Battery Does Not Work After Dropping Laptop by robert on September 24, 2008
Q: I have a Compaq Presario 2236CL laptop. My friend dropped it and now it will no longer run from the battery. It will not boot up unless plugged in and will turn off IMMEDIATELY when unplugged. Do you think this is more likely a dead battery or something internal in the [...]
Continue Reading Battery Does Not Work After Dropping LaptopAOL Deleted My Account! by robert on September 17, 2008
Q: I allowed my friend to use my AOL account to chat in an AOL chat room. He used some bad language in the chat room and then AOL deleted my account. Is there any way I can get my mail from that account? How can I prevent all of this from happening to me [...]
Continue Reading AOL Deleted My Account!Should I keep Norton AntiVirus or Webroot Spy Sweeper? by robert on September 15, 2008
Q: I have an HP PC and am using Norton AntiVirus. When I had some work done they installed Webroot Spy Sweeper, so now I have both. Don’t they do the same thing? If I only need one which one should I get rid of?
A: Norton AntiVirus (2006 and newer) has built-in antispyware tools. But [...]
Terms to Understand when Purchasing a New Computer by robert on September 15, 2008
Q: I am looking at purchasing a laptop for personal and work use. I only need basic MS office functions and internet. I am confused with all the terms thrown around at me. What features do I need? What does Intel Centrino 2 Core 2 Duo 2.4GHz, 4GB RAM, 640GB HDD, [...]
Continue Reading Terms to Understand when Purchasing a New ComputerDelete a Windows Partition from a Mac by robert on September 9, 2008
Q: I am wondering how I can reformat my Windows XP partition on a dual system iMac without loosing the Mac side.
A: Apple has made it extremely easy to delete Windows partitions from your iMac’s hard drive in Mac OS X Leopard.
Open a new Finder window and go Applications => Utilities => Boot Camp Assistant. [...]
Transfer Firefox 3 Bookmarks to Another Computer by robert on September 6, 2008
Q: How can I transfer favorites in Firefox 3 on an XP computer to Firefox 3 on a laptop with Vista? It was easy with IE doing the transfer.
A: In XP’s Firefox 3 go Bookmarks => Organize Bookmarks => Import and Backup => Export HTML. This will copy all of your bookmarks to a file. [...]
Upgrading The Graphics Card On A Toshiba Laptop by matt on September 4, 2008
Q: Is it possible for me to upgrade the Radeon hd3470 graphics card in my Toshiba a305-s6841 laptop?
A: Unfortunately the answer is no. Most laptops do not allow you to upgrade anything besides the hard drive and the memory (RAM). This is the case for your Toshiba laptop as well.
Requirements For Microsoft Office 2007 by matt on September 3, 2008
Q: Can I run Microsoft Office 2007 Student Edition on Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition?
A: You can as long as you have Service Pack 2 (SP2) installed. You can find more requirements over at the Microsoft Office 2007 Requirements site.