A solution for your CD protection needs

We know that CDs and DVDs probably will go the way of the dodo, but until we’re totally digital, we’ll have to contend with the discs. Which scratch. Easily. And sometimes irreparably. So it is for the careful and the careless that d_skin has been introduced.

This thin protector snaps on the shiny side of the disc, which will play even through the clear covering. In a small sampling of discs, I found that it didn’t affect the playback. They’re not cheap -- they retail for $12.99 for five -- but they’re cheaper than having to re-buy, say, a Windows Vista disc. Info: www.norazza.com. Available in retail stores and at Amazon.com.