Looking For Free CD DVD Burner Software

Looking for a free software alternative that will cater to most of your CD , DVD burning needs.

There are 2 alternatives to use

First you could use CD Burner XP

CD Burner XP will:

• Burns discs - Data and Music
• Creates boot discs 
• Converts iso's 

It is suitable for Windows XP , Vista , 7 and Windows 8

And remember it is Free , I have been using it for a while now and highly recommend it

More information and the download are available at CD Burner XP

The second chioce is InfraRecorder

"InfraRecorder is a free CD/DVD burning solution for Microsoft Windows.

It offers a wide range of powerful features; all through an easy to use application interface and Windows Explorer integration.

Features

Create custom data, audio and mixed-mode projects and record them to physical discs as well as disc images.

Supports recording to dual-layer DVDs.

Blank (erase) rewritable discs using four different methods.

Record disc images (ISO and BIN/CUE).

Fixate discs (write lead-out information to prevent further data from being added to the disc).

Scan the SCSI/IDE bus for devices and collect information about their capabilities.

Create disc copies, on the fly and using a temporary disc image.

Import session data from multi-session discs and add more sessions to them.

Display disc information.

Save audio and data tracks to files (.wav, .wma, .ogg, .mp3 and .iso)."

Radio Spots For the 27th March

Backing Up

The 3 copy rule – you don’t have a copy of 1 unless you have 3 copies 

• 1 on your computer
• 1 on external media 
• 1 in the cloud 

Remember the perils of not backing up ( hard drives die at the rate of 8% a year after 3 years )

Online backup options can include :

• Dropbox
• Carbonite
• CrashPlan

If backing up to DVDs , CDs be aware that factors can affect the life expectancy of the disc with some home made DVDs only lasting between 2 - 4 years 

Factors that affect disc life expectancy of DVDs and CDs include the following:

• type
• manufacturing quality
• condition of the disc before recording
• quality of the disc recording
• handling and maintenance
• environmental conditions

Remember - Organise your files for easy backup and restore , documents belong with documents , music with music and photos with photos and files do not live on the desktop.

Emails

Ever made a mistake sending that email – well there are a couple of options that can get you out of trouble 

If you use Gmail you can recall a message after a few seconds with their “ undo send “ setting 

In Outlook you can establish a rule to delay sending any emails 

Apple Warranties

The warranty has just changed to be in line with Australian law which requires that sellers offer a warranty for a reasonable period from date of delivery until the failure becomes apparent – this has been interpreted as 2 years for computers

You need to contact the “seller “ of the product rather than the manufacturer.

SMH Story On Apple Warranty

Tips Of The Week

1. Save your Office documents in case of a power or computer problem - Applies to both Windows and Apple computers  Click here for more details
2. How do you know a genuine Paypal email - emails from Paypal will always address you by your first and last name and will have no Western Union references

App Of The Week

The Paper Toss App - play toss the piece of paper into the office bin 

For more information click here ; Paper Toss App