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Q: I purchased a HP laptop 2 years ago, my boyfriend also purchased the same one @ the same time. My hard drive started acting wierd, (Vista 32bit) and then the CD drive would not work. A friend of mine totally wiped out the hard drive. I would like to know if I could take […]

Q: I outgrew my old flash drive, so I bought a larger one and moved all my files to it.  I thought I would just erase the old one and use it as a sneakernet.  As I was deleting all the files, I kept getting prompted “Are you sure?” so I finally just decided to […]

Note: Issue #187 ran online, but was not published in the print edition of the newspaper.  Therefore, it was held over for an additional week, and published in print as Issue #188. -Geek

Note: This issue ran online, but not in the NWF Daily News. See Issue #188.      -Geek Q: Within the last week, a problem began when typing an email address into the To box of a new email.  Until last week, I could type the first letter of a name or email address and all […]

Happy Valentine’s Day Geeks!  Yes, I love you all.  Eeeew – no, not in THAT way! Q: Every time I get ready to buy an iPhone I read something that leans me more towards an android Motorola. Every time I get  inclined to buy an android  I read something that leans me more toward the […]

Well Geek me right out – it’s February already!  One of only 12 months in the year is gone already, and it was just Christmas a couple days ago (I know, because I’m still trying to get my lights put away!).  Thank-you to all the Geeks and Geek wanna-be’s who attended the Computer Expo last […]

People are seeking information this week that I cannot necessarily provide without your assistance, my fellow Geeks!  Let’s see if we can get some answers to these two letters, shall we? Q: I attended your computer expo last year in Crestview, and thoroughly enjoyed it, and found it quite useful. Unfortunately I’m not able to […]

Last week I posted a short PSA on software vendor Zynga’s attempts to gain access to your personal information via Yahoo!.  This week’s technology news contained reports that Facebook, facing a wave of criticism, has disabled a recently-introduced capability that “allowed” users to share their cell numbers and physical addresses with developers of applications they […]

This past week, on my Yahoo! home page, a yellow strip appeared at the bottom, advertising a game application called “Fishville” by Zynga.  Looking at the description, it sounded like it might be a fun little diversion, so I considered installing it on my page.  However, I quickly put on the brakes when I read […]

Q: I read your column last week and saw something that I would be interested in to find out if my computer has it and how can I make it work. I have a landline that I only keep connected because I need to fax documents at least once a week. I have Paperport that […]