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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 […]

he e-mail servers at Geek Central were churning away this week, as fellow-Geeks from throughout the community responded to my query for ways to get rid of aging computer hardware.  Most of these ideas have been mentioned in previous columns, but the info is certainly worth repeating to have it all in one place for […]

Q: Spring cleaning is underway, and it’s time to get rid of the old desktop.  The dinosaur still works fine (Windows 98SE), along with monitor, printer and scanner that connect with serial and parallel cables.  (The computer also has 2 USB ports.)  Is there any place to donate the equipment in the Destin/Fort Walton area?  […]

Q: I hope you can solve this problem I’m having with my proxy server.  When I turn on the computer and go online, I’m restricted from certain sites and get an error page.  The reason is in the Internet tools, a check appears in the box for proxy server.  Cox cable does not use a […]

Q: I would like to convert my audiobook cassette to MP3 files and I have the hardware/software to do that.  What I would like to know is what you would recommend for a CD Ripper/Burner software so that I can put these files on a CD.  Most books are less than 10 hrs and would […]

Q: I was looking for an old e-mail within Outlook and realized I may have put it in an archive.  The archive was generated on my old machine so there was no telling where it might have been as I squirrel stuff under non-default locations.  So I started searching for my .PST files.  When I […]

Q: I run Outlook Express and can only open .pdf files if I double click the attachment and send to documents folder to then be opened.  Is there a way to open in outlook express without having to save the file?  When clicking on the email drop down menu a message comes up reading:  “This […]

Q: I have a full-size laptop and just purchased a mini-laptop with an 8G hard drive  My question is where I should load Microsoft Office so I can access it on both laptops.  I plan to buy an external hard drive to take with me if I need to use Microsoft Office products.  Can I […]