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Q: My question concerns cookies.  I have heard that websites can (or might) change the price on items you show an interest in by visiting their sites on a regular basis.  For example, I have had the experience of watching airfares, and the fares increasing when I check them on different days.  Of course, I […]

Q: My daughter & family are moving to Hawaii, therefore my wife wants me to install a web cam so we don’t miss the grand kids growing up.  I was wondering if you would school me up on the basics of web cams (like if both parties have to have the same IP or messenger […]

Q: My wife wants to buy a laptop because I take too much time using the desktop. She thinks perhaps one buys one, switches it on and proceeds on with whatever.  But, I know that somehow, a wireless laptop must be connected to the internet service, and that is geek to me.  Perhaps you could […]

Q:    I recently upgraded my computer (Dell Dimension 4100, 1 GHz. Pentium III, 512 MB Ram, 60 GB HDD) operating system from Windows XP Home to Windows Vista Home Basic.  All the drivers are up to date as well as the currentVista updates. After the upgrade, I find that almost every operation such as booting, […]

Q: Is there a way to contact my Outlook Express account at work from my home computer? – Jennifer M. Fort Walton Beach, FL A: So many questions about e-mail lately!  I hate give an answer like this, but unfortunately, the answer is: “It depends.”  Without knowledge of the infrastructure of your company’s LAN, the […]

Q: My nephew has proudly begun work in the corporate world.  He recently sent me a lengthy email from his office describing his expected career path.  He delivered it via a well-known and commonly used webmail service. I responded via his home telephone, cautioning him that use of email from the office is never a […]

Q: When trying to use Google for a search, MSN search “hijacks” my request.  I type my search info in the Google search window, but often all or part of it moves to MSN search window.  How do I stop that? – Pete C. Fort Walton Beach, FL A: One way would be to hide […]

Q: I recently returned from Eastern Europe and have 300-400 pictures that I would like to share with some people I met.  I have an account with Kodak, which I really have not used.  She suggested downloading photos to Picasa. I would like to know if Picasa is better than using my Kodak account?  I […]

I’d like to extend my thanks to the Center For Lifelong Learning Computer Club for hosting me at their May 13th meeting.  Spouse Peripheral and I had lots of fun meeting you all, and spreading some Geek cheer in your neighborhood. Q: I note that you use Gmail.  I use OE and Cox.net.  I am […]

Note: Issue #42 was a duplicate of Issue #41.  The previous week, it ran online as scheduled, but was left out of the print edition because “The section was designed by a different person this week, and for some reason I did not notice that the column was missing.” (Kari Barlow – Daily News).  So it […]