WYSIWYG Web Editor
Johnny, Montreal, QC

Q: is there a “what you see is what you get” html program that is user friendly and will allow me to create a professional looking web site?

Mozilla is free and pretty good. Many like HTML-Kit, http://www.chami.com/html-kit/

More PC Bang For The Buck
Nick, Benton, ON

Q: I'm looking for a high power computer that is good not only for gamesing, school work, but also live sound recording, can you direct me to a company with one that i could get in a collage students budget?

Almost any company can make such a PC for around $1500. I'd look for an Athlon 64, 512 MB RAM, Radeon 9800XT video card, 120 GB hard drive (or bigger if you can afford it) and a Turtle Beach audio card.

Putting the Swap File on a Separate Partition
Stephen ,Nassau, Bahamas

Q: I've heard that it is possible to put XP's swapfile on a separate partition or a separate drive (best way), but I only have one drive. How can I place the swapfile on a separate partition. Doesn't this partition have to be C:/? But Windows XP is installed on C:/.

This is a finesse - and won't make a huge difference in your performance. The theory is that if the swap file is on another drive, it won't slow down the Windows hard drive to use it. If you have the swap file on the same drive, even if it's a different partition, you only get a slight advantage, mostly because you can use a fixed size swap file and it never gets fragmented, so Windows doesn't have to spend any CPU cycles managing it or searching for data.

If you're starting with a fresh drive, create the swap partition first. That way it will live on the fastest part of the disk. Then create your Window s partition. Even if it's designated the C: drive, the swap file will still come first physically on the drive.

Choosing the Right Linux
Trevor, Regina, SK

Q: Hi, I would like to get into the wonderful world of LINUX, and I wondering a few good Flavours to maybe start out with. I have worked as a service tech with Windows for many years now, but I have wanted to get into Linux now for a while, and just wanted to know what you guys would suggest!
Thanks!

I like SuSE, but Red Hat Fedora is also very popular. Knoppix or any other “Live CD” version is good for testing Linux since you can run them off the CD, no install necessary.
http://linuxiso.org

Dual Layer DVD Recorders
Chris, Kirkland Lake, ??

Q: Hello Leo, and everyone else at call for help. I love your show, it's so helpful. All your free files are so useful. But there is one thing I was woundering about. It's that, I would like to get a DVD Burner that burns dual-layer DVD's, but I didn't know if it was worth it to get right now or wait. Are they going to get better quick? Are they going to stay pretty slow or end up being really fast in a year? Your show is awsome.

Dual layer drives are getting fairly inexpensive, but the media is still pricey and hard to find. I think in a year or two we'll see even higher density DVD burners in Blu-Ray or HD-DVD, but if you have to buy a new burner anyway, and you want the capability of burning 8.5 GB DVDs, go ahead and get a dual layer drive.

Making A Windows Boot DVD
Hendre, Etobicoke, ON

Q: Hi, I would like to know how to create a bootable Windows XP DVD, while adding some files to the DVD.

You can use a program called nLite to create a bootable XP installer with service pack 2 added. Creating this DVD is tricky. Read all about it at http://flyakite.msfnhosting.com/.