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CD Freaks is the ultimate resource for anyone interested in digital storage and delivery technologies. The website is online for over 8 years and has become a trusted source for daily news, reviews and background information on digital storage products. With a network containing all important companies in the industry, CD Freaks is able to bring the latest trends and market information first.

CD Freaks strives to be recognized as the premier online source for unbiased information relating to digital storage and delivery technologies. To insure our future growth, we challenge ourselves to always be at the forefront of technology and to continue to provide a community where visitors, volunteers, enthusiasts and professionals alike, are motivated to share information and knowledge together.

Where would we be without our great team of skilled people that contribute to this website every day. We are pleased to introduce to you our regular team members.

Our frontpage staff is divided in the following teams:
News Team
The people that bring the news
What is the latest news from the digital industry? What is happening regarding laws, what new devices are coming to the market? Our news teams informs our visitors about the latest developments in the digital storage industry!
Sean Byrne
News Coordinator
Sean Byrne -

After being a Senior Editor for over three years, Sean is now the News Coordinator of CD Freaks. When he joined the news team in 2003 he still had time for his satellite hobby. Currently this time is occupied by writing news stories or doing reviews. His years of experience have made him a valuable and respected team member with a wide knowledge on many subjects. Copy protections are his favorite subjects to write about and he is an expert on DVD Video Recorders. After work his broad computer knowledge is also put at use as he voluntarily fixes home computers.


Review Team EMEA
Our team from Europe, Asia and the Middle East that write reviews
So many digital storage devices out there, but which one is suitable for your needs? How do you find out which features it has and most important how well does it perform? Our review teams inform our visitors on what a devices does well and what it doesn’t so they'll never buy a bad device again!
Jan Svihus
Review Coordinator EMEA
Jan Svihus -

After visiting our website for many years, Jan decided to become active in 2004. Since then he has been in charge of our review team Europe, Middle-East and Asia. Jan's main tasks are coordinating the team and creating and publishing reviews and articles. Jan maintains relationships with nearly every major eletronics firm and loves the challenge of building a team that enjoys what it does.
Wendy Collins
Senior Reviewer
Wendy Collins-Robertson -

Since January 2005 Wendy Collins is working on reviews at CD Freaks. Her excellent knowledge on optical media, hardware and software has resulted in many articles. The challenge of creating an interesting and accurate article, and working in a team of enthusiastic and knowledgeable people is her drive to spend a lot of time on CD Freaks. Since the start of our devices section Wendy took up the task to coordinate the devices team and now makes sure CD Freaks has the most complete and up to date digital storage devices product database.

Senior Reviewer
Scott Wilks -

In 2004 Scott joined our review team. His main interest is still creating the best burns on a CD-R but with movies a hobby the swap to DVD will be unavoidable. Scott uses his years of experience with computers to write articles and enjoys that they are read by our many visitors.
Herbert Klausner
Senior Reviewer
Herbert Klausner -

Since October 2004, Herbert is a reviewer at CD Freaks.com. With an interest in optical storage in general (CD, DVD, BD and HD-DVD), media testing and burning software, he is working for the right website. His main tasks on the website are reviewing and writing news together our international team. Herbert comes from Austria and likes to work with people from everywhere around the world. Besides his CD Freaks work he tries to spend time with his family and to sport.

Lin
Reviewer
Lin Pearson -

In October 2006 the EMEA CD Freaks Review Team was joined by another member from the United Kingdom, Lin. While she was already working on the forum where she takes care of the Living Room and Blank Media Forums, she is now also one of our expert reviewers. Besides continuing to expand her knowledge of DVD burners, blank media and the latest technologies she also likes to listen to music. Since the start of the media section at CD Freaks, Lin has been involved. With her expert knowledge on digital storage media she was the first choice to coordinate the media team.

Review Team North America
From North America they write reviews

So many digital storage devices out there, but which one is suitable for your needs? How do you find out which features it has and most important how well does it perform? Our review teams inform our visitors on what a devices does well and what it doesn’t so they'll never buy a bad device again!

