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1• How to Add RAM
By Andy Walker. Got questions about adding memory to your computer? We've got the answers.
2• Reformat and Reinstall: FAQs
By Andy Walker. Reformatting and reinstalling: What? When? Why? Where? How? You're in the right place for the answers to those questions and more.
3• Where to find your IP address
By Andy Walker. If you need to know your IP address and you're having trouble finding it, here's a how-to that makes it easy.
4• Survivor tools
By Staff. More and more websites are available now that can ferret out viruses and spyware on your computer.
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6• Rename your router or be hacked
By Andy Walker. Change the factory settings on your home network router when you set it up.
7• How to fix Windows disk defragmenter if it stalls
By Andy Walker. Defragmenting your hard drive is recommended maintenance for your computer.
8• How to find an e-mail address
By Andy Walker. Trying to locate a long-lost friend by looking for an e-mail address? Elementary, my dear Watson.
9• How to remove unwanted pop-up ads
By Andy Walker. Stop spying software from installing without permission.
10• Opening photos that come in your e-mail is easy
By Andy Walker. If Auntie Jennie e-mailed you that old photograph of you naked in the bathtub, could you open it? Would you want to? Learn how, as the CyberWalker shows you the ropes.
11• How to clean out Internet files
By Andy Walker. Cookies aren't just delicious snacks anymore.
12• The future of chip technology
By Andy Walker. Moore's Law has about a decade before chipmakers start running out of ways to miniaturize silicon wafers, but new non-silicon chips may save the day.
13• Grisoft's AVG Anti-Virus (Free Edition)
By Ted Gallardo. You get more than you've paid for: yes, Grisoft's AVG Anti-Virus free edition lacks dedicated technical support, but it does keep your computer clean, and that's what matters most.
14• Hijacked browser? Fix it!
By Andy Walker. One technique used by spyware is to hijack your internet browser.
15• Keeping home net routers safe
By Andy Walker. Most home network owners never delve inside their routers to use the hidden security settings that can be used to lock down a network nice and tight.
16• Here's what you need for your personal home office
By Andy Walker. If you need to buy equipment for your home office, here are some Cyberwalker recommendations.
17• Keeping drivers up-to-date
By Andy Walker. Get the story here about what drivers are, the importance of keeping them up-to-date, and how to go about it.
18• Uniblue's SpyEraser 2
By Jason Kerluck. There are many anti-spyware applications out there and it's wise to use more than one of them because there are many spyware writers out there.
19• Should I upgrade to the Windows XP operating system?
By Andy Walker. To move up to XP or not to move up to XP -- that is the question.
20• Lavasoft's Ad-Aware 2007
By Ted Gallardo. One of the first applications out of the anti-spyware wars gates, Lavasoft is still going strong.
21• Avira AntiVir PersonalEdition Classic AntiVirus
By Ted Gallardo. It is straightforward and easy-to-use and navigate, but it does tend to get lost from time to time.
22• Grisoft's AVG Anti-Spyware Free
By Ted Gallardo. A solid, dependable anti-spyware application that is easy for any level of computer user.
23• Carbonite Online Backup
By Jason Kerluck. Carbonite offers an uncomplicated way to save whatever you need to save on your computer before tragedy strikes and your hard drive goes kaput.
24• Learn to defeat spam
By Andy Walker. Spam is a modern day plague.
25• How to fix web link errors
By Andy Walker. If you're having trouble reaching certain web pages on the Internet, and you know they were there before, here are some helpful tips to get you to your destinations.
26• Upgrading to Windows 98
By Andy Walker. Upgrading your OS almost always leads to a headache or two.
27• Get rid of Internet debris
By Andy Walker. Internet files can clog your drive space.
28• 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.
29• To move to Windows XP, you'll need to upgrade your RAM
By Andy Walker. If you are looking at using Windows XP, you may need to upgrade your RAM.
30• CA Internet Security Suite 2007: go for it
By Ted Gallardo. Fighting viruses, spyware and spam behind one firewall is rather attractive but ability to concentrate its controls into one spot would be even more helpful.
31• Symantec's Norton AntiVirus 2007
By Ted Gallardo. While it does what it promises to do, and then some, this version of Norton's AntiVirus hogs too many resources and slows your computer down.
32• Yep, it's a virus.
By Andy Walker. Just when you thought it was safe to relax your computer security, you find out you were wrong about that.
33• Alwil Software's avast! 4 Home Edition AntiVirus
By Ted Gallardo. Blending two tasks, such as antivirus protection and adware/spyware blocking may sound nice, but it slows you down .
34• Video Newsletter: Multi-core processors demystified
By Andy Walker. Computers have more than one brain these days.
35• How to fool e-mail worms and stop them cold
By Andy Walker. Sometimes there are little tricks you can do to keep viruses at bay, but are they worth it?.
36• Help for network hookup
By Andy Walker. One of your Win95 machines has become disconnected from your network.
37• Sometimes frightening virus warnings are just hoaxes.
By Andy Walker. Anyone who has emailed much at all has probably fallen prey to at least one emailed hoax.
38• What's behind the file extensions?
By Andy Walker. They come in all sorts.
39• E-commerce imports tax Canadians
By Andy Walker. If you're buying items over the Internet, it's important to be aware of what your tax liabilities may be.
40• Be the master of your e-mail
By Andy Walker. Pick the e-mail you want, not the one your browser wants.
41• Safer Networking's Spybot - Search & Destroy
By Ted Gallardo. Simple, straightforward, easy to use, this is one of the few applications to offer a free real-time protection monitor.
42• How to buy a new computer to suit your needs
By Jason Kerluck. Before even entering the store, sit down and decide what it is you'll need your new computer for.
43• Trialware anti-virus program misses virus
By Andy Walker. Trial versions of software are great for "try before you buy", but if you want to get the full benefit, it only makes sense to get the full version.
44• How to protect yourself against the Love Bug
By Andy Walker. The Love Bug, a/k/a the "I Love You" virus, is one of the latest in an annoyingly persistent series of viruses with malicious payloads.
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46• CA Anti-Spyware 2007: old friend's back
By Ted Gallardo. Its predecessor, eTrust PestPatrol, used to be more robust, but still, this application is one of the musts these days.
47• Beware Internet crime
By Chris Ricci. Your information is a valuable commodity and the better you protect it, the safer you are.
48• A beautiful Vista with a word of caution
By Andy Walker. New OS certainly an improvement over the older ones, including XP, and it does wow most of the time, but it still has a ways to go before becoming an ideal.
49• CA Anti-Virus 2007 a must tool
By Ted Gallardo. The layout of the settings window is easy to use, navigate and understand, but the help file, while helpful, should be an integral part of the controls.
50• Inkjet and laser: a printer primer
By Peter Ehm. As we've entered the self-service era in photography, it's important to know whether we prefer inkjet or laser printer.