[Photo: Paul Rea] I must have some 300-CDs and DVDs full of archived music, anime, and movies lying around. I know I should probably move the data over to hard drives before they degrade. But it’s a ...

I know how to solder, but I do not always want to solder, and I think there are a lot of folks like me. Even if the act itself can be done (and undone, and redone), the friction of hauling out the ...