's a bunch of CD-RW jargon you unfortunately need to know, and he nails it in a hurry: track-at-once, disc-at-once, multisession, Joliet, packet-writing mode, all that stuff.
There's an excellent chapter on preparing your computer to minimize the risk of trouble while recording; handy hints on creating CD-ROM presentation packages, and adding HTML page links to help folks navigate your disks. You'll also walk through three cool projects, including converting your old vinyl LPs to CD-ROM.
—Bill Camarda, bn.com editor