Coffee filters are better than paper towels or cotton.  no lint.  Has anyone 
seen a automatic disk washer like we had for the old I.UP. albums?




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Dresser" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2009 3:52 PM
Subject: Re: Audiobooks on CD


> Terri,
>
> If all you did was touch the CD, you probably didn't ruin it.  Just 
> touching
> a CD may put finger prints onto the surface, but it can easily be wiped 
> off.
> If you play it, and it skips, you might try wiping off the bottom surface
> with a damp lint-free cloth or a paper towel.  This should work as long as
> the CD hasn't been scratched.  If it doesn't work, I'd say the CD got
> damaged before you received it, and there's probably not much you can do 
> to
> fix it.
>
> I usually try to handle CDS by holding them at the edges, or sometimes by
> placing my thumb on the edge and my index finger in the center hole.
>
> Steve
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Terri Pannett" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2009 18:36
> Subject: Audiobooks on CD
>
>
>> Hi, List,
>>
>> I feel embarrassed, but I would like to ask a question and I hope people
>> don't criticize me too much.
>>
>> I received two audiobooks on CD and I accidentally ruined the CDs.  I
>> touched the cds where I'm not supposed to.
>>
>> My question is: if you are looking at a new audiobook and no sighted
>> person
>> is around, what's the best way to handle the discs?  Each publisher has
>> their own way of packing the books.  For example, one of the books packs
>> them into a box that folds out like an accordion and the cds are 
>> partially
>> covered by a paper slot.  Another book places some of the cds like stair
>> steps and the cds are very close together.  Still another packs the cds
>> sideways and they look like pages in a book with a cd in a slot on each
>> side
>> of the page.  Still another publisher places the CDS in a big box bottom
>> side up!
>>
>> I don't want to accidentally ruin anything more.  Boy, do I hate CDs!
>> They're so fragile!  I wish people would use a medium like CompactFlash
>> cards or SD cards, but that wouldn't be as cost-effective.
>>
>> Terri Amateur Radio call sign KF6CA.
>>