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Mdf is a file format used by the program Alcohol 120%. It's a virtual copy of a CD or DVD. In order to get access to the files inside the mdf, you will need a program that can extract these files...

An mdf is a virtual CD file. This means that it simulates a real CD. It is a virtual copy of a CD that you can use on your computer without the actual hard copy of the disk. In order to open and...

After you install a program on your computer from a CD, you don't always keep the box. If a situation comes up where you need the product key for that CD, and you don't have access to it, then...

The following set of instructions is a guide that will help you to be able to burn certain media to discs using a free program on a Mac running OS X. The program is simply named “Burn” and it will...

CDA is the file format used on music CDs that you buy from the store. When you burn a CD from MP3 files, they end up as CDA on your CD-R. Since CDA is only useful on the disc itself, converting a...

The process of putting files such as a video onto a blank CD is called "burning." Transferring videos to a blank CD can be a great way to back up important videos if you're afraid of losing them...

Copying a video clip is a good way to transfer the clip to another computer so you can show a friend the same video you like. One easy way to accomplish this is with CD software. The process of...

It's now possible to download albums from websites like iTunes onto your computer. If you want to listen to such an album in your CD player, you'll have to record it to a blank CD first, a process...

MP3 music files won't always work on some older CD players. You'll have to "burn," or transfer, your songs specifically in an audio CD format in order for them to work in older CD players. To...

When you burn audio files to a CD, the files are placed on the CD as a certain file format. Depending on the original audio files, this format may be MP3, WMA, MP4 or as a data file. On...

BIN is a file extension that is used to backup a CD or DVD. This makes a "virtual CD" that is an electronic image of a real CD or DVD. By using what is called a virtual drive, you can play the BIN...

With the advent of the digital camera, photographers have the opportunity to make memories last much longer by burning their pictures onto a compact disk, creating an electronic photo album that...

Torrent downloading programs--like uTorrent, for example--make it easy to get music and movies on your computer, but you can't play them in a CD or DVD player unless you get them on a disc....

Saving your digital photos on your computer is a sensible way to organize and store all of your memories; however, this does not prevent all of your data from being lost. If you were to have a...

Windows Media Player comes with the Windows operating system. The latest release is Windows Media Player 11, which is compatible with Windows XP/Vista. It allows you to play video and audio files,...

A CD-R is a disc that can store various files. An "ISO" file is an image of a CD. ISO files are virtual copies of a CD, so that the CD can be played on your computer even without using the...

In one of my recent articles I outlined how to rip a CD/DVD using the free-ware application ImgBurn. Now I am going to show you how to take an image and burn it to a CD / DVD. If this is your...

This article is the first in a series of three in which I am going to instruct the average home user in the use of ISO image backups to copy CDs and DVDs. In this article, I am going to start by...

If you are upgrading your hard drive or changing to a higher read buffer, then you will need to clone your hard drive to retain all the same files and folders. EASEUS is a freeware disk clone...

Free CD burning software can be downloaded from many different freeware and shareware sites, and also in the form of a free trial of popular software. Free CD burning software can perform all of...

Media burning software like Roxio and Nero can be extremely expensive, but there are a number of excellent free alternative programs out there just waiting to be downloaded! BwgBurn offers a ton...

There's no question that Microsoft Office is the king. But it's not the only game in town, nor even the most powerful of them all. A free alternative by Sun Microsystems is an excellent choice....

Did you know files you delete can be recovered? Well here's the easy way to delete them permanently.

You may have downloaded ISO image. Now, you would like to check what it contains, without taking time to burn it on CD or DVD. (or you just don't want to waste DVD!) You can mount CD/DVD image...

Despite the popularity of MP3 players in today's world, burning music onto CD ROMs is still the preferred method of storing and listening to music by many people. Even those who prefer to use an...

You can add songs from a CD to iTunes. It is an easy way to listen to all those old CD’s you no longer play. It is a simple process that will allow you to take your music with you anywhere when...