The tool that we're going to use is called Reconstructor, which is a free webapp that lets you roll your own Ubuntu and Debian live CDs. The first step is to sign up for an account at Reconstructor.

Do you want to perk up your music collection? If you have a computer, you can create, in less than an hour, a CD that you can play on your stereo. Maybe you want to make a mood mix to capture that ...

[ Editor’s Note: This article is an excerpt from The Macintosh iLife ’04 by Jim Heid (2004; reprinted by permission of Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Peachpit Press). ] The iPod and iTunes are ...