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1• 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.
2• Is it mice or mouses? Computerese grammar at its best!
By Andy Walker. Often in life, it's the silliest questions that deserves the best answers.
3• 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.
4• How to fix USB mouse problems
By Andy Walker. As USB becomes a popular fixture on computers, we need to learn how to trouble shoot them.
5• Two monitors on one computer . . . Is that possible?
By Andy Walker. Yes, it is possible, but you need to know Windows 98's limitations concerning the whole idea.
6• 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?.
7• 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.
8• USB: A handy guide
By Andy Walker. USB is great - you just have to make sure your operating system is ready for it.
9• 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.
10• Hard-drive shuffle tough to master
By Andy Walker. Want to know how to switch your hard drives and their corresponding drive letters? Here's how!.
11• 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.
12• Computer too noisy? It's getting too hot
By Chris Ricci. Fans inside your computer case can - and do - break down.
13• How to buy a laptop in 2005
By Andy Walker. Laptops have come a long way since they orginally came out.
14• 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.
15• 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.
16• Dealing with downloaded files
By Andy Walker. Downloading files through the Internet can be very satisfying but sometimes it can also be a hassle.
17• Wired ride
By Andy Walker. Intelligent tools and new technologies are making the driving experience safer, more productive for the business person, and more fun for the folks in the backseat.
18• Computer basics: Devices that can connect to a computer
By Andy Walker. There are all sorts of nifty devices you can connect to a computer.
19• Get two monitors working side-by-side
By Chris Ricci. It takes a bit of work, but you need not dump your old CRT display.
20• Transferring tips on buses
By Andy Walker. The data in your computer is moved around inside the machine via "buses".
21• Find an old scanner for old PC
By Andy Walker. Many times you want to find compatible peripherals for an older system.
22• LabRats #078: Understanding USB
By Cyberwalker Staff. USB ports work much faster than their serial and parallel predecessors, but they have an occasional bug flying in now and then.
23• Quick Access Toolbars on Your Desktop
By Andy Walker. How to create a quick-access tool bar.
24• Get rid of the cable clutter, use Bluetooth
By Peter Ehm. Bluetooth's short-range wireless technology allows many different devices to wirelessly communicate with each other, eliminating the need for communication cables and leaving workspaces less tangled.
25• Vista incompatible with older peripherals
By Andy Walker. Microsoft might be dropping support for XP next year - or not, given that Vista still doesn't carry drivers that would help it support older equipment.
26• FireWire: it's all about speed
By Peter Ehm. USB ports have been a staple in linking computers to peripherals and have them interact easier and faster than they used to.
27• Why lug laptops, a memory stick fits into your pocket
By Peter Ehm. Sit down at any PC, insert your USB key, whistle a happy tune and go to work as if you've never left your own machine: you've brought it along.