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1• How to Add RAM
By Andy Walker. Got questions about adding memory to your computer? We've got the answers.
2• Reformat your hard drive using Windows 98
By Andy Walker. It makes perfect sense to do so once in a while, if only to keep your box running like a race horse.
3• L2 cache ... HUH?
By Andy Walker. Computer terms can be vague.
4• Your BIOS needs facelift, too
By Andy Walker. If you need to update your BIOS and you have a flash BIOS chip, no worries.
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• 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.
7• 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.
8• How to choose a microprocessor
By Andy Walker. Not all microprocessors are the same.
9• 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.
10• Clean your Windows registry
By Don Reisinger. Sometimes the best way to fix a problem is to clean the Windows registry.
11• Uniblue's SpeedUpMyPC 3
By Ted Gallardo. Put some zip back into your PC with Uniblue's SpeedUpMyPC 3.
12• CD-RW? CD-R? What's the difference?
By Andy Walker. Here are some pointers on recording CDs with your computer.
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• How to buy a small business PC
By Andy Walker. A business's computer needs are different from a home's.
15• How to choose a backup technology
By Andy Walker. There are plenty of ways to back up your irreplaceable data.
16• CleanMyPC Registry Cleaner 3
By Ted Gallardo. A computer's registry gets disorganized quickly, but there are applications that help you keep it in clean, working order.
17• Same box, different results
By Andy Walker. Computers of similar make and build often perform differently.
18• 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.
19• 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.
20• 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.
21• 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.
22• Making your MP3 files mobile
By Jonathan Walker. You don't have to be chained to your PC to listen to your MP3 files.
23• Not all Pentiums are alike
By Andy Walker. Confused by all the different names for processor chips? Cyberwalker will walk you through the maze.
24• Don't throw anything away: Part 2
By Chris Ricci. New programs and applications devour memory galore.
25• Video Newsletter: Multi-core processors demystified
By Andy Walker. Computers have more than one brain these days.
26• 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.
27• 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.
28• How to buy a notebook computer
By Andy Walker. Laptops have come a long way since their inception.
29• What's behind the file extensions?
By Andy Walker. They come in all sorts.
30• 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.
31• How to buy a laptop in 2005
By Andy Walker. Laptops have come a long way since they orginally came out.
32• Computer too noisy? It's getting too hot
By Chris Ricci. Fans inside your computer case can - and do - break down.
33• Pentium III and a brief history of PC processors
By Andy Walker. Processors have evolved rapidly these past few years.
34• Plug-n-Play efforts
By Andy Walker. Upgrading your computer can be a serious undertaking.
35• General Protection Fault: not a quake
By Andy Walker. Anyone who's ever got the error message, "General Protection Fault" has probably uttered a few expletives.
36• 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.
37• A beautiful Vista with a word of caution
By Andy Walker. New OS certainly an improvement over the older ones, including XP, and it does wow most of the time, but it still has a ways to go before becoming an ideal.
38• Computer Basics for Newcomers to Computers
By Andy Walker. We all need to start learning at the beginning.
39• Dealing with downloaded files
By Andy Walker. Downloading files through the Internet can be very satisfying but sometimes it can also be a hassle.
40• 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.
41• 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.
42• 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.
43• Fry, baby, fry -- MMX inferno
By Andy Walker. If you're upgrading your computer, make sure all the components are compatible.
44• ZIP? BinHex? UUencode? What's that?
By Andy Walker. What are these compression codes and how do they work?.
45• 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.
46• 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.
47• 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.
48• 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.
49• 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?.
50• Applications ignore one another
By Chris Ricci. Office programs are often incompatible, but you can now get around the challenge.