That is funny! Only in America!
Leslie E. Underwood, MSW Northeastern Association of the Blind of Albany 301 Washington Ave. Albany, NY 12206 (518) 463-1211 Ext. 232 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Assistive Technology Education and braille transcription services ----- Original Message ----- From: "mimi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PC audio discussion list. " <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, November 28, 2004 12:33 AM Subject: Re: nero or cd burning question > Marty, I have had CD's not play properly > and had to reburn the mp3 music on a > ifferent brand disc which works better. > The cheaper the disc, you lose data on > the cheaper ones after some time. There > is no setting I can find in Nero that > will fix this. When I disc does not > burn successfully, or completely, what > happens is you have some dead tracks, > and the dead disc is referred to in my > circle as a "coaster." You can either > use it as a coaster or throw it away. > Some brands are much better than others > at holding our data. I'd stick with > Imation from Office Max or Regata from > Radio Shack. Something that is a more > reliable brand and will work every time. > The cheaper the disc, well, it's like > buying the cheapest cassette, and you > know what happens there: bad quality > sound and tapes very uneven in > recording. > > Also, I have Nero set to play a trumpet > sound when a disc is burned successfuly; > a dragon when it is not. When the > dragon sounds, I just throw the disc > out, because I know there is nothing I > can do to fix it. You burn CDR's once. > Rewriteable discs, you can burn for a > limited amount of time. Some CDRW discs > I bought, I found some bad ones in the > pack, as well. There is no way for a > blind person to tell when a bad one's > coming up until it is burned. Yes, it's > annoying! > > The other thing I had to do is slow my > burner speed down. 52x is too fast for > my processor. When I talked to someone > at Radio Shack about this, that's when > they told me this. I thought that could > be the trouble, but had to have someone > else confirm it. Radio Shack sells > computers, too. I guess you did not > know this. Also, if you are ever in the > market for a new computer in the future, > why not ring Excell here in Sacramento > about it when you're ready? They sell > computers to the Society for the Blind > here, and won't treat you like a dummy. > In fact, I am thinking of getting them > to fix me up with my next system. You > remember Excel, don't you? And, of > course, that's where Curt got his > computer. I'm sorry my answer baffles > you in some way, but I have to tell you > that not all CD's are created equal. I > stay away from real cheap ones, even if > the deal sounds good. I'd reather pay a > little more for good blank discs I can > rely on year after year. It's very > crucial to me. > > Marie aka Mimi > > > > _______________________________________________ > PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... > http://www.pc-audio.org > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > _______________________________________________ PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
