Utility to Append a CDRW disc wanted

I spoke to an Apple technician regarding how to add files to a disc and then be able to add additional files at a later date. He explained that you must use the disc utility feature. Using the Finder will lock the disc immediately after adding a file. Is there a simpler way to add files to a CDRW disc and make it look and feel like a standard hard drive? Much like Roxio's Drag and Drop on the PC. I am not looking for a software package that does other things. What is the best utility to perform this?
Thanks

You don't need a utility...here's how to do it...
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=DiskUtility/10.5/en/duh1749.html
But one thing I can add which I found out after a lot of frustration. Everytime you add new files it will make a new disk image for that batch of files. So that means that you'll see more than one image appear on your desktop. You need to click through them to find which one you want. In other words, it may appear that you're not really adding files when in reality you are.

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