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Joel Durham Jr. is content as a writer, but he dreams of being a professional gamer. It's a possibility, and you might even be qualified! Here's a look at two options: the World Cyber Games and the Cyberathlete Professional League.

Gaming writer Joel Durham, Jr. explains how mods add variety and extend the value of your games.

Gaming writer Joel Durham, Jr. explains how to get your system to pump out perfect sound.

Gaming writer Joel Durham, Jr. explains how to configure game settings so they fit with your hardware configuration and provide the perfect level of detail for gaming.

Games writer Joel Durham takes up a question from the online community: Does Fat32 have some advantage over NTFS for gamers? Joel runs his own benchmarks and shows NTFS is the choice for games and productivity.

Joel Durham discusses how using SP2 and its new Windows Firewall, you can enjoy multiplayer gaming on the Web without compromising the security of your system.

Break down the video game wall of silence, creating a "common ground" between you and your teens.

Jimmy Stevenson is an IT consultant, network administrator, and avid gamer from Montréal, Quebec, Canada. You can frequently find his advice in the Movie Maker newsgroup.

Active forums about gaming and PC support issues and so forth.

One of the Internet's largest and most-recognized Hardware and Gaming sites. We first started FiringSquad in order to help gamers get the most out of their PCs.

Message boards, strategy guides for all the major games, Q&A, and more.

GameSpot launched in May 1996, with the goal of becoming the world's best online information resource for PC gaming enthusiasts.

General gaming services and information.

Thousands of different people, sharing information about their favorite games for the world to see.

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