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1• How to add a slave drive

By Andy Walker. Don't be baffled by those tiny switches (and their tiny labels) on your computer's case.

2• How to repair your MBR

By Andy Walker. The boot process is quite mysterious and not always logical.

3• Compare Vista versions

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

4• 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.

5• Keeping your data safe

By Peter Ehm. Since the time of tapes or unending boxes of floppies all the way to storing critical data on alternate media, our lives have become safer.

6• Be wary of the Hare virus.

By Andy Walker. Some viruses are set to launch themselves on a scheduled date or to be triggered by certain events.

7• 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.

8• How to repair your master boot record if it's infected with a virus

By Andy Walker. Learn how to fix, recover and repair the master boot record if it is infected with a virus.

9• Beware Internet crime

By Chris Ricci. Your information is a valuable commodity and the better you protect it, the safer you are.

10• OSGI yi yi

By Andy Walker. Firmware updates for everybody!.

11• 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.

12• An easy guide to associating files with Windows programs

By Andy Walker. Sometimes a computer needs help deciding what program to use when opening files.

13• Send garbage where it belongs

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

14• Best resolutions for scanning still photos

By Andy Walker. Let Cyberwalker help take the guesswork out of scanner resolution settings.

15• Blogging our way through life

By Andy Walker. This new technology allows us all to express ourselves before the world, sharing our views and secrets, even.

16• Blu-ray vs. HD DVD: new format war's on

By Jason Kerluck. Just like in the Betamax vs.

17• Cyberwalker Radio Episode 047

By Staff. Originally Aired May 1st, 2007: Spring Fever, HD DVD price cuts and of course, caller questions.

18• Math for couch potatoes: how to get the best view

By Andy Walker. Complicated formula, C2TVD, defines how to calculate the precise distance between yourself and your TV screen using just your fingers and your toes.

19• 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.

20• Cyberwalker Radio Episode 050

By Staff. Originally Aired May 29th, 2007: Lots of Television questions, Windows Vista and what to do with a full hard drive.

21• HDTV format war: whose side to take?

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

22• Blu-ray knocks out HD DVD

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

23• High-math behind high-definition

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

24• 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.

25• 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.

26• LabRats #093: at New Media Expo 2007, II

By Cyberwalker staff. Podcasts are here to stay, their creators believe, and numbers seem to indicate they know whereof they speak.

27• LabRats #092: at New Media Expo 2007, I

By Cyberwalker staff. Podcasts are another new media foray into the world of news and entertainment information.

28• Different physics, different pictures

By Andy Walker. Plasma screen works better for larger screens, while LCD offers a sharper picture, something only snob and purists will appreciate.

29• High-definition changes with each passing day

By Andy Walker. It makes no sense to delay and procrastinate: the HDTV set you buy will be obsolete by the time you leave the store, anyhow.

30• 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.

31• Computer screens ahead of the times

By Andy Walker. It's the content you download that may or may not be high-definition compliant, but your computer's resolution capability is right there.

32• Camera with bells and whistles

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

33• Power: a good servant, an awful master

By Peter Ehm. Surge protectors and Uninterruptible Power Supply units (UPS) can save your computer and your sanity, too.

34• 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.

35• LabRats #080: HD DVD

By Cyberwalker staff. High-definition TV we know, now, welcome to the world of high-definition DVD.

36• Cyberwalker Radio Episode 035

By . January 2nd, 2006: iPods, RAZRs and dual monitors.

37• 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.

38• Rear-projection screens an affordable option

By Andy Walker. You can't hang rear-projection screens on the wall, but you can move them around with ease.

39• 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.

40• HD box changes normal signal into miracle

By Andy Walker. Making sense of signal that is less than optimally organized and making sure you're getting only the top quality: that's what it's all about.

41• Each viewing taste has its own screen

By Andy Walker. No matter what TV you buy, it'll take any HD source and display it just fine, thank you very much.

42• FireWire: it's all about speed

By Peter Ehm. USB ports have been a staple in linking computers to peripherals and have them interact easier and faster than they used to.

43• HDTV picture shape is the same like a modern movie

By Andy Walker. What you get is your traditional wide-screen picture.

44• TV formats reflect number of scan lines

By Andy Walker. This is all for the macho snob in you: without a strong microscope attached to your eyes, you'd be hard-pressed to see the difference between individual high-definition formats .

45• Digital time fast approaching

By Andy Walker. Governments have set deadlines for broadcasters to switch to digital and turn off analog signals.

46• 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.

47• Different cables give different HDTV results

By Andy Walker. Do not try to economize when buying a longer cable: you get what you've paid for.

48• Two decades is an LCD screen's life expectancy

By Andy Walker. You can bet your farm that by the time your LCD or plasma screen dies on you, there will be a perfectly new TV set in our household, anyhow.

49• Cyberwalker Radio Episode 001

By staff. Bluetooth on the Treo, types of Wi-Fi and Linux expert.

50• LabRats #003: Lights, camera, action!

By Cyberwalker staff. They're smaller than the palm of your hand, but they can work wonders " after all, even the word itself, camcorder, is an abbreviation!.