- How To Repair A Scratched CD or DVD
- TechLore - August 12, 2008
- You arrive home, giggling and overjoyed, only to find that the disc... won't... play. You try everything to get it to work... but nothing works, because there's a bunch of scratches and Cheeto-prints on the back of the disk from the inconsidera...
iPod alternatives for AAC audio- CNET Videos: Insider Secrets - July 7, 2008
- Ripping your CDs to iTunes' AAC audio format doesn't mean you're relegated to the iPod as your only portable music player. On this Insider Secret, Donald Bell shows you five iPod alternatives that will play nice with your collection of AA...
- Using Windows Media Player 11
- TechLore - May 16, 2008
- Windows Media Player is a media player for all your digital media (audio, photos and video) for computers running Windows XP and Vista. It is available as a downloadable application for Windows XP directly from Microsoft or via Windows Update and shi...
- 7 Facts Audiophiles Need to Know About Digital Music
- TechLore - February 8, 2008
- Remember back in the 1980s when you purchased your first CD? Whether it was Billy Idol or The Psychedelic Furs, imagine if you had gone home and placed the Sony-manufactured CD in your Panasonic CD player, only to find out that it didn’t work. ...
- The Buyer's Guide to MP3 Players
- TechLore - December 22, 2007
- Ask any teenager what the "must have" gift on their list this holiday season is, and you will undoubtedly have the majority suggesting the MP3 player. The Sony Walkman of today, MP3 players offer the convenience of portable music in a very ...
- What On Earth Do I Do With All My CDs?
- TechLore - October 17, 2007
- Your monstrous collection of compact discs has gotten a little out of hand. Billions upon billions of them are scattered throughout your home. They used to be the top-of-the-line in sound quality. Times have changed. MP3s have taken over. And now you...
- Surge Protectors 101
- TechLore - October 9, 2007
- It had a rectangular body with a snake-like appendage that connected it to a plug on the wall. A number of helpless electrical devices plugged into the rectangular brick that was its power source. Its name was Surge Protector–the guardian of co...
- How To: Rip CDs with Windows Media Player 11
- Digital Trends Guides - March 27, 2007
- Windows Media Player 11 is the latest Windows Media Player application available from Microsoft. This powerful and free digital music management software allows you to copy the music off of your audio CDs and onto your computer’s hard drive so ...
- Tips and Hints For Diagnosing DVD/CD Combos and Players
- TechLore - August 9, 2006
- Did your DVD/CD player or combo unit suddenly take a turn for the worse? Did it stop reading some discs, start skipping, or just stop playing all together? If you're the type to dig in and fix it on your own, Larry Dillon has the ultimate guide for y...
- Ask The Experts: My CD Player Put Me on Hold!
- TechLore - June 28, 2006
- Question: I have a portable Sony CD player (D-EJ119), and when I press play the
LCD screen just flashes the word hold. Nothing happens, and I can't
hear any music. Any ideas?
- Tokyo Edge: Spring Heralds Hi-Def Gadgets
- PC World Articles - March 24, 2006
- Sony's new HD camcorder and Blu-ray Disc player lead the pack this month.
- Tips & Tweaks: Cool New Gear for Macs and PCs
- PC World Articles - March 22, 2006
- The scoop on Apple's Mac Mini and iPod Hi-Fi Dock, plus other goodies like a $3000 CD Player.
- Rootkit On Sony
- TechLore - January 30, 2006
- To those of you who have purchased Sony Walkmans with Sonic Stage 3.1 CD and many other Sony product CD's, There is a big question about rootkits messing up computers. Take it from experience, I've already replaced my hard drive since this NW-E505 MP...
- Ask The Experts: Why Does 57MB of Music Take Up 700MB of Space?
- TechLore - September 12, 2005
- I ripped a CD to my computer. When transferred, the folder reads 57.8MB. However, when I attempted to burn it back onto another CD, I was only able to add another 5MB of songs. I thought the CD could hold 700MB. Therefore, why couldn't I add at lea...
- Ask The Experts: My MP3 Player Won't Play WMA Files
- TechLore - July 13, 2005
- I have a 1GB Sandisk digital audio player. When I try to play my WMA files on it, they will not play. It will only play MP3 files. All of my songs on my player are from my CDs, so why won't my MP3 player play them?