[gui-talk] CDEX vs CD Extractor Discussion

[Joel Deutsch]

Hi Ed,

First, thanks for sharing your memory that CDex was usually referred to by 
its full name, originally.  I couldn't have known that, as I didn't learn 
about the program until a couple of years ago.

Perhaps Easy CD/DA Extractor, being a full-functioned program that not only 
can rip but also copy CDs , burn CDs and convert files (for instance, from 
.mp3 to .wma and so forth(, seems like too much for Denise, but these all 
are capabilities that are regularly used by many or most people who are into 
this stuff, as I am.  But of course there's no need for her to get it if she 
doesn't expect to do any of those other things for a while.  A point in 
favor of the program is, as you must've noticed, it's only about $25 to 
become a registered user, and this for a program that's easily the equal, I 
think, of several others you hear mentioned a lot that cost twice to four 
times as much.

Last, I never reviewed the Poikasoft site to see what you noticed about the 
support, but in actuality, I've received free and very articulate English 
support several times via email from the developer himself, who like many 
sophisticated and educated Scandinavians (he's Finnish) is very fluent in 
English.

In any case, I agree that if all Denise wants to do is rip CDs to .mp3 for 
the moment, CDex remains entirely free of cost and very possible to master 
using a screen reader, and produces perfectly good results.  I have provided 
her the subscribe address of the pc-audio mailing list so that she can go 
there and ask all the basic questions about ripping and how to make the best 
settings in the options menu of CDex, which can be a bit overwhelming for a 
newbie, even if they'd settle for the very simplest configuration.

Best,
Joel
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ed Barnes" <edbarnes at gov.nl.ca>
To: <gui-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, May 17, 2006 7:46 PM
Subject: [gui-talk] CDEX vs CD Extractor Discussion


Hi Joel, Denise, and anyone else following this discussion.
Here's the answer to your question.
The original versions of CDEX were actually called CD Extractor if memory 
serves correctly, I'm thinking this was around 1998 or 1999, I just remember 
that it while I was in university at the time and that's when I started 
using the program.
Also, I checked out the web site you sent and found that 1 that you had to 
purchase the other program, 2 it had way more features than Denise needed, 
and 3 based upon what I saw on the web site I would not recommend the 
program you suggested for simple conversion of audio tracks to mp3 format.
The reason I would not recommend it, number 3 above is simply because while 
they will sell their program to English-speaking users it is evident that 
their customer support and customer service portal is only available in a 
foreign language, either Finnish or Sweedish.
I hope this is helpful, Ed.


> ----- Original Message -----
>From: "Joel Deutsch" <jdeutsch at dslextreme.com
>To: "NFBnet GUI Talk Mailing List" <gui-talk at nfbnet.org
>Date: Tue, 16 May 2006 22:33:03 -0700
>Subject: Re: [gui-talk] Looking for cd extractor

>Ed,
>I don't get it.  She said "CD Extractor."  Now, I have CDex, too.
But how
>did you infer that she meant CDex?  I surely didn't.  I see the
word
>"extractor," and I assume she must be misnaming the only such
program I know
>with the word "extractor" in its name.

>oh, well.  I did mention CDex to her, too.
>CD/




Ed Barnes
Computer Support Specialist - Dept of Education
Confederation complex, 3rd floor, west block.
Box 8700, St. John's NL Canada A1B 4J6
Ph 709-729-6999 / Fx 709-729-5896
edbarnes at gov.nl.ca

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