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Q: I have a lot of out of town guests that use my computer while they are in my home. I have confidential financial files in Excel on my XP computer that I use daily, but don’t want guests to be able to access. Is there a way to secure these files so guests cannot […]

Q: I am a “digitally challenged” Senior Citizen, and I am totally in the dark (well, nearly) when it comes to making CD’s and DVD’s. Can you tell me what is the difference between CD- and CD+; DVD- and DVD+; CD+-RW; DVD+-RW and when it is best to use each disk? – Franklin B. Shalimar, […]

Q: When I insert a picture into the body of my email, it is HUGE.  I cannot find the setting to change this. – Melissa Y. Crestview,FL  A: Your pictures appear huge because they ARE huge, Melissa.  I assume you’re trying to e-mail pictures from a digital camera.  Most digital cameras take these “huge” pictures […]

As the column hit its stride this past week and the questions started pouring into my inbox, the issue of computer performance was by far the most popular topic.  I’m sorry I don’t have room to print everybody’s questions, but thanks for writing.  In an effort to speed things up in your cyber world, here […]

Q: I have a 2002 version of Windows XP with all the upgrades. I used to be able to boot-up the PC  and it would come up with the Desktop by itself. I recently had the computer worked on and now whenever I boot-up I have to “click” on a box that says “To begin, […]