July 2005
SyncBack Freeware
SyncBack Works in Windows XP http://www.2brightsparks.com/freeware SyncBack is a great little freeware program that helps you easily backup and synchronize your files to: the same drive; a different drive or medium (CDRW, CompactFlash, etc); an FTP server; a Network; or a Zip archive.
Find Windows Wallpaper File
Dear Computer Lady, My old computer crashed, but my son was able to retrieve my files from my old hard drive. I had a special wallpaper on my old computer that I downloaded from the internet that I just loved. What file extension might that wallpaper have had? I’m hoping I can find it […]
Transfer Files To New Computer
Dear Computer Lady, Thank you for being there for us novices. I have learned a lot from your newsletters and I sure hope you can help me with my problem. I have a new Windows XP computer. It does not have a floppy disk drive. How do I use a USB flash drive to […]
Remove Spyware Toolbars
Dear Computer Lady, I would like to let you know how much I enjoy your newsletter it is very informative and fun to read. Could you please tell me how to permanently get rid of a tool bar that was put on automatically through another website. I can temporarily remove it but I would […]
Professor Fizzwizzle Game
Professor Fizzwizzle Game Works in Windows 95/98/2000/ME/XP Price: $19.95 Professor Fizzwizzle needs your help! His once-friendly Friend-Bots have gone in to rage mode, and have thrown him out of his lab! Can you puzzle your way past the Rage-Bots and help Professor Fizzwizzle set things right? He’s counting on you! This is a fun, […]
Mouse Pointer Size
Dear Computer Lady, Can you change the mouse pointer size to a larger size in Windows 98? If so, please tell me how you do it. I have tried all the help areas on my computer and see no where to make the pointer larger. Thank you for all your help, Robert
Skip XP Welcome Screen
Dear Computer Lady, I have a new IBM ThinkPad with Windows XP Home Edition. I am the only person who uses or has access to this Laptop and I don’t know how to get rid of the User Accounts on this computer. I just want to be able to start with the desktop showing […]
Clean The Keyboard
Dear Computer Lady, Love your newsletter and the good information. This is kind of an unusual question: A couple of keys stick on my keyboard. I don’t know what to do other than buy a new keyboard. Is there anything I can use to clean it and how would I go about it? Shirley
Saving Files To CD
Dear Computer Lady, Recently I was saving a copy of the 911 Commission Report onto floppies. All were in PDF format. One section was 2 mb, way too large for a floppy! So, I tried to copy (write) them to a CD. This would not work, which YOU probably know. When I wrote Adobe, […]