Last year, we expected DVD+R/RW burners to overtake the competition and thought that the establishment of a single standard would be critical for rapid adoption. We were half right: DVD+R/RW drives ...

It’s been a few months since I last devoted a Hassle-Free to reader questions, and I apologize for being remiss. So this week I help Deborah out with a mysterious DVD drive problem and tell Jim how to ...

Optical drives are still practical for many users, whether to play old CDs and DVDs, install software, or create backups—especially with modern laptops, which are usually supplied without a drive.

Apple’s digital-hub strategy has made the DVD burner — with its ability to play movies, back up more than 4.5GB of data, and create movies that your friends can play on their home DVD players — a ...