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Q: Hey guy. Thanks for the great column. Enough warm fuzzies – here’s my problem. I have an Apple IPod that has a considerable number of files stored on it. I use DropBox to transfer files between the IPod and my computer (an HP Pavillion HP which uses MS Windows 7.0). All of my devices […]

Q: When I surf the web using windows Explorer 11 I keep getting a message that says explorer not responding and I have to keep clicking on restore secession. It happens quite often and it’s bugging me. There has got to be some setting I can adjust to help with this problem. – Charles M.Shalimar, […]

Q: I’m a snowbird who visits Destin annually, and I wanted to tell you how much I enjoy reading your column in the Northwest Florida Daily News. Unfortunately the Pittsburgh papers don’t carry your column. I have some questions and will contact you when we return next season. – Dick C.Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania A:  Thank-you for […]

Q:  I inherited an HP Altec Laptop with an AMD A6 Processor. We can’t get in without the password. What can do? It has windows 8.1 – Pam B.Perry, Georgia A:  I just happened to have dealt with a similar situation recently, when I was asked to try and “break into” a computer that belonged […]

Q: I am having a problem with Google search. I recently had problems with it when it started coming up with the address bar having an url that started out as: taplika.com with about 50 0r more characters following. The desktop would have place for typing a search term but also a popup that stated […]

Q: Can you tell me how to uninstall Ninja Loader? It snuck in when I was doing research on You Tube. (My fault, I clicked the download button.) According to their site, it is supposed to include an uninstall option; it does not. Various sites suggest registry and start menu manipulations. I’m uncomfortable with that. […]

Q: My family has made your house an annual event at Christmas. Thank you for helping spread the true meaning of Christmas through your displays. I am reasonably computer literate, or in other words, I know just enough to be dangerous! My question: I use McAfee “LifeSafe – Internet Security” including Anti-Virus, Anti-Spyware, Anti-Spam, etc. […]

Q: In your column that published on Feb 21 (I.G.T.M. Issue #395, Feb 15, 2015) you comment on the 4Tb Seagate Central drive for file back-up.  I have an external drive for backing up my files – Clickfree.  Is this device also prone to failure? – Denise T.Destin, Florida A:  I’m afraid so, Denise, although […]

Q: Recently, while installing Java 2, an unwanted program was installed. While uninstalling the program I was asked if I wished to clear all of the Chrome add on programs or just the unwanted one. I clicked OK for yes clear all. The only add on program involved was Roboform, which I planned to reinstall. […]

Q: I want to combine in one place my files from 4 different computers that are not networked. They are in different geographical locations. I am looking for a simple way to accomplish this. Currently I am transferring files to a 500G external hard drive and it is a very slow process, i.e. one file […]