Posts Tagged ‘dvd’

VHS to Computer

Tuesday, May 7th, 2013

A lot of us have old VHS tapes lying around that we might look to put on our computer. There are really three ways to do this and I present them in this article from the most to least desirable. Continue reading

Tags: dongle, dvd, transfer, vhs, video
Posted in Hardware & Peripherals, Multimedia, TV Tech, Uncategorized | 2 Comments »

What CD/DVD’s Are Best For Archiving?

Friday, August 10th, 2012

This is a question not a lot of people think of because they assume CD/DVDs will last forever. Guess what? It’s not true! Regular CDs and DVDs degrade with time and exposure to the elements. So what do you do to keep them as long as possible? Continue reading

Tags: archival cd, archival dvd, archive cd, cd, dvd, gold cd, silver cd
Posted in Hardware & Peripherals | 4 Comments »

Autoplay the Easy Way!

Friday, March 23rd, 2012

Do you love your Autoplay? Has something bad happened to your Autoplay? Do you miss your Autoplay? Well, here are some options for getting that Autoplay back, and deciding what you want to Autoplay and how. Continue reading

Tags: autoplay, cd, Control Panel, dvd, GOM, options
Posted in File & Disk Management | Comments Off

8mm and Super 8 to DVD

Monday, March 19th, 2012

Have a bunch of old 8mm and Super 8 films lying around that you want to transfer to DVD? There are a couple of ways to do it, and here they are. Continue reading

Tags: 8mm, dvd, super 8, vhs
Posted in Multimedia | 1 Comment »

Possible Fixes For A Non-Functioning DVD Drive

Tuesday, January 10th, 2012

Here are some possible fixes for that unresponsive DVD drive – give these a look before you go spending any money! Continue reading

Tags: cd, driver, dvd, windows
Posted in Hardware & Peripherals | 1 Comment »

Watch That Video Later

Friday, December 30th, 2011

A reader question that how to save a video from e-mail and transfer it to DVD. Give it a look! Continue reading

Tags: 3gp, downloadhelper, dvd, mp4, mpg, video, windows, wmv
Posted in E-Mail Help, File & Disk Management, Free Downloads, Multimedia, Uncategorized | 1 Comment »

Burning DVDs with Windows DVD Maker

Friday, March 18th, 2011

Jack asks:

How do I make a photo/music/data CD using Windows 7 Movie Maker, that will play on DVD/CD players? The ones I make will only play on computers. I am using an Acer Aspire with Windows 7 Home Edition.

Jack, if you thought you were missing something, you weren’t. Currently, there is no

Tags: dvd
Posted in Multimedia | 3 Comments »