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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• 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.

5• 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.

6• 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.

7• 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.

8• 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.

9• 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.

10• 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.

11• 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.

12• Windows XP Service Pack 2

By Andy Walker. The latest update to Windows XP comes in the form of Service Pack 2.

13• 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!.

14• 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.

15• 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.

16• Better safe than sorry

By Chris Blackwell. The more we depend on computers, the more we depend on their security.

17• 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.

18• Cyberwalker Radio Episode 051

By Staff. Originally Aired June 5th, 2007: Hardware Firewalls, Video editing and Nintendo Wii.

19• Send garbage where it belongs

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

20• How to shop for an Internet connection

By Andy Walker. It's time to connect to the Internet.

21• ISPs under hacker attacks

By Andy Walker. Internet hackers have the ability to slow or shut down websites through an attack called a "denial of service".

22• 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.

23• Use common sense to stay safe

By Chris Blackwell. With our dependence on computers growing in leaps and bounds, so should our awareness of risks that lurk behind the oh-so friendly facade.

24• Get used to employing safe-surfing habits

By Peter Ehm. The cyber-world is not as dangerous as the many headlines would make us believe, but it's still too dangerous to keep us entirely comfortable.

25• There are ways to fight cyber criminals

By Andy Walker. From identity theft through abuse of your e-mail system, and then some, there seem to be no bounds to computer criminals' weird imaginations.

26• Running a Mac not that difficult, after all

By Jason Kerluck. Mac has picked quite a few trick from the Windows environment, just as Windows some time ago used the Mac to improve itself.

27• Five must-have security applications

By Craig Worden and Jason Kerluck. Modern times can be exhaustingly happy, but they are also filled with risks.

28• Third Service Pack for XP ready to hit the market

By Jason Kerluck. New Service Pack offers a host of improvements, even though not all that glitters is gold.

29• Windows XP Service Pack 2 and Wi-Fi

By Andy Walker. The latest update to Windows XP comes in the form of Service Pack 2.

30• Cyberwalker Radio Episode 025

By staff. October 2nd, 2006: Wireless Routers, Networking and PVR's.

31• Cyberwalker Radio Episode 006

By staff. Phishing, firewalls, spyware, and more!.

32• FAQ: Windows XP Service Pack 2 and Windows Firewall

By Andy Walker. The latest update to Windows XP comes in the form of Service Pack 2.

33• Get the fear out of Internet browsing

By Jason Kerluck. Security packages help us defend our computers against spyware and viral attacks.

34• Cyberwalker Radio Episode 019

By staff. May 1, 2006: Spyware, Scotts and firewalls.



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