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1•  How to add a second hard drive

By Andy Walker. Need more hard drive space? Cyberwalker will tell you how to add more!.

2• Get rid of trash on your hard drive

By Andy Walker. Use these methods to find/delete hidden and unwanted files to maximize your hard drive space.

3• Minimize wireless interference

By Andy Walker. An article about the effects of home electronics on your Wi-Fi connection.

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

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

5• 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.

6• Compare Vista versions

By Andy Walker. Did you know there are nine versions of Windows Vista? Here's a breakdown.

7• How to shop for a sound card for your computer

By Andy Walker. There are all types of sound cards available on the market today.

8• Two monitors on one computer . . . Is that possible?

By Andy Walker. Yes, it is possible, but you need to know Windows 98's limitations concerning the whole idea.

9•  How to remove unwanted pop-up ads

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

10• How to remove spyware

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

11•  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.

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• How to reinstall Mac OS X

By Andy Walker. You may find some bad apples even among the vaunted Macintoshes.

14• 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.

15• 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.

16• How to solve audio error messages

By Andy Walker. Windows 95 sound driver is out of date.

17• RSS: it's really simple

By Chris Ricci. New technologies expand the horizons for new media.

18• 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.

19• Facebook: primer for concerned parents

By Andy Walker. Kids are busy using the social networking site and parents have been left in the dark.

20• Don't throw anything away: Part 2

By Chris Ricci. New programs and applications devour memory galore.

21• 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?.

22• CMOS changes necessary to fix game card

By Andy Walker. If you're having problems installing new sound or video cards, this article may help you.

23• Real alarm? Hoax?

By Andy Walker. With so many viruses and hoaxes floating around the internet these days, it's more important than ever to learn about how to know what is coming into your email inbox.

24• 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.

25• 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.

26• Upgraded 486 will never perform like a Pentium

By Andy Walker. No one wants to hear these words, but sometimes it's the plain truth.

27• Plug-n-Play efforts

By Andy Walker. Upgrading your computer can be a serious undertaking.

28• Trick your computer out of its wits

By Chris Ricci. A few tricks can make you a wizard who wins each and every computer game and gets so much out of the media even its authors had no idea it could be done.

29• The faster the refresh rate, the better the picture

By Andy Walker. Response time is better measurement than refresh rate, but in both cases it remans a fact that crisper viewing means less tired eyes, fewer headaches.

30•  Windows and its versions up through Windows 2000

By Andy Walker. Here's an overview of where Windows has been and where it's going.

31• Imagine if your cat had an ip address

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

32• 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.

33• Applications ignore one another

By Chris Ricci. Office programs are often incompatible, but you can now get around the challenge.

34• Fry, baby, fry -- MMX inferno

By Andy Walker. If you're upgrading your computer, make sure all the components are compatible.

35•  Old DOS disk works on Windows, but it's risky

By Andy Walker. Many of us have old software lying around from earlier operating systems.

36• Screensavers have pluses and minuses

By Chris Ricci. They do help protect your monitor from screen burn-in, but beware many third-party screensavers: they carry loads of spyware and adware.

37• 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.

38• Odds and sods in helpful hints

By Andy Walker. Cyberwalker musings.

39• Have gadgets, will travel

By Andy Walker. It used to be we'd travel out of eagerness to see new places and meet new people.

40• Get organized with a handheld computer

By Andy Walker. Need to get organized, and need some advice of which hand-held will help you reach your goals? This guide will help you decide which hand-held computer is best for you.

41• Responses to Back Orifice 2000

By Andy Walker. Hackers released Back Orifice 2000, and the good guys had a fix out within a few days.

42• Blame video card for computer's strange behavior.

By Andy Walker. If your computer screen freezes often, or you have other video-related issues, this guide will help you update your video card drivers.

43• Blu-ray knocks out HD DVD

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

44• 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.

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

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

46• Power Toys to the rescue

By Andy Walker. Incomplete uninstallations can leave a program's name on your programs list.

47• Parallels Desktop 3.0 for Mac

By Randy Walker. Many computer users like Windows applications so much, they want to be able to run them even on Mac computers.

48• LabRats #096: How to stay safe on the road

By Cyberwalker staff. A primer on how to keep your data to yourself in spaces where anyone can read over your shoulder.

49• It's a small web, after all

By Andy Walker. We no longer shake hands.

50• Direct cable connection: How to link two machines

By Andy Walker. A real easy way to link two home computers together.



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