Transferring Files from SD Card to Mac by elise on August 31, 2007
Q: I would like to get some music off my SD Memory Card. When I try to get the music off using iPhoto it only tells me about the pictures not the music. So is there anyway I can get the music off the SD Memory Card using my OS X?
A: The most efficient way [...]
Missing OCX File by elise on August 30, 2007
Q: On my Dell desktop, after it goes into sleep mode, when I go back to work with it a message appears. The Flashfox.ocx is not available. What is this and how can I get it erased?
A: After some searching I was unable to find any information on a file named “Flashfox.ocx.” Recheck [...]
Creating Backups with a My Book World NAS by elise on August 29, 2007
An Into Tomorrow listener submitted the following question!
Q: I have a Dell desktop running Windows XP home edition. I also have a My Book World 500 GB external hard drive. I know how to run a backup and I know how to copy individual folders to the external hard drive. Can I copy [...]
Reduced Speed Over USB by elise on August 29, 2007
Q: I purchased a pre-owned Dell laptop with Windows XP and when I plug in my Epson Stylus Photo printer in I get a message saying that it will run at reduced speed because I don’t have a high speed USB host. I have gone to the device manager and there is a question mark [...]
PC Backup Options by elise on August 28, 2007
Q: My computer is sick and needs to be taken for repair. I want to copy my hard drive to a back up. How can I do that?
A: The most efficient way to backup your hard drive would be to copy its contents to another drive. If you have an external USB hard drive, [...]
GPS for the Palm Lifedrive by elise on August 27, 2007
An Into Tomorrow listener submitted the following question!
Q: I have a Palm Lifedrive and I would like to know if I can add software or upgrade it to have the capability of a GPS. It would also be great if it could handle voice commands.
A: There are a wide variety of Bluetooth enabled GPS receivers [...]
Deleting History in Browsers by elise on August 27, 2007
Q: I entered some secret/personal information into a friend’s web browser and it saved the data in the form. How do I go about removing this information from the form before they find it?
A: The best way to get rid of any traces of this code (namely from web forms) would be to follow the [...]
Changing Font Size in Web Browsers by elise on August 26, 2007
Q: The font on web pages has changed and now some of them are so small that I cannot read them. I do not remember doing anything different or changing anything, please help!
A: Sometimes the sizes of display fonts in your web browser are changed accidentally by a combination of keystrokes. There are two ways [...]
What Type of Drive Enclosure Do I Need? by elise on August 25, 2007
Q: My wife’s HP laptop no longer boots, we cannot even even get BIOS screen. How do I know what kind of USB hard drive case to buy for her hard drive?
A: The type of hard drive enclosure you need to buy for your wife’s laptop hard drive will be determined by the drive’s interface. [...]
Using NAS Device as a Mainframe by elise on August 24, 2007
Q: Is there a way to use a NAS device with FTP as a mini mainframe? I want to be able to access a program and create files while on a remote computer that does not have the program and ability to share the files?
A: In order to find out if your NAS (Network-Attached Storage) [...]