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1• Where to find your IP address
By Andy Walker. If you need to know your IP address and you're having trouble finding it, here's a how-to that makes it easy.
2• Survivor tools
By Staff. More and more websites are available now that can ferret out viruses and spyware on your computer.
3• Call and see whom you're talking to
By Andy Walker. MSN's Messenger becomes a tool that we used to think of in the context of science-fiction.
4• Minimize wireless interference
By Andy Walker. An article about the effects of home electronics on your Wi-Fi connection.
5• Back Orifice Trojan horse explained
By Andy Walker. True to the historical version, a Trojan horse can attack your computer without your realizing anything's going wrong.
6• Modem Port
By Andy Walker. Need to connect a modem to your computer? This article will show you exactly what the connectors look like, and how to connect them.
7• How to set-up a home network
By AndyWalker. If you have more than one computer in your home, it's easy to set up a home network.
8• A guide to those weird ports on the back of your computer
By Andy Walker. Don't be intimidated by all the different connections on the back of your computer.
9• Opening photos that come in your e-mail is easy
By Andy Walker. If Auntie Jennie e-mailed you that old photograph of you naked in the bathtub, could you open it? Would you want to? Learn how, as the CyberWalker shows you the ropes.
10• 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.
11• Make XP look and work like Vista
By Andy Walker. If you don't have the hardware to upgrade to Windows Vista, you can still make Windows XP look and feel just like it.
12• Here's what you need for your personal home office
By Andy Walker. If you need to buy equipment for your home office, here are some Cyberwalker recommendations.
13• Keeping home net routers safe
By Andy Walker. Most home network owners never delve inside their routers to use the hidden security settings that can be used to lock down a network nice and tight.
14• BO2K and Trojan Horse viruses
By Andy Walker. A Trojan horse can be a program that appears to be helpful, but actually is destructive in nature.
15• What to do when defrag says there's not enough memory
By Andy Walker. Cyberwalker explains the problems behind a mysterious error message you might get when launching Defrag or Scandisk.
16• Keeping drivers up-to-date
By Andy Walker. Get the story here about what drivers are, the importance of keeping them up-to-date, and how to go about it.
17• 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.
18• Get help without leaving your home
By Chris Ricci. Not everything can be fixed by a far-away technician, but with a little preparation, you get an expert at least figure out what needs to be fixed.
19• Right-clicking and other rodent secrets
By Andy Walker. If you've wondered what you're supposed to do with that "other button" on your PC's mouse, get ready for a lot of new choices.
20• Fix power management with a BIOS update
By Andy Walker. Fixing power management issues with a BIOS update can be a daunting task, but it doesn't have to be.
21• Power Connector
By Andy Walker. Cyberwalker shows you where a power port is located on your computer and what it looks like.
22• Symantec's Norton AntiVirus 2007
By Ted Gallardo. While it does what it promises to do, and then some, this version of Norton's AntiVirus hogs too many resources and slows your computer down.
23• CA Internet Security Suite 2007: go for it
By Ted Gallardo. Fighting viruses, spyware and spam behind one firewall is rather attractive but ability to concentrate its controls into one spot would be even more helpful.
24• Spammers and their dreadful ways
By Andy Walker. If your e-mail in-box is filled with spam, this guide will walk you through how to reduce your daily influx of junk e-mail.
25• Carry your world in your pocket
By Chris Ricci. Storing a computer's worth of data, moving it from computer to computer, has become a snap.
26• Get hackers out of your home
By Andy Walker. The arrival of broadband Internet access has opened up a new playground for hackers: home computers.
27• How to remove the boot-up password in Windows
By Andy Walker. Find out about one man's dilemma with regards to the Windows password, and how to resolve it.
28• Computer myths: legends or truth?
By Peter Ehm. Some of the stories sound logical, and they might have been.
29• Windows XP Service Pack 2
By Andy Walker. The latest update to Windows XP comes in the form of Service Pack 2.
30• LabRats #098: Make Vista and XP talk to each other
By Cyberwalker staff. What if you have a set of pictures on your computer in the basement and want to show them to friends while you're sitting by your laptop by the fireplace in the living room? Simple: network 'em!.
31• What's behind the file extensions?
By Andy Walker. They come in all sorts.
32• How to buy a laptop in 2005
By Andy Walker. Laptops have come a long way since they orginally came out.
33• 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.
34• 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.
35• CA Anti-Spyware 2007: old friend's back
By Ted Gallardo. Its predecessor, eTrust PestPatrol, used to be more robust, but still, this application is one of the musts these days.
36• Using CA Personal Firewall 2007
By Ted Gallardo. There are other security applications that keep would-be hackers at bay and away from your computer better than this one.
37• 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.
38• PowerQuest Partition Magic 5.0
By Andy Walker. PowerQuest Partition Magic 5.
39• Inkjet and laser: a printer primer
By Peter Ehm. As we've entered the self-service era in photography, it's important to know whether we prefer inkjet or laser printer.
40• Fry, baby, fry -- MMX inferno
By Andy Walker. If you're upgrading your computer, make sure all the components are compatible.
41• Odds and sods in helpful hints
By Andy Walker. Cyberwalker musings.
42• Better safe than sorry
By Chris Blackwell. The more we depend on computers, the more we depend on their security.
43• No need for a firewall when you use a dial-up modem.
By Andy Walker. Dial-up users aren't very susceptible to hacker attacks, so don't generally need firewall software.
44• Cyberwalker Radio Episode 051
By Staff. Originally Aired June 5th, 2007: Hardware Firewalls, Video editing and Nintendo Wii.
45• 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.
46• Printing becomes fine art
By Andy Walker. There are all kinds of printers on the market, almost all of them are good, but only one is perfect for you.
47• Widget an integral part of a blog
By Chris Ricci. It's not techno-babble.
48• Send garbage where it belongs
By Chris Ricci. Get rid of software you won't need to reclaim precious hard drive space.
49• HDTV format war: whose side to take?
By Peter Ehm. Blu-ray and HDTV have both their pluses and minuses.
50• How to shop for an Internet connection
By Andy Walker. It's time to connect to the Internet.