Here Data There Data Everywhere Data!

In the world of CD recording publishing data is usually one of the easiest thing to do. At least most of the time it should be one of the easiest recordings to make. When you get a good recording it can be one of those really exciting events in life. If you really stop to think about it, expecting to put your data onto a plastic disk that is filled with colored dye is a miracle. Further more, for you to expect to be able to read that information in another CD-ROM in another computer is really a miracle!

If you really want to perform this miracle on a regular basis, you will need to make a few preparations. The first thing that you need to do, is to remember that this process isn't 'Instant Oatmeal'! By that I mean, you must put some time and effort into learning the hows and whys of CD recording.

** Make sure you always have free space on the hard drive that is equal to, at least the size of the write ( etc: 200 mbs data = 200 mbs free space). In addition to that, the temp file for your writing program should be directed to another partition other than 'C' drive. If you don't do this, Windows can get into the face of the writing operation. When that happens your recording will be destroyed. This is know as the 'frisby zone' or 'coaster time'.

** Try to keep the time gremlins out of your recording sessions. These creatures come in the form of screen savers, or virsus protections which kick in at the most unneeded times. It they do this with any persistance, you will get a frisby or coaster for your efforts. Eventually you will learn what things are most prone to disrupting the writing process. Until that time start out being very cautious. As you go along, you will soon be chewing gum and juggling at the same time.

** If you plan to do CD-ROM to CD-R recording, you will to make sure that the CD-ROM will product data at a faster rate. A good rule of thumb is the source should be twice as fast as the CD-R. For a 4x write the source needs to transmit at about 8x.

** Make sure that your writing software is the latest Version. Usually you can get free updates on the Internet for your software. Also make sure you keep the firmware of the CD-R up to date.

** Keep your hard drive defragmented and use scandisk on a regular basis.

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