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1• 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.

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

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

3• The difference between PC100, PC133, and DDR memory

By Andy Walker. If you're looking at upgrading your system with some new RAM, be advised not all forms of RAM are compatible with one another.

4• Getting a printable list of files in DOS

By Andy Walker. If you need to print out the list of files in a Windows folder, you're going to learn how to do it in a snap by reading this article.

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• Video: Clean your memory and turbocharge your PC

By Andy Walker. If you computer runs really slowly -- but it never used to -- then it may be time to clean out your system memory.

7• How to choose a microprocessor

By Andy Walker. Not all microprocessors are the same.

8• 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.

9• Reset file associations in XP

By Andy Walker. Wrong programs opening your files is a frustrating experience.

10• 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.

11• Emergency Tech Support

By Andy Walker. Having trouble with your computer? No fear! Tech support is available from Cyberwalker.

12•  How to remove unwanted pop-up ads

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

13• Linus Torvalds' double life

By Andy Walker. Andy Walker catches up with Linux Torvalds in 2000 and talks to him about the operating system that changed his life and the computing world.

14• Brand-name? A clone? A tough call

By Andy Walker. What is the difference between a brand name and a clone computer? Is there a difference?.

15• 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.

16• How to buy a small business PC

By Andy Walker. A business's computer needs are different from a home's.

17• How to remove spyware

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

18• How to troubleshoot Windows crashes

By Andy Walker. If you have the dreaded "Blue Screen of Death," this article will help you determine the cause, and how to alleviate it.

19• How to buy a laptop in 2004

By Andy Walker. Here are a few buying tips to think about before you spend your well-earned money on one.

20• 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.

21• Windows 95 system resources dangerously low

By Andy Walker. When your Windows 95 system tells you it's low on resources, it could be your RAM or something more.

22•  How to buy a notebook computer

By Andy Walker. Laptops have come a long way since their inception.

23• Pentium III and a brief history of PC processors

By Andy Walker. Processors have evolved rapidly these past few years.

24• How to buy a laptop in 2005

By Andy Walker. Laptops have come a long way since they orginally came out.

25• 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.

26• 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.

27• 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.

28• 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.

29• 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.

30• Computer Basics for Newcomers to Computers

By Andy Walker. We all need to start learning at the beginning.

31• How to buy a small business computer in 2003

By Andy Walker. Purchasing a computer for a small business poses its own set of unique problems.

32• LabRats #091: Give new muscle to old computer

By Cyberwalker staff. If you need or want your machine to run faster and do more things than it has been doing thus far, there are quite a few ways how to achieve this noble goal efficiently, effectively and without having to break the bank.

33• Applications ignore one another

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

34• Chip overclocking makes PC faster, but be careful.

By Andy Walker. Overclocking a PC doesn't make time go faster -- it makes your processor run faster than it was meant to.

35• Tips for the rookie scanner

By Andy Walker. So you've decided to buy yourself a scanner - congratulations! This article will help you go from scanning rookie to pro.

36• 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.

37• Log on to the millennium at GigaHertz speed

By Andy Walker. Should you get what is available now or wait for what's new in the next year?.

38• 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.

39• 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 .

40• Get two monitors working side-by-side

By Chris Ricci. It takes a bit of work, but you need not dump your old CRT display.

41• Browser-jacking endangers us all

By Cyberwalker Staff. The DSSAgent might send over 10,000 Internet requests in 15 minutes, slowing network traffic, and not only that: when you go to go a perfectly innocent site a hard-porn page show up instead.

42• What to do with 486 computer

By Andy Walker. What can you do with a computer is out dated?.

43• What is a hoax and what isn't

By Craig Worden. Why people do it, nobody knows, but many send out warnings about this or that deadly virus, flooding the Web with pseudo-danger announcements.

44• 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.

45• 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.

46• Upgrading Corel is cheap.

By Andy Walker. Switching or upgrading word processors might be easier than you think.

47• Not all processors are equal

By Jason Kerluck. Some chips can run faster than others, other chips can perform different tasks better.



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