Have you ever tried to burn a large number of files and folders to a set of discs? Then you might have run into difficulties arranging the files and folders into a fashion to burn them on the least number of discs. The problem here is that this usually meant lots of file and folder [...]

Categories: Open Source, Software, Windows

My first CD burning software back in the Windows 95 days was Nero’s Burning Rom, a fast, elegant and lightweight program. Things have changed considerably since then and Nero is no longer the program that I use for disc burning. The weapon of choice so to speak is ImgBurn, which is a great program, best [...]

Categories: Software, Windows

My favorite burning software is ImgBurn, a great program that supports everything that I require and then some. The application has one disadvantage though that becomes apparent if you watch new users work with the program for the first time: It is not that easy to use. It is for instance necessary to create a [...]

Categories: Software, Windows

I’m on a roll with Ubuntu One Music Store and I thought I would finish it by showing you how to burn those purchases songs/albums onto CD. Of course, if you haven’t already, you will want to check out the previous two articles: Manager your Ubuntu One Account, and Ubuntu One Music Store has arrived. [...]

Categories: Linux, Music and Video, Online Services, Open Source, Software, Tutorials Basic

Ever since we discovered the DVD burning software ImgBurn we never looked back and used it for all our CD and DVD burning tasks as it came really close to the perfect program for that. ImgBurn was recently updated by the developer. The new version is available at the developer’s websites. Regular users of ImgBurn [...]

Categories: Software, Windows

If you ask tech savvy users for CD burning software recommendations they usually propose Nero Burning Rom as the commercial software to pick but chance is that they will list five to ten free CD burning software programs. Not all of the free alternatives to Nero provide all the features that Nero comes with but [...]

Categories: Software, Windows

I have been working with the Acetone ISO manager and have been in awe at how much this tool can do. The creators of Acetone call it a CD/DVD image manager, but from my perspective it is much more than that. Acetone is more like an emulator for different types of ISOs that can allow [...]

Categories: Linux, Music and Video, Open Source, Software, Tutorials Basic

Q: What is a “brasero”? A: A Spanish oven that is placed under a table in order to heat those sitting at the table. Correct, but not in terms of Linux. A 2.0: A GTK+ front end for cdrtools, growisofs, and (optionally) libburn. Correct! If you have used a modern Linux system then you know how [...]

Categories: Advice, Desktop Manager, Hardware, Linux, Music and Video, Open Source, Software, Tutorials Basic

The developers of ImgBurn have just released version 2.5 of their lightweight DVD burning software which added some interesting features to the already excellent software program. The biggest quirks that new users can have with the DVD burning software is the user interface that makes it sometimes hard to understand how to perform a certain [...]

Categories: Software, Tutorials Basic, Windows