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Q: I’ve received important attachments in an e-mail today.  Both show a Word icon but .docx extension. When I tried to open I saw the message “…does not have a program associated with it for this action…” I followed instructions to open View menu on My Computer and click Options then File Types.  I did […]

Q: For weeks a yellow Error Code 4 notice is splashed across my screen.  I have found no help from Yahoo nor is there an X for me to delete it.  I don’t know how it got there and I don’t know how to eliminate it.  All of my mail drafts, sent and trash files […]

Q: I’m forwarding an e-mail that I received from a relative who is fairly new to the internet, and I’d like your opinion as to whether this would be a valid way to protect an address book.  His question to me…and mine to you…is will it work?  – Shirley H. Shalimar, Fla A: Readers, the […]

Last week’s column was already written when I realized that it was issue #104.  52 weeks in a year means makes that an important number.  So, the It’s Geek to Me 2nd anniversary passed with very little fanfare.  Let me correct that oversight now by saying thank-you to all of you my loyal readers.  You […]

Q: When I connect my usb cord and camera to my computer, the computer used to recognize the connection and immediately list several options for viewing the pictures.  Now nothing happens.  I noticed the change after I updated the Norton AntiVirus.  I did try my camera on my neighbor’s computer and it works just fine.  […]

Q: I read your previous columns on concerning converting cassettes to MP3 files with great interest as I have many cassettes of music that I would like to put on CDs. I understand about ripping from CD’s using Windows Media Player but I could not find a way to rip from a cassette.  Could you […]

In my answer to a question from Nate F. in last week’s column, I promised a more in-depth discussion on SPAM fighting techniques. So, this week I’m dispensing with the questions in order fulfill that promise.  Let me clarify at the outset that this is decidedly low-tech information, as I believe that no amount of […]

Q: I have been trying to get my Microsoft Lifecam vx3000 to work on Skype.  When I plugged in the camera, a window popped up saying I need to install Windows messenger.  When I first installed the device a few months ago, it worked perfectly.  I haven’t used it for a while, now I get […]

Welcome, to the It’s Geek to Me 100th issue spectacular!  Hello?  Is anyone out there?  I can’t hear you over the sound of the crickets chirping!  Okay, so apparently getting 100 issues of a weekly newspaper column under my belt is a far bigger deal to me than it is to most of you, my […]

Q: When my husband boots up his computer, something runs in the background for about 10 minutes, making it impossible to open up anything, particularly his browser.  If he opens up the Task Manager, it indicates there’s nothing on.  It’s not the virus checker because there’s no icon at the bottom indicating it’s running and […]