Hardware & Peripherals

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My mouse is acting funny

My mouse is acting funny. Yes, it's one of those ancient roller-ball mouses and sometimes I have to move it a few inches before the cursor starts to move. Is it time for a new mouse?
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Check Available Disk Space

To see how much space you have left, open the My Computer icon on your desktop (or under the Start menu for XP users) and right-click the drive you are curious about.
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Slow Cable Modem

Why doesn't your cable modem seem any faster than dial up?
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The Inkjet Refill Debate

You want to save some money by buying ink refills? Well, in general, I recommend not using refills.
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Power Management Setting

Windows has a Power Management setting that will shut your monitor off after a specified amount of time.
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Stick a paper clip where?!

Did you ever get a disk stuck in your drive? Nothing seems to work—you've pressed the button a million times, tried to open by right-clicking the drive and choosing
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USB Port Speed

Most newer computers have one or more USB ports. Older computers have USB 1.0 or 1.1, while newer PCs have the faster USB 2.0
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Liven Up Your Mouse

Adjusting the speed of your mouse pointer and buttons can help liven up your mouse.
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Left-handed Mouse

To help out you lefties, since Windows 98 a feature was included for changing the buttons on your mouse, allowing you to replicate the feel of the right-handed mouse (like having the primary mouse click be your pointer finger).
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Keep It Clean

I can't tell you the number of computers I've opened that have been clogged with dust. In fact, I've seen computers fail and have intermediate problems due to excessive dust build up. In addition, a lot of dust in your computer can cause it to run hotter than it should, shortening its life.
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