Hi Stuart
Best of luck with your database. I suggest just using an ordinary CD marker pen to write numbers on the disks by hand. Plain white sticky labels are available in continuous rolls and a hand written sequence number on the CD case would suffice. I think that once you have all music in iTunes it will be a rare event to use the physical CD. I did a similar exercise years ago. I began with a handwritten log of all LPs, cassettes and new fangled CD thingies. I marked my CD cases (cassettes and LPs) with small sticky tabs with handwritten numbers. I then used Excel as the database and later converted music tracks to MP3. I stored the files on a hard drive and on home-burnt CDs for backup. I eventually transferred the music files to iTunes (and iMac). Big revelation was the convenience of iTunes to edit filename and MP3 tags. With a consistent file naming system I can now quickly locate any track I want. (Track names on commercial CDs are appallingly inconsistent and unhelpful.) I haven't used my Excel music database since I've had the iMac. And I have a spare CD collection gathering dust. Cheers, Alan -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Unsubscribe - <mailto:[email protected]>
