Compact disks are a handy means of storing both information and audio. Alas, computers don't have multiple CD changers so that you could pick your way through seven different CDs without having to refer to your music collection, eject an old CD and insert a new one. What's the way out? Digitize your collection and have it handy right on your PC in MP3, WMA or Ogg Vorbis file format. Use Fast CD Ripper for that.
     Fast CD Ripper is a tool that lets you rip audio CDs and save tracks in any of the following sound formats: MP3, WMA, Ogg Vorbis or WAV. The tool features a pretty and easy-to-use Windows XP-style interface. Once you load a CD for ripping, you can access the free CDDB to get all the information about this particular disk and spare yourself the effort to type it in yourself. Then you can pick the sound format and the tracks to be ripped, adjust its particular settings and specify the output directory, and voila - sit back and watch the progress of the operation.
     The trial period of the program is just 14 days; there's a nag screen at startup but no feature limitations whatsoever. Try it now and see for yourself.