[muglo] Re: cd

I use the OS X Burn prog.  When you put a blank disc in the computer, a 
window comes up asking you to insert a name which then appears on the 
desktop and a window appears for you to drop your files/folders.  When 
finished, then go to the File menu and click on Burn.  Really it is 
quite simple.  Remember that once you have Burnt the Disc you can NOT 
add to the Disc later.  There is a way of doing this which was 
discussed earlier and I tried once for interest sake, but it is better 
just to more or less fill the disc and leave it at that!!

Paul

On Feb 28, 2006, at 6:53 PM, Martin Albinger wrote:

>
> On 28-Feb-06, at 5:15 PM, Hawk wrote:
>
>> I bought some blank fujifilm CDs for photos but when I insert one
>> nothing
>> appears on the desktop. Jim
>>
>
> That's the way they come.  They are blank because you haven't put
> anything on them.  You need to 'burn' the CD.  Burn is the usual word
> used to describe the action of placing files onto a recordable CD.
> Many people use an application called Toast which can 'burn' to a CD.
> In OS X there is a program called Disc Burn (or Burner?  - I use Toast)
> which lets you do this too.  If you have an Apple machine that came
> with a CD capable of burning CD's then the program will work.  If you
> have added a CD burner later, the Apple program may or may not work
> with your particular model CD burner.
>
> To burn a CD you use a program that can burn.  The program provides an
> interface (an area on screen) where you can drag and drop the files you
> want to burn to the blank CD.  The original files will remain on your
> hard drive untouched.  The program will keep a running total of the
> space used up.  In your case its photos from past discussion on the
> list.  After you get to 700 MB of pictures the program will tell you
> there's no more room.  At that point you tell it to 'burn' the CD and
> it then 'burns' the files to the blank CD.  Once a disc is 'burned'
> (depending on how it is done but let's keep it simple for now) you
> can't add anything more to it.  Which is where I think the term
> 'burned' comes from (because a laser light is used to etch the little
> pits onto the surface of the CD that the CD can read and programs can
> interpret).  Once it used it's used (or burned).  If something goes
> wrong in the burning process then that particular blank CD is not any
> good for anything (computer related any way - you could use it as a
> coaster), some people will say they the CD is toast (which is how I
> think the company that uses that name for their program came up with it
> in the first place),  You have to love computer terminology!
>
> If this is totally unclear click on Help, type in 'burn a CD' or 'copy
> files to a CD' and see what information comes up.
>
> If you are using OS 9 you'll likely need to get a program to do your
> burning.  Toast is a good one if you can find an OS 9 version.
>
> Martin
>
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