As well as the common DVD+R and DVD-R discs, there are other types of recordable blank DVDs out there. Let’s take a look at some of the types you may find most useful…

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Blank CDs come in various speeds, types and formats and are available in many different pack sizes. Blank CDs are primarily used for Audio, but can be used for Data and Movies. Unlike DVDs there is only one recording format and any CD writer should be able to write any CD. Read on to find out about CD types…

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Technological progress in the computer world is pretty amazing, but perhaps we’re not all as amazed as we should be?

Part of the problem is that we can’t “see” the changes- we don’t see how many more transistors are in a modern processor (and how much smaller they are) than there are in ones made ten or twenty years ago. And talking about megabytes, gigabytes and terabytes, we forget that each one is a thousand time larger than what went before.

So let’s try and illustrate it…

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Ever looked at a CD and a DVD, or a DVD and a Blu-Ray (BD) disc and wondered what the difference was between them? After all, they both look exactly the same. Read on to find out the secret difference!

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(This answer also covers “why unfinalised DVD doesn’t play on my DVD player”)

When you write to a DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW or other type of writable DVD without finalizing it, the directory information is written to a temporary area after the most recent recorded session. Players that can read unfinalized DVDs look at these areas in reverse order to get the most recent directory information.

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Anyone who’s ever owned a CD, DVD or Blu-Ray (BD-R) writer will at some point have hand-written the label of a disc.

However, did you know that if you’re not using pens especially designed for the purpose, you may be risking damaging your data? Read on to find out why.

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Here are some of the questions we sometimes get asked, or that pop up commonly on search queries for our site. If you have any more, feel free to email them to us!

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Who are Taiyo Yuden, why are their CDs and DVDs so expensive, and why do so many people swear by them anyway? Read on to find out.

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USB flash pens (AKA USB flash drives) are a form of removable data storage. This means that you can write and store data (documents, music, video, pictures and other files) on them using your computer, then remove them and read that data in another computer. This makes them perfect for transferring data without too much hassle!

And they’re affordable as well- typical pen drives cost between £3 and £20, and they can be used countless times! You’ll almost certainly upgrade to a newer model before they wear out.

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