USB Storage Devices by elise on May 31, 2007
Q: What is the technology behind a USB storage device?
A: USB Flash Drives are ultra-portable memory devices. The memory used in these drives are non-volatile, meaning that it does not need constant power to maintain information in memory. It is also solid-state media, which means that it does not have any moving parts like a [...]
Migrating From Windows XP To Windows Vista by elise on May 30, 2007
Q: I am in the process of buying a new laptop. My new laptop uses Vista and my old laptop uses XP. I want to transfer my favorites in IE6 and my documents to my new computer. How do I do this?
A: When you are transferring your personal information and documents from one PC to [...]
Powering Down External Hard Drives by elise on May 29, 2007
Q: I was just wondering it is better for an external HD to always keep it running or to power it on transfer necessary files and then power if off?
A: Whether or not you keep your external hard drive on all the time is a matter of preference and is usually determined by how you [...]
Registry Modifications With Uniblue RegistryBooster by matt on May 23, 2007
An Into Tomorrow listener submitted the following question!
Q: A friend of my recently downloaded Uniblue RegistryBooster. After running the scan it told him he had over 400 problems with his registry. My question is how good of a program is Uniblue RegistryBooster? In order to fix the problems in his registry he has to purchase [...]
Optical Drive Install: Master vs Slave by elise on May 22, 2007
Q: I am installing a CD/DVD-R drive and a CD/DVD-ROM drive on my Windows XP system. Does it matter which drive is the master and which drive is the slave?
A: For many people who build and upgrade their own PCs, the answer to this question would be simply that it is a matter of preference. [...]
Monitor Went Blank And Computer Makes No Noise by matt on May 21, 2007
Q: When I was playing solitaire my monitor shut off and my computer stopped making any noise. If I turn the system off and then back on the monitor turns on and then off right away and the computer still makes no noise. What could the problem be?
A: We can figure out the problem is [...]
Managing Word Documents Headers and Footers by elise on May 15, 2007
Q: The header on a word document moved itself to the footer, how do I moved it back up?
A: The easiest way to move information from the Header of a Microsoft Word document to the Footer of that document would be to copy the information in the Footer and paste it into the Header. Here [...]
PCI vs PCI Express by elise on May 9, 2007
Q: What is the difference between a PCI card and PCI Express?
A: Peripheral Component Interface (PCI) and PCI Express are both types of PC expansion slots. PCI was created by Intel in 1993, and became very popular on the PC platform. Many different types of cards were created in the PCI format including network, sound [...]
Clear Browser History by elise on May 7, 2007
Q: In Internet Explorer how can I change or remove the way the web addresses show up in the drop-down list or the drop down list in google?
A: In Internet Explorer 7, the URLs you have typed into the address bar are automatically stored in the browser’s history. When you click on the drop-down arrow [...]
Restart A Frozen iPod by elise on May 2, 2007
Q: My iPod is frozen, how do I restart it?
A: Even though your iPod may appear to be frozen, it may not be. There are other factors that will cause an iPod to fail to respond including:
The Hold switch may be on, or the iPod software believes that the Hold switch is on
A very weak [...]