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1• How to Clean out Unwanted Files Hidden on Your Hard Drive

By Andy Walker. There are many hidden files on a Windows computer.

2• Your family needs a computer?

By Andy Walker. Games, finances, digital photography, writing e-mails to Aunt Jennie: decide what you want to do first, then start looking around.

3• How to choose a microprocessor

By Andy Walker. Not all microprocessors are the same.

4• Learn Vista the easy way

By Cyberwalker staff. New DVD introduces computer enthusiasts to Windows Vista, Microsoft's new operating system.

5• Linus Torvalds' double life

By Andy Walker. Andy Walker catches up with Linux Torvalds in 2000 and talks to him about the operating system that changed his life and the computing world.

6• How to buy a small business PC

By Andy Walker. A business's computer needs are different from a home's.

7• Ready, aim, snap - and edit

By Chris Ricci. A host of photo editing suites is available via the web.

8• How to remove AOL from Windows System Tray

By Andy Walker. Removing icons from the system tray can be easy.

9• How to buy a laptop in 2004

By Andy Walker. Here are a few buying tips to think about before you spend your well-earned money on one.

10• Upgrade from Vista to XP?

By Jason Kerluck. Vista is a resource hog, and it's slow, and it's unstable, so why not replace it with good, old and reliable XP? Not so fast: this switch could pose a host of challenges, some of them almost impossible to overcome.

11• Screensavers bother you? Get rid of them!

By Andy Walker. If you want to delete a screensaver from your computer, this article will show you how to delete system screensavers as well as third-party ones.

12• More RAM can stop that grinding sound

By Jason Kerluck. Computer running slow? You can't get rid of any of the applications you've got installed because you need them all? Get yourself (and your computer) a tad more RAM.

13• Carry your world in your pocket

By Chris Ricci. Storing a computer's worth of data, moving it from computer to computer, has become a snap.

14• Get hackers out of your home

By Andy Walker. The arrival of broadband Internet access has opened up a new playground for hackers: home computers.

15• CA Anti-Spam 2007 makes sense

By Ted Gallardo. While relatively effective when cleaning up Microsoft's mail applications, this spam-killer won't work on e-mail applications from other makers.

16•  How to buy a notebook computer

By Andy Walker. Laptops have come a long way since their inception.

17• How to buy a laptop in 2005

By Andy Walker. Laptops have come a long way since they orginally came out.

18• Blogs give you a voice on the web

By Lucy Zhao. Bloggers should decide what they want to say first, and how they want to say it, second .

19• Should the web be like a family reunion?

By Andy Walker. You don't have to share your personal information with a site just because it tries to get it from you.

20• Imagine if your cat had an ip address

By Andy Walker. IPv6 is coming, and wow, that's a lot of numbers.

21• How to buy a small business computer in 2003

By Andy Walker. Purchasing a computer for a small business poses its own set of unique problems.

22• Wired ride

By Andy Walker. Intelligent tools and new technologies are making the driving experience safer, more productive for the business person, and more fun for the folks in the backseat.

23• CleanSweep cleans out web debris.

By Andy Walker. Adding CleanSweep to your computer is like getting a housekeeper for your PC - just give it the word, and it'll straighten things up for you.

24• Chip overclocking makes PC faster, but be careful.

By Andy Walker. Overclocking a PC doesn't make time go faster -- it makes your processor run faster than it was meant to.

25• Odds and sods in helpful hints

By Andy Walker. Cyberwalker musings.

26• Better safe than sorry

By Chris Blackwell. The more we depend on computers, the more we depend on their security.

27• Portable player gone wild

By Chris Ricci. An FM tuner, a memory card AND a television screen? That's future that's happening today.

28• Tips for the rookie scanner

By Andy Walker. So you've decided to buy yourself a scanner - congratulations! This article will help you go from scanning rookie to pro.

29• Pick a laptop to suit your needs

By Andy Walker. They come in all shapes and colors, but a smart buyer knows there are other points to consider before shelling out their hard-earned dollar.

30• Printing becomes fine art

By Andy Walker. There are all kinds of printers on the market, almost all of them are good, but only one is perfect for you.

31• Windows XP is here. Is it right for you?

By Andy Walker. Upgrading to a new computer operating system is always a big decision.

32• ICQ lets you communicate in real time.

By Andy Walker. ICQ is a powerful and fun tool for instant messaging, chats, broadcasts, even sending data, but there are a couple of issues you need to know about.

33• Send garbage where it belongs

By Chris Ricci. Get rid of software you won't need to reclaim precious hard drive space.

34• HDTV format war: whose side to take?

By Peter Ehm. Blu-ray and HDTV have both their pluses and minuses.

35• Keeping up with the Vistas of this world

By Peter Ehm. For whatever reason, Windows Vista way too often isn't familiar with some rather common (but older) applications.

36• LabRats #095: Trojan horses: ancient Greece going modern

By Cyberwalker staff. Never open an attachment that landed in your inbox from persons unknown, and better check with your friends when they send you something like that, if they really, really DID send the file that looks too good to be true.

37• How to clean your computer

By Andy Walker. A how to on keeping system damaging dirt down to a minimum.

38• How to reclaim your Windows 95 event sounds.

By Andy Walker. If you've gotten rid of your event sounds by mistake on your Windows 95 machine, follow these easy steps to get them back.

39•  Year 2000 fixes explained

By Andy Walker. Y2k will be Okay.

40• Unexplained sign-ons to the internet

By Andy Walker. If your computer goes online when you're not around, it may just be checking on a subscribed site.

41• Cheating your way through life: 1

By Chris Ricci. Gaming, music and video industries try to protect their property, but hackers beat their systems hands down: Part 1.

42• Internet socializing good and bad

By Jason Kerluck. New technology has changed the face of socializing and it's become more dangerous, especially for young people.

43• Save Memory with a Smaller CD-ROM Cache

By Andy Walker. If your CD-ROM has been stealing some of your system memory, you can take it back.

44• AMD Spider proves not all computers are equal

By Jason Kerluck. Computer games expose that even the best of computer-parts standards do not guarantee seamless operation.

45• Need a new photo printer?

By Peter Ehm. The field is wide, the choices are many.

46• Windows 98: Not as scary as many fear.

By Andy Walker. With each new OS comes some apprehension, which is normal.

47• Need help? Is help desk your best bet?

By Chris Ricci. Computer users often whine about the uselessness of technical support they would have expected to be swift, qualified and courteous.

48• Camera with bells and whistles

By Chris Ricci. Casio comes up with a versatile camera that does more than just take pictures.

49• Use your computer to help 9/11 victims

By Andy Walker. How can I help the victims of the World Trade Center disaster?.

50• We need more power like we need last year's snow

By Chris Ricci. Computer and software makers develop new products not to improve humankind's lot but, rather, to improve their balance sheets.



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