I ran across this photo recently while cleaning out Folders. It reminded me of when I would make CD's and then add Titles/Pictures with Lightscribe, which one of my older computers had. It was such fun!  As you can probably tell, this particular CD was used to 'store' my 'writing'--everything from short stories to my novella, Altara.  Well, that's probably the original, short version; I did many rewrites on that, until it was well over 200 pages. 

Later, I'd graduate to DVD's: I 'copied' many of my favorite tv shows and movies to DVD.  By that time, I had a different computer & just used 'paper' (Memorex sticky) labels. Again, I added the Title on top, some screenshots/photos to show what was on it, and then the 'titles' below that. Now, I'm not even sure I remember how to do that!

Anyway, back to the subject.  I can no longer 'make' DVDs or CDs--or even play them, on here.  My 3 yr old laptop no longer supports that function--not only doesn't it's 'drive' work; but I bought a small external to 'add' to it--and that doesn't work on here either! So...it's obviously something internal causing the problem. However, I've found it's not something I really need now.

My 'old' laptop--which is kept only for emergencies, because it is too slow & overheats quickly--does still do that; but it's not practical. Even if I made a cd on that, I couldn't play it on here.   Oh, yes: the exernal disk drive I bought does work on the old laptop!  So I know that drive is okay; it just won't work with my 'good' laptop. 

Actually, that's one of several problems with this laptop; so..I am considering eventually getting one more new computer.   But right now, I can't justify getting a new one, as long as this one 'works' for everyday things.   So I hope this one hangs in there for the near future.

And for now: I listen to CDs on my portable radio/CD/Tape player.  And I still have  2 dvd players for watching old tv shows/movies--which of course also play CDs.