Optical drives let your computer read and interact with discs like CDs, DVDs, and Blu-rays. While nearly every computer had them a few years ago, they're rare to see on new computers now. If you need ...

Booting from CD is one of those computer functions that everyone seems to assume you know how to do. Watch this video, then read this quick tip, and you too will know. You may be able to just boot ...

Jeff Werner is a software engineer and has been writing this column since 2007. Question: Since new cars no longer come with CD players installed, I’m in a quandary. I have about 400 music CDs that ...

CDs aren’t exactly cutting-edge in 2025. Since the peak years around the turn of the millennium, sales have plummeted because streaming services like Spotify have taken over. But there are still times ...