Learn how to rip CDs on Windows and Mac so that you can turn a physical format into a digital one. In ancient times—back in 2001—people knew how to do this, but much that should have been remembered ...

Each time I look at a new MP3 player, I feel this urge to reboot my music collection—to sacrifice a weekend or two and re-rip all my CDs onto one system so I have everything in a consistent format.

I've been using Exact Audio Copy to rip CDs since forever since it does a better job detecting read errors than other programs. I guess most people aren't so picky, and the addition Microsoft made is ...