what is a bin file, and how do I use it?

I think it relates somehow to burning a CD, but I'm not sure.

the .bin extension just stands for binary. It can be anything from firmware for hardware, to BIOS 's.

In this case it stores an image of a CD. To burn the CD you need the cuesheet.

The cuesheet will just store information about the tracks of the CD and where they are in the .bin file.

You can make the .cue file in a text editor yourself. Heres an example:

FILE "file.BIN" BINARY <--File.bin is the bin file
TRACK 01 MODE1/2352 <--Standard Mode for data tracks. Can vary.
INDEX 01 00:00:00 <-The time the track starts.

However, this is for a 1 track data CD.

You can also mount the .bin file with a virtual drive using daemon tools or clondcd's virtual drive.

Thanks. That's what I needed to know.