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Q: I removed a 40gb WD Enhanced IDE Hard Drive from an old computer and was wondering if it would be worth turning it into a portable, stand-alone drive.  If so, what would I need to do that and how would I go about doing that. – Bill H. Fort Walton Beach, Fla A: Definitely […]

Q: How do you unpin a program from the start menu when there is no option in the program itself to not run at startup?  Specifically, in Windows Vista, Windows Defender starts up automatically?  I run Cox Security Suite with McAfee and Defender is redundant.  I would like to uninstall Defender, since on startup it […]

Anyone with even a passing interest in technology and gadgetry has surely heard about the Apple iPhone by now.  I successfully resisted the allure of owning this hottest piece of technology until my beloved RAZR V9m developed a problem with the internal LCD display a week after its warranty expired.  At $199 for an 8 […]

Note: This issue of It’s Geek to Me was rejected by my editor, due to my attempt to use my column to air my grievance against AT&T.  It did not appear online, in the Northwest Florida Daily News, or any other Freedom Communications publication.  It is presented here as part of the complete archive of […]

Q: When I see on TV a web site to go to that I don’t absolutely trust, where can I go to check on that site?  I got a Trojan Horse once because I went on a site I saw on television.  Now I am reluctant to venture there.  – Pat B. Fort Walton Beach, […]

Q: I am running Win XP home addition SP3 and use Outlook Express for email.  When I now receive emails that have image files attached, such as imagexxx.jpg, if I try to open them, I get an error msg, which reads, “This file does not have a program associated with it to perform this action. […]

Q: If I get a GMail account, must I accept the tool bar too?  Can I decline it when setting up the account?  – Larry T. Navarre, FL A: You are not required to use the Google Toolbar if you obtain a GMail account, Larry.  In fact, unless Google has changed something, I don’t think […]

Q: I have a question on registry cleaners.  Today I downloaded the program Reg Cure, did the free scan, and found many errors but did not purchase it.  I did some research into registry cleaners and found some were scams and not worth the money.  Reg Cure got top ratings.  What is your input on […]

Q: When closing or switching a program, it slowly disappears like a curtain lowering and then my icons will start reappearing on my desktop and it looks normal.  Seems everything is moving in slow motion on here these days.  I have a three year old Dell Inspiron I600, Intel processor 1.60GHz, 504 MB of Ram.  […]

Q: I have an Operating system of XP which came with games (Solitaire).  I just bought a new Dell with Vista.  My wife doesn’t like the solitaire that came with Vista.  I sent the solitaire on my old computer to a thumb drive then tried to open it on my new computer and got the […]