How to install software on a netbook from a CD?

Not exactly a software development tip but a very useful one: If you have a netbook, you probably don't have a CD drive. How can you install a software with a CD installation? When I searched the web for a solution I found all kinds of suggestions like buying a portable CD with USB drive (the whole idea was buying a cheap computer, not having to start purchasing accessories), or use special applications for moving the content of the CD to a portable disk. Then my partner came up with an excellent and simple idea: after connection the netbook to the network, put the CD in one of the other computers on the same network, and share the CD drive. Then I could access the CD from the network and install all I needed.