Now that the market is inundated with books for Dummies, Idiots, and Morons (just kidding!!) most of us are less afraid to admit we actually possess some of these volumes in our own libraries. And truth be told, despite some negative opinions, a fair number of these reference books are worth far more than the paper on which they're printed.

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Creating Your Own CDs is precisely one of those volumes. It is an invaluable resource to using the software which either came pre-loaded with your CD burner, or was downloaded from the internet, without much accompanying documentation. This simple, easy to understand book by Terry Ogletree will take most of the mystery out of Easy CD Creator (formerly Adaptec now Roxio), MusicMatch Jukebox, and Windows Media Player.

This very readable and humourous volume will take you from absolute newbie to a level of proficient mastery, enabling you to not only use your software, but to understand it. In the process Ogletree covers topics such as the difference between CD-Rs and CD-RWs; creating audio, data, and video CDs; copying from CD to CD; understanding multisession CDs; creating CDs that contain both audio and data; creating jewel cases and labels; troubleshooting CD recording; and much, much more.

This is Ogletree's first complete Idiot's Guide, and I can honestly say I hope it's not his last. His ease in explaining sometimes cumbersome terms and his humour go a long way in making this book an enjoyable journey. This paperbound book runs 270+ pages, includes a CD-ROM with trial and shareware software applications, and sells for $24.99 (USD), $37.95 (Canada) and £22.29 (UK).

Amazon.com price only $17.49
April 2003: this book is now only available used

Also by Terry Ogletree:
Practical Firewalls
Upgrading and Repairing Networks
Windows XP Unleashed

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