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Q: Recently, I was asked by a relative to tune up their system because their hard drive was full  After looking at their drive, I saw that they have a 120 gb drive, but it was partitioned into 20 gb and 100 gb partitions.  I explained that they needed to start moving stuff to the […]

Welcome, fellow Geeks, to 2009!  For this first column of the year, I’d like to break from answering questions to talk about the biggest single technology story that has come along in recent memory: the switch to digital television, or DTV.  For those of you who may have been living under some sort of technology […]

Q: I just changed computers here in the office.  We’re using XP Professional, and every time I print anything I get a little pop-up message above the taskbar that tells me the document has been sent to the printer.  I’d like to get rid of that aggravating message, but I can’t find where to turn […]

Q: I have been trying to find out if I can get rid of the program “Data Execution Prevention”?  I’m running a HP Presario 2.2 AMD Athelon, 2 gigs ram, 260 Gig HD Dr. with Windows XP Media Center Edition Ser Pak # 3.  I have some photos in a folder called “pictures” along with […]

Q: My ISP dropped Outlook Express and so I have a Gmail addressfor email but whenever I want to forward a picture or page the Outlook Express window comes up and of course I cannot complete the action.  How can I activate Outlook?  Another simple question – I want to put some icons on my […]

Q: I tried to create Windows recovery discs but was unable to complete them.  The directions required I use 17 blank CDs, but did not specify that they be all the same brand.  After recording 7 discs, I tried to use a different brand than those I started with.  However, the computer then indicated I […]

Q: I have a Gateway laptop that’s only about a year old that I’d like to give to my son for Christmas.  Before I give it to him, I’d like to remove all my personal files and customizations from it.  Is there an easy way to do that?  – Angela S. Holt, FL A: There […]

Q: I have the Cox McAfee Security Center on my computer running Windows XP and when I have the control panel open, a screen pops up saying I having a new version of Microsoft Script Editor and do I want to use it.  If I say no, it constantly pops up until I close the […]

Q: If you have the preview pane open on Outlook Express, does the e-mail consider it read (thus opening attachments) if it is previewed?  I seem to remember Express had that issue back in the mid-90s (we got hit with a virus in Spain because the message was previewed), but I am unsure if Microsoft […]

It’s Apple week, Readers!  Special Geek thanks to Jeff Langston, and Quantum Computer Solutions for the answers to this week’s Mac and Apple questions.  You can reach Jeff, or his partner Mike Boretsky directly at 850-424-3306. Q: Why do I have to reset the nvram on my Mac after I plug in a firewire camcorder […]