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Q: I just got a new Gateway notebook and my son keeps telling me that to shut off the computer, I should log off first, then close it down.  I think he was told to close this way because there are 2 users.  I have only 1, me.  So, for the sake of the new […]

I’d like to thank to Kathy Warson and the Insurance Professionals of the Emerald Coast for inviting me to speak at their December meeting.  Spouse Peripheral and I had a wonderful time meeting you all. Q: I have Windows XP and there are programs shown in the lower right of the screen. My question is […]

(Author’s note: I don’t usually write the headline that the newspapers put above my column, but in this case, I suggested the headline: “Cheque spelling si vous plais”.) Q: I uninstalled Office 2003 before installing Office 2007.  Everything seemed to work fine, UNTIL, I tried to run Spell Check in Outlook Express. The only language […]

Q: Are there one or two methods of getting past A: prompt or C: prompt when prompted to insert a boot disk? – Lisa E. Navarre, FL  A: Sorry, Lisa, but no.  A boot disk is needed to, well, to boot the computer.  Without an operating system (OS), a computer is just so much circuitry.  […]

Q: My e-mail program is Outlook.  Even though my address book has the correct e-mail addresses, when I create a new e-mail and type in the first letter, every address that was ever in the computer under that letter pops up.  Is there a way to delete these old invalid addresses so this won’t happen? […]

Q: I have McAfee Security System installed on my home PC.  I decided to switch to another brand of spyware and anti-virus, but I can’t get McAfee off my computer. I get McAfee pop-ups frequently and error messages when I try to uninstall the program. I found several other programs online I could buy to […]

Q: For several years, I have read news articles and heard stories about children who met with strangers via internet and have found themselves in harms way. I want to protect mine from doing the same. Can you tell me how a parent goes into the computer to monitor their childrens activities? – J.C. Defuniak […]

Q: My daughter wants a laptop computer to go to college next fall. I’m hoping it gets used mostly for studying but she also likes to play World of Warcraft. What type of laptop would be best for her?  Pricewise, what type would have good memory but would fit into my tiny budget? Also, I […]

Q: My Windows XP does not forward color pictures with a message – the message transmits, but not the picture.  Also, often it does not receive parts of the colored pictures sent to me — just little blank blocks show up with the message as though something is missing.  Please, can you help? – Evelyn […]

Q: I run Windows XP, on a Dell.  I have little knowledge of systems, and need to up my volume.  The volume control is at max, but I barely hear any music or voices. I have tried several times via the Control Panel for ways to change it, but have not succeeded. – George L. […]