How would I go about copying a DVD to my computer? Can I use my internal DVD player to rip it, or do I need some special program? Or even worse, would I have to buy a DVD-RW or DVD-R?

Music, movies, and books have gone from physical objects to digital files over the past 10 years, and computer designs have changed with the times. A lot of computers — laptops, all-in-ones, and ...