Want your digital media to last a generation or more? Read this article by Patrick McFarland at adterrasperaspera.com-

“However, one of the hardest things to is actually find good media, or even understand why it is good media. This article focuses on the history of Compact Discs, writable CD/DVD media, and why DVD+R is superior to DVD-R. If you want to just know what media is worth buying, skip to the summary at the bottom.”

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