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1• How to get into your computer's BIOS

By Andy Walker. If you need to access the BIOS in your system, this will guide you through the process.

2• How to Add RAM

By Andy Walker. Got questions about adding memory to your computer? We've got the answers.

3• How to update a driver

By Staff. When you change your operating system, such as upgrade from XP to Vista, some of your peripheral equipment will be upset.

4• 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.

5• Computer Ports and Connectors: A Quick Reference

By Andy Walker. With this guide, you can easily identify all those mysterious looking holes on the back of your computer.

6• Cyberwalker.com Frequently Asked Questions

By . Are you having difficulties finding your way around our site? We have the answers to your questions right here.

7• Reformat and reinstall Windows 98 on your laptop

By Andy Walker. If you need to reinstall Windows 98 on your laptop computer, there are different ways to do it depending on how your particular system is set up.

8• 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.

9• How to update the BIOS from a floppy

By Andy Walker. Use a floppy disk to update your BIOS on an older computer.

10• All about MP3 and WMA files: A digital audio primer

By Andy Walker / Jonathan Walker. Using your digital music files is easier and more fun when you understand the big picture, which Cyberwalker explains here.

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12• Minimize wireless interference

By Andy Walker. An article about the effects of home electronics on your Wi-Fi connection.

13• Get help with your computer problem

By Staff. Cyberwalker.

14• Your BIOS needs facelift, too

By Andy Walker. If you need to update your BIOS and you have a flash BIOS chip, no worries.

15• How to reformat your hard drive and reinstall Windows 95

By Andy Walker. When you need step by step instructions on reinstalling Windows 95, we are here to help.

16• 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.

17• 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.

18•  Universal Serial Bus (or USB) Port

By Andy Walker. Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports are a mainstay in modern computing.

19• Keep track of your computer even while you're away

By Andy Walker. Sometimes you just need to know for sure whether your computer is being used for less than honorable purposes when you are away.

20• PS/2 Port

By Andy Walker. Here you can see exactly what the port for your mouse connector looks like.

21• 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.

22• 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.

23• 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.

24• Bringing Windows 95 back to life

By Andy Walker. How to reformat your hard drive and reinstall Windows 95? It sounds scary, but it doesn't have to be.

25• Compare Vista versions

By Andy Walker. Did you know there are nine versions of Windows Vista? Here's a breakdown.

26• Windows XP goes kaboom?

By Chris Ricci. An XP crash sounds ominous but it doesn't have to be: you can save your PC without losing your data.

27• 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.

28• Ethernet (or Network) Port

By Andy Walker. What is a an Ethernet port, and what exactly does it look like?.

29• Video Newsletter: All Sound Recorder XP Demo

By Andy Walker. How to use All Sound Recorder XP to record music from your LPs onto your computer.

30• How to fix Windows disk defragmenter if it stalls

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

31• 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.

32• 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.

33• How to start in Safe Mode

By Andy Walker. You can choose your favorite way to start your computer in Safe mode.

34• Serial Port

By Andy Walker. Serial Ports explained, with an image to help you identify them.

35• 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.

36• How to create an autoresponder in Outlook 2002

By Andy Walker. Set Outlook 2002's auto-responder to make sure people who correspond with you know you're away, not ignoring their messages.

37• 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.

38• Parallel Ports

By Andy Walker. What the parallel port is used for, and what it looks like.

39• Video DB9-15 Port

By Andy Walker. Curious as to what the video connector looks like? Cyberwalker shows you so you can hook up your monitor.

40• IEEE 1394

By Andy Walker. Find out just what IEEE 1394 is.

41• 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.

42• 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.

43• Save power, save the planet - and save your computer, too

By Peter Ehm. New operating systems include a number of applications that keep the computer off while you're away, and yet keep your data and applications ready for your return .

44• 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?.

45•  How to fix audio phone calls on MSN Messenger 6.1

By Andy Walker. Hello? Hello? Is this thing on? If MSN Messenger 6.

46• What's connected to a computer? All about peripherals

By Andy Walker. Wondering what is connected to your PC through all those cables? Here is the skinny on computer peripherals.

47• How to use a cellular phone to go online with your laptop

By Andy Walker. Cell phones can be used for more than just making phone calls.

48• Evidence Eliminator

By Ted Gallardo. There are many reasons why you want to make sure nobody knows what you've been up to on your computer, some of them noble, even.

49• USB: A handy guide

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

50• 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.



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