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It's nice sometimes to get a program with a user's manual. And I'm not talking about the six-page user's pamphlet that is so common today, I'm talking about the epic manuals of old. Big, thick, heavy, and complete, with Gone With The Wind-like ambition and sweep. That's what comes with Asimware Innovations' justreleased HotBurn 1.0 recording software for Windows 95/98/NT. Asimware has for years supplied the Amiga user commu nity with its MasterISO software, and now they are supporting Windows 95, 98, and NT with HotBurn. Of course, an excellent manual is not necessarily indication of an excellent program, but in this case there is a close correlation. The exhaustive manual is just the beginning of the comprehensive help available with this CD recording product and the satisfying user experience it delivers.
installation and operation: like a heat wave
HotBurn comes on CD and installs easily. Once started, the graphical main screen gives the user several choices. The main screen is more like a Java script Web menu with animated text and graphics than a normal Windows program window. The screen offers the user several choices in three categories: Wizards, Layout Managers, and Other Options. The self-explanatory Wizards are Create a Data CD, Create an Audio CD, Copy a CD, Erase a CD-RW Disc, and Perform a System Test. The Wizards for each task are easily navigable and always give the user a chance to change preferences while stepping through the Wizard. The program takes care to make sure that your recording endeavors are successful. It detects whether the screen saver is on or not and suggests that you turn it off [although todays PCs are capable of burning through a screen saver initiation, and many...