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1• Record your LP records as MP3 files

By Jonathan Walker. There's no reason why you can't listen to your vinyl import of the Beatles' White Album on your iPod.

2• Cyberwalker.com Frequently Asked Questions

By . Are you having difficulties finding your way around our site? We have the answers to your questions right here.

3• Create audio CDs with MP3 files

By Jonathan Walker. When you want to play your MP3s on a standard CD player, you need an audio CD of them.

4• How to fix USB mouse problems

By Andy Walker. As USB becomes a popular fixture on computers, we need to learn how to trouble shoot them.

5• Serial Port

By Andy Walker. Serial Ports explained, with an image to help you identify them.

6• Need to send a huge file? Shrink it!

By Andy Walker. Sending large e-mail attachments has never been easier.

7•  How to remove unwanted pop-up ads

By Andy Walker. Stop spying software from installing without permission.

8• How to clean up Windows 98 start up

By Andy Walker. Keep your zippy wonder box tidy for continued fast performance.

9• What's connected to a computer? All about peripherals

By Andy Walker. Wondering what is connected to your PC through all those cables? Here is the skinny on computer peripherals.

10• How to use a cellular phone to go online with your laptop

By Andy Walker. Cell phones can be used for more than just making phone calls.

11• Never lose your e-mail address book again.

By Andy Walker. E-mail addresses are today's phone numbers.

12• How to remove spyware

By Andy Walker. Has your computer started running slowly or just plain acting strange? You may have spyware.

13• Ready, aim, snap - and edit

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

14• Making your MP3 files mobile

By Jonathan Walker. You don't have to be chained to your PC to listen to your MP3 files.

15• How to print your bookmarks

By Andy Walker. You want to print your bookmarks but there's no obvious way to do it.

16• How to grab text in PDF files

By Andy Walker. This popular online file format is everywhere.

17• How to choose a power strip

By Andy Walker. With all the power cables that go along with running a computer, a power strip is essential.

18• ZIP? BinHex? UUencode? What's that?

By Andy Walker. What are these compression codes and how do they work?.

19• Computer basics: Devices that can connect to a computer

By Andy Walker. There are all sorts of nifty devices you can connect to a computer.

20• Odds and sods in helpful hints

By Andy Walker. Cyberwalker musings.

21• Can you link a Vista box to an XP machine? Yes, you can

By Jason Kerluck. Short of upgrading your more mature computer from XP to Vista (and who would want to do that, right?), rere's relatively simple - but somewhat involved - recipe how to create a network (computers linked together) so that your XP computer and your Vista computer can communicate with each other, keeping you AND both of your computers happy.

22• Portable player gone wild

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

23• Blu-ray knocks out HD DVD

By Jason Kerluck. As format wars go, this one was as brief as it was bitter.

24• Sound and pictures: all the rage: 1

By Chris Ricci. Some audio and video formats are better than others, and it's good to know which are which, and which will work for you .

25• How to deal with a PDF file

By Andy Walker. What is a PDF? Cyberwalker walks you through its definition and how it is used.

26• High-math behind high-definition

By Andy Walker. High-definition TV is based on involved mathematical calculations.

27• FAT facts for partitioners

By Andy Walker. For those who are curious what FAT or FAT32 is, here you go.

28• 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.

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

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

30• 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.

31• Getting patches off Microsoft's site can be tough

By Andy Walker. Downloading software patches from websites can sometimes be difficult to do.

32• Camera with bells and whistles

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

33• Cyberwalker Radio Episode 036

By . January 16th, 2006: Highlights from CES, and listener questions.



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