Zevi A.
Review Coordinator North America
Zevi A. -

Zevi is from the United States and works at CD Freaks since July 2005. With his interest in optical drive and media he has the right job as being a reviewer where he can test the combination of various optical drives with various media. Being one of our skilled reviewers he still has time for his hobbies, computers, cars, outdoor activities and bridge.


Kip
Senior Reviewer
Kip R.

Kip joined the North America review team in November 2006. He enjoys reviewing software and optical drives; and has been publishing several articles in different forums. Being retired he finds he has time for his reviews, his wife as well as his new toy: a 2007 Harley-Davidson, Electra Glide Classic.


Doug S.
Senior Reviewer
Doug S.

In September 2006, Doug joined our North America review team. His main interest are testing optical drives, media and softwares. He loves experimenting with new drives as well. Beyond his CD Freaks work, he still spends his time with families, volleyball and gaming.


Serge
Reviewer
Serge V.

Serge is a software engineer. His hobbies include red cars, green motorcycles, Heisenberg compensators, Pokemon cards and programming algorithms. (He gets paid for the last one.) He is an obsessive-compulsive buyer of optical drives and media, and a member of the North America team since October 2006.


Software Team
They keep track of all software

What digital storage devices are currently available on the market? What is the best software for me? What features does each software have, where can I purchase it? The CD Freaks Software Team is responsible for an extensive and complete overview of all digital storage software available on the market, so user can find the software they need.

Herbert Klausner
Software Coordinator
Herbert Klausner -

Since October 2004, Herbert is a reviewer at CD Freaks.com and since the launch of the software section he has become our software team coordinator. With an interest in optical storage in general (CD, DVD, BD and HD-DVD), media testing and burning software, he is working for the right website. His main tasks on the website is making sure our software database is complete and up-to-date, reviewing and writing news together with our international team. Herbert comes from Austria and likes to work with people from everywhere around the world. Besides his CD Freaks work he tries to spend time with his family and to sport.


Software Editors
Alan Davidson -

Alan is from the Unites States and joined the CD Freaks staff in September 2006. Since January 2007 he is an active member of the Software Team and helps to keep the Software Section up-to-date. Alan is working in the mainframe computer parts and warantee field. In his free time, he spends most of the time with computers and Software development.


Devices Team
Filling worlds largest digital storage devices database

What digital storage devices are currently available on the market? What is the best device for me? What features does each device have, where can I purchase it? The CD Freaks Devices Team is responsible for an extensive and complete overview of all digital storage devices available on the market, so our users can select the exact device they need.

Wendy Collins
Devices Coordinator
Wendy Collins-Robertson -

Since January 2005 Wendy Collins is working on reviews at CD Freaks. Her excellent knowledge on optical media, hardware and software has resulted in many articles. The challenge of creating an interesting and accurate article, and working in a team of enthusiastic and knowledgeable people is her drive to spend a lot of time on CD Freaks. Since the start of our devices section Wendy took up the task to coordinate the devices team and now makes sure CD Freaks has the most complete and up to date digital storage devices product database.


Devices Editor
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Become a member of the Devices Team and help maintaining the largest database of digital storage products in the world. Help other people find information on a device they purchase, are planning to purchase or need help with.


Media Team
Maintainers of the media database

What media is currently available on the market? What is the best media for me, where can I purchase it? The CD Freaks Media Team is responsible for an extensive and complete overview of all media available on the market, so our users can select the exact media they need.

Lin
Media Coordinator
Lin Pearson -

In October 2006 the EMEA CD Freaks Review Team was joined by another member from the United Kingdom, Lin. While she was already working on the forum where she takes care of the Living Room and Blank Media Forums, she is now also one of our expert reviewers. Besides continuing to expand her knowledge of DVD burners, blank media and the latest technologies she also likes to listen to music. Since the start of the media section at CD Freaks, Lin has been involved. With her expert knowledge on digital storage media she was the first choice to coordinate the media team.


Media Editor
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New media is released every time. Join the media team and take care of the largest CD, DVD, Blu-ray and HD-DVD media database on the internet.

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