Home
Site Search
Articles
Displaying 33 Articles/s matching your search query out of 762 Articles,
1• How to update a driver
By Staff. When you change your operating system, such as upgrade from XP to Vista, some of your peripheral equipment will be upset.
2• Your BIOS needs facelift, too
By Andy Walker. If you need to update your BIOS and you have a flash BIOS chip, no worries.
3• How to fix Windows disk defragmenter if it stalls
By Andy Walker. Defragmenting your hard drive is recommended maintenance for your computer.
4• What's inside a computer?
By Andy Walker. Not exactly sure what makes your computer work? All those parts seem too complicated to understand? This article will help you understand what makes a computer go.
5• 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.
6• Fix power management with a BIOS update
By Andy Walker. Fixing power management issues with a BIOS update can be a daunting task, but it doesn't have to be.
7• How to filter spam on popular email programs
By Andy Walker. If your inbox is stuffed full of unwanted emails read on to see how to alleviate your spam issue.
8• Vista makes networking easier
By Andy Walker. Unlike previous Windows operating systems, Vista lets users set up their networks with relative ease.
9• 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.
10• Motherboard search is like a blue plate special.
By Andy Walker. How do I get the best computer component around? What do I buy, and from whom? Cyberwalker shares a little down-home wisdom he learned about shopping.
11• How to fix Windows time problems
By Andy Walker. An incorrect clock is a serious annoyance.
12• What's behind the file extensions?
By Andy Walker. They come in all sorts.
13• Computer Basics: What is inside a computer?
By Andy Walker. If you are new to computing, all those parts inside a computer may be really intimidating.
14• Forcing Windows to obey
By Andy Walker. What to do when your Windows 95 or 98 system won't completely shut down when you tell it to.
15• Computer Basics for Newcomers to Computers
By Andy Walker. We all need to start learning at the beginning.
16• 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.
17• Imagine if your cat had an ip address
By Andy Walker. IPv6 is coming, and wow, that's a lot of numbers.
18• 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.
19• A remote control of your dreams
By Chris Ricci. It's not for those who can't program a VCR, but for even a borderline geek, this is a dream-come-true device.
20• Portable player gone wild
By Chris Ricci. An FM tuner, a memory card AND a television screen? That's future that's happening today.
21• What kind of printer is right for you?
By Andy Walker. We all have different needs, and different printers will fill them.
22• Windows XP is here. Is it right for you?
By Andy Walker. Upgrading to a new computer operating system is always a big decision.
23• Class system fouls up fax.
By Andy Walker. Learn the difference between Class 1 and Class 2 fax machines.
24• Pentium III will boost multimedia functionality.
By Andy Walker. Upgrades in computer components are coming at an alarming rate.
25• Vista: a greedy little devil
By Jason Kerluck. Microsoft's (relatively) new operating system can be as it beautiful as a program can get, but - just like princesses in fairy tales - it requires considerable help from your computer before it even begins thinking of operating smoothly.
26• Eyewear, your link to the world
By Chris Ricci. They're right out of the latest Terminator movie: glasses that carry a phone, an MP3 player, keep your eyes safe from UV rays, and still let you see through them.
27• Camera with bells and whistles
By Chris Ricci. Casio comes up with a versatile camera that does more than just take pictures.
28• Get rid of the cable clutter, use Bluetooth
By Peter Ehm. Bluetooth's short-range wireless technology allows many different devices to wirelessly communicate with each other, eliminating the need for communication cables and leaving workspaces less tangled.
29• Remember iPhone, it's worth it
By Andy Walker. Apple unveils a smart phone that has got most of the things a computer geek on the go needs, and then some.
30• The basics of satellite radio
By Andy Walker. Satellite radio service gives listeners tons of choices, but it still has a ways to go to become a really comfortable (and useful) gadget.
31• Games not just a kids' phenomenon
By Jason Kerluck. Many shrug computer games off just as a silly diversion teenage boys use to waste their time.
32• Games people play
By Jason Kerluck. Computer games have become part and parcel of today's computerized culture, but players should be aware of their rating: some of them are good for kids, others aren't.
33• Games have come a long way
By Jason Kerluck. Most of us don't even remember the text-based games people used to entertain themselves with a mere quarter of a century ago.