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Old February 17th, 2008, 09:49 PM posted to microsoft.public.publisher
Reed[_2_]
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Still, Reed, I have never read on any label box a warning that the label
causes CD disk failure or CD player failure. There are some very good
tools on the market that align the labels perfectly.

It is up to the folks to decide what is best for them.


I agree, but I think the potential for problems merits a fair warning.

I don't think you will ever see a warning on the label boxes because they
are, after all, trying to sell labels.

-Reed Rinn
MVP Desktop


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Old February 17th, 2008, 11:03 PM posted to microsoft.public.publisher
Uncle Grumpy[_3_]
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"Mary Sauer" wrote:

There are printers that print directly on a CD. Perhaps the poster has one of
those. How are we to know?


And there are CD/DVD burners that also print directly on a disc.

google "lightscribe"
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Old February 17th, 2008, 11:05 PM posted to microsoft.public.publisher
Uncle Grumpy[_3_]
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"Mary Sauer" wrote:

Still, Reed, I have never read on any label box a warning that the label causes
CD disk failure or CD player failure. There are some very good tools on the
market that align the labels perfectly.


Same here. Tons of CDs with paper labels. None with a problem.

It is up to the folks to decide what is best for them.


Since CDs are rapidly becoming coasters given all the iPods/mp3
players, etc. it's not likely to be a problem moving forward.
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Old February 17th, 2008, 11:08 PM posted to microsoft.public.publisher
Ed Bennett
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Uncle Grumpy wrote:
And there are CD/DVD burners that also print directly on a disc.

google "lightscribe"


Technically that's not printing, that's burning.

--
Ed Bennett - MVP Microsoft Publisher
http://ed.mvps.org
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Old February 17th, 2008, 11:10 PM posted to microsoft.public.publisher
Ed Bennett
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Uncle Grumpy wrote:
Since CDs are rapidly becoming coasters given all the iPods/mp3
players, etc. it's not likely to be a problem moving forward.


CDs as an audio medium, yes; CDs as a data storage medium, no. Flash
drives are filling that gap in some areas, though.

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Ed Bennett - MVP Microsoft Publisher
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Old February 17th, 2008, 11:25 PM posted to microsoft.public.publisher
John Inzer
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Mary Sauer wrote:
I think labels on CD's is relative to one's experience. I have old
CDs that I have labeled and have never had any problems with them nor
my CD-DVD players. Folks generally don't need a lecture when they
come here for help.

================================
Call it a lecture if you wish but it was good
advice. Paper labels on CDs / DVDs is a
bad idea.

Not only can the glue leech into the surface
of the disk but it's not unheard of for a label
to come off while in the drive. It's fun to try
and fish one out.

--

John Inzer
Digital Media MVP

Notice
This is not tech support
I am a volunteer

Solutions that work for
me may not work for you

Proceed at your own risk


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Old February 17th, 2008, 11:46 PM posted to microsoft.public.publisher
Uncle Grumpy[_3_]
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Ed Bennett wrote:

Since CDs are rapidly becoming coasters given all the iPods/mp3
players, etc. it's not likely to be a problem moving forward.


CDs as an audio medium, yes; CDs as a data storage medium, no. Flash
drives are filling that gap in some areas, though.


Where would we be without all you know-it-all MVPs? g

Anyone who is trying to use CDs/DVDs as backup/storage media is a
neanderthal. Same goes for those using flash drives for the same
purpose.

Ever hear about the humongous - and CHEAP - external drives that are
available?
  #18  
Old February 17th, 2008, 11:46 PM posted to microsoft.public.publisher
Uncle Grumpy[_3_]
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Ed Bennett wrote:

Uncle Grumpy wrote:
And there are CD/DVD burners that also print directly on a disc.

google "lightscribe"


Technically that's not printing, that's burning.


bite me Mr. MVP know-it-all.
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Old February 18th, 2008, 12:41 AM posted to microsoft.public.publisher
Ed Bennett
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Uncle Grumpy wrote:
Anyone who is trying to use CDs/DVDs as backup/storage media is a
neanderthal. Same goes for those using flash drives for the same
purpose.


I said "some areas", not necessarily as a backup/LTS medium. Of course,
glue leaching is less of a problem when you're not looking at LTS, but
exploding optical drives can still be a problem.

One area that springs to mind where optical discs are still important is
for sending large files to others. The internet is still not really
reliable enough for this, and flash drives and portable hard drives have
a high initial investment. Optical discs you can simply burn onto and
send off with minimal investment.

Ever hear about the humongous - and CHEAP - external drives that are
available?


I hear that using sticky labels on the platters of those is also a bad idea.

--
Ed Bennett - MVP Microsoft Publisher
http://ed.mvps.org
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Old February 18th, 2008, 12:42 AM posted to microsoft.public.publisher
Ed Bennett
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Uncle Grumpy wrote:
And there are CD/DVD burners that also print directly on a disc.

google "lightscribe"

Technically that's not printing, that's burning.


bite me Mr. MVP know-it-all.


You're welcome.

--
Ed Bennett - MVP Microsoft Publisher
http://ed.mvps.org
 




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