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Q: I used to be on Earthlink and switched to Cox high speed.  I have several friends who send attachments with a .eml extension.  When I switched to Cox, I could no longer open the attachments.  I used the Windows help and followed their directions but they still won’t open.  On the bottom of the […]

Q: I always use a computer at the public library.  Often when I sign into Hotmail, someone’s e-mail address is there.  They didn’t click on the two blocks below their password.  Isn’t that risky?  I might not be a nice guy. -Frederick N. Fort Walton Beach, FL A: Any time you use a computer connected […]

Q: I recently installed a Nero 7 program and now when I open a photo (jpeg etc.), it opens with the Nero picture viewer, which I don’t want.  How do I get it to default back to the Microsoft picture viewer program when I open a picture? – John G. Shalimar, FL A: This is […]

It was a sincere pleasure meeting so many of you at the Computer Expo last Saturday.  Many thanks to J.B. Hillard and the Northwest Florida Association of Computer User Groups for inviting me to be a part of their Expo, and making me feel so welcome.  My next personal appearance is currently scheduled for May […]

Q: Often I want to print just a portion of a page – leave out ads, eliminate boilerplate etc.  When I bring up the print menu, there is an Options tab that supposedly lets you print frames from a page.  But it’s never active (always grayed out).  What is this feature and how can I […]

Q: I like to use a Logitech cordless optical mouse but it only seems to work on my desktop surface (which has a speckled colored surface). When I place it on a standard Mouse Pad of any color it only works intermittently and won’t work on a black mouse pad. Is there a particular mouse […]

Q: I’ve sent an email to many friends that had an attachment in .pps format. Many were able to open it, but many replied telling me that they couldn’t open it. And I know that many of the latter have Microsoft’s Powerpoint software on their computers. – Bill E. Fort Walton Beach, FL A: It […]

Q: I run Windows XP with Microsoft Office 2003.  My primary email program is Outlook.  Why, when I designate a sender/email as junk or spam using the Junk E-Mail button, does it keep coming into my Inbox instead of going straight into my Junk Email box?  It seems as if there are certain addresses that […]

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 […]