Idealogian

CD Care

There's an interesting article on CNN about the mortality of CDs (and DVDs). Seems it's not as unthinkable as many of us think that the aluminum layer that reflects the laser's light will become damaged. There are a lot of useful tips, including this surprising fact:

Part of the problem is that most people believe that it's the clear underside of the CD that is fragile, when in fact it's the side with the label. Scratches on the underside have to be fairly deep to cause skipping, while scratches on the top can easily penetrate to the aluminum layer. Even the pressure of a pen on the label side can dent the aluminum, rendering the CD unreadable.