MP3 Rocket 5.1.9

Andy and Sean break through the acronyms and jargon as they demystify audio files. Should you choose a "lossy" format like MP3 when converting your aging CD collection to your computer and digital audio player? Or should you choose a "lossless" format like FLAC? What is an MP3? What about AAC and WAV? And how about DRM? All these terms and more are demystified in classic Lab Rats style.

Cheryl Poirier takes a look at the open source (read: free) audio editor Audacity. Playing the audio layer from a Miss Download episode in reverse, she searches for hidden messages...

CDs are so 1990. Miss Download, AKA Cheryl Poirier, has a simple tool that makes it easy to get your music off the polycarbonate discs that currently hold it and on to your portable audio player. It's called FreeRip and, as the name implies, it's a completely free audio ripper. It can rip to and convert common audio formats like MP3, WMA, WAV and even Vorbis.

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Cheryl Poirier gives the scoop on the best software you didn't even know you needed. Miss Download is always on the lookout for fresh, powerful, fun and useful software that's worth the download. Speed up your computer, watch TV on your PC, get tips for ergonomic computer use and much more.