Burnatonce is a CD burning tool that can burn audio and data CDs, create ISO and CUE images, copy CDs on-the-fly, and more. You can compile data or audio CDs for immediate burning, or you can create ISO images and burn them later. Burnatonce can also play selected audio tracks, and allows you to mark sections in order to only burn parts of a song. Additional features include support for various ISO formats as well as bootable images, multisession recording, burn simulation, buffer protection, CD-Text support and more. Not near as easy to use and well featured as commercial programs, but works well and is free.

Sony has released a new firmware for its DRU-500A/DRX-500UL drives. This new firmware will allow your Dual RW drive to record at 4X on 4X compatible DVD+R media as well as improve the DVD-ROM reading performance with DVD recordable/rewritable media. This version 2.0e firmware is available through: Sony Storage Support

Thanks to Patrick Saladino from Switzerland.

InCD is an integrated packet writing solution that has the most stability, ease of use, and compatibility, across all Windows operating systems. Packet writing is the method of writing data in small increments (by packets) onto a rewritable media. Download #1
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LiteOn have released some new CD-RW firmware updates for the following drives:

Easy CD-DA Extractor is a powerful and easy digital audio extraction utility that makes digital copies from audio CDs and saves as audio files such as MP3, Windows Media Audio and Windows Wave. You may use built-in encoders, get plug-ins for other free encoders, or use any Windows audio compression codec. Features include: CDDB, ID3 and WMA tags, file converter with batch support, tons of files can be converted to a different format simultaneously, serves also as a MP3 and WAV decoder and sound normalizer.

DAEMON Tools is an application for multiprotection emulation. It is further development of Generic Safedisc emulator and incorporates all its features. This program allows running backup copies of SafeDisc, Securom or Laserlock protected games. Also included is a Virtual DVDROM drive enabling you to use your CD images as if they were already burned to CD.

Pioneer have relaesed a new firmware for their DVR-A05 / DVR-105 DVD-R/RW Drive!

DVD-R/RW Writability Improvement CD-R/RW Writability Improvement DVD Playability Improvement

Ahead Software, already known for not posting their changelogs at the same time as their update releases, this evening revealed the latest changes done to Nero Burning Rom 5.5.10.15a. This about one week after update availability.

NeroVision Express guides you through the whole process of creating DVDs, VCDs and SVCDs in an easy and innovative way. InCD is an integrated packet writing solution that has the most stability, ease of use, and compatibility, across all Windows operating systems. Packet writing is the method of writing data in small increments (by packets) onto a rewritable media.

Here is a quote from Ahead Software, Germany. We have replaced the web version 5.5.10.15 with version 5.5.10.15a due to a problem with one driver.
If you have downloaded the web version 5.5.10.15 before and you are using Windows 95, 98 or ME, please download this file (nerocd95.zip) and extract it to Windows Installation Folder\SYSTEM\IOSUBSYS. We apologize for the inconvenience.

This Freeware plug-in will install WMA support (decoding) within Nero 5.5. To install, just download and execute the file. This software is for the Windows operating systems.

CDFreaks.com reports that on Oggnet.de one can read that a user has posted a link to the first Ogg Vorbis plugin for Ahead Nero Burning ROM. The plugin 238Kb in size has been developed by someone with the nickname Mausua.

Plextor Europe has released the latest update for their famous administration software PlexTools. This release adds support for the DVD recorder PX-504A and bugfixes.

Fast, reliable, and user-friendly, Nero is the best companion for your recorder. Today the demo time frame of Nero 5.5.10.7b expired. Ahead Software, the company behind the most famous CD/DVD burning application Nero Burning Rom released the latest update. As it has often been the case a current changelog is not yet available.

LiteOn have released a new CD-RW firmware update for the following drive: LTR-48125W ( 48X/12X/48X ) R48VS0B which Solve the recorded DIVX files' playback problem! dated 2003/02/25.

CD Freajks.com reports that Plextor has released a new firmware for their PX-W1210TS drive. This new firmware adds support for 99 minutes CD-Rs. More information can be found here.

Just got word from Dreamer @ Savagenews.com that Service Pack 1 for the CD mastering program WinOnCD 6 has been released.

Download WinOnCD 6.0 Service Pack 1

This Tool is able to put the detected copy protection from ClonyXXL (v2.0.1.1 and higher) to the 1:1 copy program Alcohol 120%. In the included Protections.ini are the profil names from Alcohol 120% and the ClonyXXL numbers to them - these numbers are saved in the Clony2.ini in the Windows directory under "Last=*number*" under the point [ClonyXXL].

GoldenHawk has posted a new version of CDRWin on their website, as most of the time there is no changelog available, but we suspect that the software will support some more drives after the upgrade. CDRWIN is a CD recording program supporting binary (.BIN), cue sheets (.CUE), overburning, MP3 burning, disc copy, track ripping, and much more. Click on Read More... for download links.

Blindwrite Suite is a set of tools to reproduce or clone any CD even protected ones. Blindwrite Suite is the more powerfull tool to create a perfect copy from your original CD for personal backup purpose. Blindwrite Suite can create CD audio from MP3, Ogg Vorbis, WAV, WMA, monkey's audio and be use with an CD-rom emulator like Daemon Tools. Changelog under read more...