Q: A few years ago, I thought you had an article on the data storage lifetime of DVD and CD discs. I thought it was something like four or five years for the general, run-of-the-mill products. I ...

Although opinions vary on how to preserve data on digital storage media, such as optical CDs and DVDs, Kurt Gerecke, a physicist and storage expert at IBM Deutschland GmbH, takes this view: If you ...

Digital photography is enjoying a boom in popularity, in part because photographers can take and store pictures on inexpensive compact discs instead of film. CDs, the popular belief goes, will hold ...

Opinions vary on how to preserve data on digital storage media, such as optical CDs and DVDs. Kurt Gerecke, a physicist and storage expert at IBM Deutschland, has his own view: If you want to avoid ...