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Donna, Not sure about how to protect CD/DVD's but you may be interested in the article below. Good luck! Bill Katzenberger http://www.baltimoresun.com/technology/bal-bz.himowitz30mar30,0,1159133.column?coll=bal-technology-headlines From the Baltimore Sun Warning: those irreplaceable CDs won't last forever Mike Himowitz March 30, 2006 A physicist working for International Business Machines Corp. has spread fear and loathing among digital photographers, music fans and others who store data on CDs. His message: The disks we're using to archive photos, album tracks and financial records may turn into useless lumps of plastic after two to five years. A January Computerworld article quoted Kurt Gerecke, a storage expert in Germany, who warned that the dye that forms tiny pits in the surface of a CD-R can degrade to the point where the laser in a CD-ROM drive can't read them. -- William L Katzenberger, Jr. Media Specialist Dodge Park Elementary School 3401 Hubbard Road Landover, MD 20785 william.katzenberger@comcast.net -------------- Original message -------------- From: "Wenzel, Donna" <DWENZEL@PAPLV.ESU3.ORG> > In looking through the archives, I couldn't find any definitive answers > on the best way to protect CDs & DVDs. Demco has a care kit. Library > store has Disc Guard protective film and a liquid paste to apply to the > data side of the CD. I'm sure there are other products out there. Has > anyone used any of these with success. If I get enough hits, I will > post. > > Donna Wenzel > Media Specialist > La Vista Junior High > La Vista, NE 68128 > dwenzel@paplv.esu3.org > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Please note: All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law. > You can prevent most e-mail filters from deleting LM_NET postings > by adding LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU to your e-mail address book. > To change your LM_NET status, e-mail to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu > In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL > 3) SET LM_NET MAIL 4) SET LM_NET DIGEST * Allow for confirmation. > * LM_NET Help & Information: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ > * LM_NET Archive: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/archive/ > * EL-Announce with LM_NET Select: http://elann.biglist.com/sub/ > * LM_NET Supporters: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ven.html > -------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note: All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law. You can prevent most e-mail filters from deleting LM_NET postings by adding LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU to your e-mail address book. To change your LM_NET status, e-mail to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL 3) SET LM_NET MAIL 4) SET LM_NET DIGEST * Allow for confirmation. * LM_NET Help & Information: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ * LM_NET Archive: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/archive/ * EL-Announce with LM_NET Select: http://elann.biglist.com/sub/ * LM_NET Supporters: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ven.html --------------------------------------------------------------------