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Q: I’ve been using an old e-mail program and since I have Outlook I thought I should make use of it.  So Last week-end I got my Microsoft Outlook 2007 up and running.  When setting up my contacts list, I tried to put a phone number in, and a dialogue box comes up prompting me […]

In last week’s issue, I answered Bill B’s question about Windows Picture and Fax Viewer showing seemingly random images from old browser sessions when he opens a picture attached to an e-mail message.  I ran short of room before I could explain how to locate the temporary directory that Windows uses to cache these files. […]

Q: I hope you can help me, or point me in the right direction as MS won’t provide any free assistance.  I’m running Windows XP Home Media.  When I boot up I get the message: “Windows cannot load the users profile but has logged you on with the default profile.  Detail: Insufficient system resources exist […]

Q: Will be buying a new computer soon and looking for the easiest way to transfer files from the old one.  One thought; pull the old hard drive and mount it as a second drive in the new computer.  Your thoughts?  Is there an easier/safer way to do this?  – Glenn H. Shalimar, FL A: […]

Welcome to the 1-year anniversary issue of It’s Geek To Me!  It’s hard to believe it’s been an entire year since one little e-mail from me to Del Stone launched this endeavor.  Now, fifty-two issues later, I want to say a big thank-you!  Thanks to the Northwest Florida Daily News and Freedom Communications for running […]

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 […]