Almost every new desktop computer on sale today has a CD-RW drive built in, and more and more people are discovering the advantages of using inexpensive, durable CD-Rs and CD-RWs to store their data and music. This book explains how Cds, CD-Rs, and CD-RWs work, and will show you how to use your computer and a couple of well-chosen pieces of software to back-up and store valuable data and create audio CD-Rs that can be played in any CD player. Includes a CD-ROM featuring Windows and Mac demo software for optimizing audio and burning CDs. Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005. For personal use only. All rights reserved.