Burning Resources
Okay, I've been meaning to post this for a while, so here's a run down of the programs that I use to rip, burn, and make CDs.
CDex: I use this program to rip my CDs (turn them into mp3 tracks). It's freeware, so that's always a plus. It's really easy to use and also accesses the CDDB (a database of thousands of CDs) which makes naming tracks really easy since it's done for you.
MP3 CD Converter: this is what I use to convert all my mp3 tracks back to .cda files (files that can be played in a regular CD player). I've been using this program for years and just love it. It's only $19.95 which is a hell of a deal.
MediaFace 4: this is what I use to create my snazzy cover and CD art. It's the only program that I've found that allows you to create a CD booklet. Since you can fold a booklet in half, you get a nice CD inside and outside cover using one piece of paper. This feature alone is why I went ahead and paid for the program. It's also only $19.95 and once you pay you have access to over 500 high resolution background that you can download. It's really easy to print both the CD covers and the labels for the CDs themselves.
So, if you held off from joining any of my CD exchanges before because you didn't know how to make a CD, now you have no excuse. 
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This is great. I just got a new computer with a CDRW and had no idea what I needed. Thanks Kymberlie!
Posted by Marie at September 1, 2003 12:05 AM
How can I join a CD exchange?!?! :)
Posted by Adelle at September 1, 2003 04:58 AM
i just use nero to turn the mp3s into cda files ... it does it during the burn process! one less step. :-)
Posted by tj at September 2, 2003 08:22 AM
I just want to add that constant conversion between mp3 and wav will eventually result in loss of audio quality. For example, if you rip a song from a cd in wav format, then encode it to mp3 you're actually losing quality. If you take that mp3 and convert it back to a wav, the resulting wav will be of lesser quality than the wav you ripped from the cd. It's just like dubbing VCR tapes... the more you do it, the less the quality. Just something to keep in mind. ;)
Posted by nastybastard at October 24, 2003 10:54 AM
Hi,
Can someone please steer me in the right direction here ?...After much labor recording many of my cassettes (into WAV format) and writing in all the titles, I'm now read to burn some CD's. However, when I load Roxio's Easy CD and DVD Creator 6 with music and burn it, then play it on my computer, they are no longer in WAV format and I've lost all my titles! I also discovered that the songs I recorded are in cda format.
I suppose cda format would not be so bad provided it had the titles..so how do I fix this .......please help!!
Posted by G.C. at November 23, 2004 11:08 PM
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The Trials of Tiffany Trott by Isabel Wolff
The Trials of Tiffany Trott by Isabel Wolff: another British chick lit book that I found to be occasionally uneven and ultimately a bit disappointing.
We first find Tiffany Trott on the even of her thirty-seventh birthday getting ready for her party. She's in a good mood since she's got a wonderful boyfriend and she's convinced that he's going to be asking her to marry him any minute now. Unfortunately for Tiffany, by the end of the party she receives the dreaded "we need to talk" call and Alex dumps her.
The rest of the novel is about Tiffany trying to find the right guy. She uses lonely hearts ads. She tries dating agencies. She even tries Eat 'N Greet single matches. She does find one eligible guy, but the fact that he's married and looking for a part-time girlfriend, really isn't what Tiffany is looking for.
For the most part I enjoyed the book, but I never found myself dying to get back to it and find out what was going to happen next. I definitely found the ending annoying, but I do wonder what Tiffany's going to do about the events that unfold in the last ten pages or so.
All in all, not the worst chick lit book that I've ever read, but definitely not the best. It does have some good, dry British humor, though, so that's always a plus.
(Finished on August 31, 2003 for Zuly’s Reading Room.)
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I read this book ages ago, and I felt a lot like you did. It was... "ok"
Posted by Adelle at August 31, 2003 04:32 PM
I read it too, but I found it hilarious. I then read her next one, 'Making Minty Malone' which was a really fabulous, exciting read.
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