Mac data Lost When Re-Partitioning An External Hard Drive In Windows by robert on December 17, 2007
Q: I have an external hard drive that I’ve been using as my back up on my OS X (10.4.11) Mac. I also own a PC. I tried to plug the hard drive into the PC and add an extended partition to save some files from the PC. I never saw anything about re-formatting or [...]
IE7 And Outlook Crash by Ayn on December 15, 2007
Q: Internet Explorer 7.0.5730.11 and Microsoft Outlook 2002 10.6822.6830 SP3 keep crashing. Is it because I am running Windows XP Home Edition 2002 SP3 on a computer with an Intel Pentium 4 CPU 1700 MHz 1.70 GHz 384 MG of RAM? I’m afraid that my motherboard is not powerful enough and that I don’t have [...]
Changing Windows Wallpaper In A Jiffy by Ayn on December 14, 2007
Q: How do I delete my current wallpaper on my computer’s monitor? It is affecting my status.
A: Hello. When working in an office environment, it is always important to remember that others can (and most likely will) see your computer’s screen, as you have found out. To change your desktop (wallpaper) to something more appropriate, [...]
Deleting A Windows User Account by Ayn on December 14, 2007
Q: I’m using Windows XP and I have created a new user with administrator privileges but now I want to delete the account. How can I do this? I am not very computer savvy so please go into detail with each step.
A: Hello! Deleting a user, regardless of the user’s permissions level, from Windows XP [...]
Buying A Reasonably Priced Keyboard by avatar on December 13, 2007
Q: Where can I buy a reasonably priced computer keyboard?
A: From my years of experience in looking for deals for computer hardware and of listening to my friend on where he buys his stuff I discovered Pricewatch.com. It is one of the best places to find inexpensive but good quality computer hardware including keyboards. Pricewatch.com [...]
IE 6 Opens On Its Own by Ayn on December 13, 2007
Q: I have been dealing with this problem for a long time. I have IE 6.0, running on Windows XP. I use the IE icon to open my browser. Once it opens everything is great. I have run several malware/adware/virus/worm/trojan protecting software programs everyday. My problem is that new sessions of IE [...]
Using Video Clips In A PowerPoint Presentation by Ayn on December 13, 2007
Q: I want to put a video in a PowerPoint presentation but I don’t know how. Please help.
A: PowerPoint presentations have become a staple of the corporate culture. Inserting a video into a PowerPoint presentation is actually quite simple.
First, save the video that you want to include in your presentation.
Next, at the appropriate location in [...]
Transparent Office Applications On My Desktop by Ayn on December 12, 2007
Q: A former coworker used to have a transparent textbox on her desktop (just like a shortcut/icon) with office information on it. When she scrolled her mouse over the box it became more solid enabling her to read it. We were using Windows2000 at the time. Any idea how I can get this same type [...]
Copying Formatting Between Linked Cells In Excel ‘97 by Ayn on December 12, 2007
Q: I have a Microsoft Excel ‘97 question. If I am linking a cell to another cell, and I want the color from the first cell to be carried over what do I do?
A: Microsoft Excel is a great spreadsheet program. It has many wonderful built in features that make working with numbers very easy. [...]
IBM ThinkPad R50 Battery Trouble by Ayn on December 11, 2007
Q: I have turned on my IBM ThinkPad R50 after many months of no use. The battery isn’t charging anymore - the symbol keeps flashing. After hours of the laptop being on a new message has come up with full solid bar saying battery condition unknown. The battery icon says ‘on-line, critical’. The battery is [...]