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1• Record your LP records as MP3 files

By Jonathan Walker. There's no reason why you can't listen to your vinyl import of the Beatles' White Album on your iPod.

2• Wipe Vista in two steps: Part 1

By Andy Walker. This two-part process shows you how to edit your BIOS and then boot from your Vista install DVD, then wipe the Vista partition and put a fresh copy of the operating system on it.

3• 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.

4•  How to add a second hard drive

By Andy Walker. Need more hard drive space? Cyberwalker will tell you how to add more!.

5• Hard drive grinding?

By Andy Walker. How to optimize your defragmenter and virtual memory settings.

6• How to downgrade Vista to XP

By Peter Ehm. It's not always nostalgia that drives us back from Vista to XP.

7• 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.

8• 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.

9• Don't add RAM to speed up your box

By Andy Walker. Instead of buying and installing new RAM, you can get software that either cleans up your system, freeing it of unneeded debris, or just makes sure your memory is used for what YOU need, rather than for what other applications seem to think THEY need.

10•  How to add USB ports to your PC

By Andy Walker. If you find yourself having to unplug one USB device in order to use another, Cyberwalker can show you how to add more USB ports to your computer.

11• How to fix your printer

By Andy Walker. Printers seem to be the source of a lot of the problems faced by computer users today.

12• How to fix your monitor's colors after a reinstall

By Andy Walker. You had reason to reinstall Windows and now your monitor's colors look really awful.

13• How to fix Windows disk defragmenter if it stalls

By Andy Walker. Defragmenting your hard drive is recommended maintenance for your computer.

14• 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.

15• Slip-stream into the fast lane

By Chris Ricci. Avoid waiting for Windows XP updates and patches, make them all part of Service Pack 2, and live happily ever after.

16• 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.

17• Introduction to Windows Vista

By By Andy Walker. A tour of the new Windows Vista operating system, released by Microsoft at the end of January 2007.

18• Clean your Windows registry

By Don Reisinger. Sometimes the best way to fix a problem is to clean the Windows registry.

19• Running XP and Vista on the same machine

By Jason Kerluck. For those who are impatient enough not to be willing to wait until Microsoft fixes Vista into an acceptable operating system, here's an ingenious solution: dual-booting.

20• Uniblue's RegistryBooster 2

By Ted Gallardo. Clean up your Windows registry with Uniblue RegistryBooster 2.

21• 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?.

22• 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.

23• USB: A handy guide

By Andy Walker. USB is great - you just have to make sure your operating system is ready for it.

24• 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.

25• How to choose a backup technology

By Andy Walker. There are plenty of ways to back up your irreplaceable data.

26• 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.

27• 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.

28• Fix the blue screen of death

By Andy Walker. Does you system crash and show a blue screen? Here are a few tips to help you and your computer out of the mess.

29• Optimize Windows XP

By Andy Walker. If your Windows XP seems sluggish, or just want to boost it's performance follow this easy guide.

30• Making your MP3 files mobile

By Jonathan Walker. You don't have to be chained to your PC to listen to your MP3 files.

31• Carbonite Online Backup

By Jason Kerluck. Carbonite offers an uncomplicated way to save whatever you need to save on your computer before tragedy strikes and your hard drive goes kaput.

32• 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.

33• 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.

34• Vista makes networking easier

By Andy Walker. Unlike previous Windows operating systems, Vista lets users set up their networks with relative ease.

35• Not all Pentiums are alike

By Andy Walker. Confused by all the different names for processor chips? Cyberwalker will walk you through the maze.

36• Upgrading to Windows 98

By Andy Walker. Upgrading your OS almost always leads to a headache or two.

37• 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.

38• Faulty cable skews color on monitor.

By Andy Walker. Good connections are always important in relationships, and machines as well.

39• Keep your PC running in top form

By Andy Walker. A clean and organized computer is a happy computer.

40• 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.

41• 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.

42• 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.

43• How to solve audio error messages

By Andy Walker. Windows 95 sound driver is out of date.

44• 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.

45• Don't throw anything away: Part 2

By Chris Ricci. New programs and applications devour memory galore.

46• Computer myths: legends or truth?

By Peter Ehm. Some of the stories sound logical, and they might have been.

47• Computer too noisy? It's getting too hot

By Chris Ricci. Fans inside your computer case can - and do - break down.

48• CMOS changes necessary to fix game card

By Andy Walker. If you're having problems installing new sound or video cards, this article may help you.

49• Help for network hookup

By Andy Walker. One of your Win95 machines has become disconnected from your network.

50• Time to reload Windows

By Andy Walker. Once in a while your computer just needs a fresh install of the operating system.



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