Now that I have a Linux file server with Samba up and running, I’ve decided to tackle the next project; ripping my 500+ CDs and putting them in a digital archive. I honestly don’t know how many I actually have, but I think it’s somewhere to close to 500.

I had two goals when I started the project. First and foremost, I was tired of not have all my music at the tips of my fingers when I was either at my computer or downstairs. Second, was to liberate my office from the space that two huge CD racks were taking up.

I’m not going to sell them like some people do when they digitize their music, but I fully intend on boxing them all up (maybe with the exception of a few display CDs) and putting them in storage.

It’s certainly a time consuming task and not something that you can do in a weekend but I know the end goal will be worth it. I can now finally see the end of the tunnel. I’ve just completed CD number 376. Only 130 or so to go…