business | Technology What exactly is 'ripping' a CD? The term "ripping CDs" means copying the individual song files from the CD to your computer so you can play them back on your Mac or Windows ...

The music video is the "Enhanced" part, but the way they structure the CD's makes them a royal PITA to play on a computer. IIRC, one way to get around it is to use a CD-ripping program like CDex ...

But what about all of the music CDs you already own? Your computer has the ability to rip the songs off a CD, convert them to MP3 files and store them to be played.

Optical drives let your computer read and interact with discs like CDs, DVDs, and Blu-rays. However, they're quickly becoming outdated.