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Q: I saw your last weeks column on checking/unchecking boxes in the Start-Up menu.  My question is, there are so many different boxes under this column, how do I know what I need and don’t need at start-up.  In other words, what can I uncheck or not uncheck in order to make my system run […]

Q: I enjoy your column every week and your Christmas display every year! Not trying to suck up, I really do! Every time I start up my computer, I get a dialogue box which reads “Do you want to allow the following program from an unknown publisher to make changes to your computer?” It then […]

Q: How do I get rid of those annoying pop-up ads that come up on almost every website I visit?  Second, my PC will not shut down.  Every time I shut down my computer, it automatically boots back up.  I have to manually shut it down.  I deleted a Windows program accidentally and I’m afraid […]

Q: I am considering buying a new laptop and I know it will come with Windows 7.  Does Windows 7 have the ability to partition a hard drive or do I have to get 3rd party software to accomplish the task?  If I have to get other software, what do you recommend?  I like to […]

Greetings my fellow Geeks, loyal readers, and those of you who just happened upon the column by accident!  The tankards of champagne were flowing once again this week at Geek Headquarters, as the entire It’s Geek to Me research team gathered together to celebrate the third anniversary of this humble column.  Yes, believe it or […]

Q: I have a Gateway P-7805U running Windows Vista.  I normally closed the machine and left it in a sleep mode every day.  Recently I had a problem with corrupted files which caused my machine to run slow and sometimes lock up.  With the assistance of a friend we got the machine back in working […]

Q: Up to now, my husband had his desktop about half covered with icons. One day we noticed that the whole desktop was covered with icons. Original icons were duplicated and scattered randomly, and it remains in that condition.  What could cause this, and is it the result of some malicious activity?  Should we take […]

Q: I have an iPhone 3G, and I’m having problems with the audio volume when playing certain game apps.  The game controls show that the sound is turned on, and I have the volume turned all the way up, but I still can’t hear anything.  – Ernie M. Crestview, Fla A: What a great question! […]

Q: “Microsoft Step by Step” book on Windows Vista refers to Windows Ready Boost as an easy means of “improving Your Computer’s Performance”. It states that “some types of USB flash drives can double as memory expansion devices”.  How does one know which type Flash Drive to purchase for additional Windows Ready Boost expansion?  – […]

Q: I was wondering if you have archived your articles somewhere.  I troubleshoot and repair computers and your articles would be very helpful.  – Ken J. Fort Walton Beach, Fla A: Sure Ken.  The column’s home newspaper, the Northwest Florida Daily News maintains a complete archive of every column ever published, available on the free-access […]