December 2009
Mouse Connection
Dear Computer Lady, I have a Dell computer, and have 4 usb ports in the back and two in the front. I bought a wireless mouse that has a round end and my ports are the rectangle size. I find that the mouse selections do not inform you of this before purchase. How can I […]
Easy transfer
[ad]Dear Computer Lady, We put windows 7 on my moms computer and we used windows easy transfer. We loaded it on a personal media drive from HP, and made sure it worked on her computer (it had XP before) and it had so we put 7 on it. 7 runs great, but those files we […]
Can’t access Yahoo mail
Dear Computer Lady, Hi,I hope u can help. Yahoo tells me I have mail,but then I click on mail and it will not display my mail.Cant read off line messages.I can go onto another pc and my mail is fine. Please help, thank you, Linda
No Power?
Dear Computer Lady, My daughters computer recently shut down. That is, she was downloading a file and all of a sudden her computer began to slowly shut down as if it was slowly losing power. Now she can’t even turn it on! We initially thought it was the power source but have unplugged everything and […]
Windows 7 Snap Left and Right
Windows 7 Tips Last week we talked about a new feature for working with windows in Windows 7. This new feature is called, “Aero Snaps” because the features snap the window into place based on where you move the window. Last week, we maximized a window by dragging the title bar to the top of […]
Web Page Zoom
Dear Computer Lady: My question and resolve may be easier for one like you,but I am a novice and of the older generation. My question is, how do I increase the font on my screen so I don’t have to use a magnifying glass to read all the print that appears as I move from […]
Can’t Send Messages
Dear Computer Lady, I have Outlook 2003 loaded on and updated two separate computers. On one email flows in and out perfectly. On the other email comes in fine but I get can’t connect to outgoing server when trying to send mail. I have done side by side comparisons of all the email account parameters […]
QuickView Software
Dear Computer Lady, I have been reading your newsletter for many years now but this is the first time I have asked you a question. Several years ago I used a trial program which could open any document no matter what the extension. You might see formating characters etc. but the actual test was readable. […]
Set Associations
Dear Computer Lady, I have Microsoft Vista and when I receive an e-mail document I very often cannot open it. I receive a message telling me to “create an association in Set Association control panel”. I find “Folder Options” in my Control Panel but it does not lead me to “File Types”. How can I […]
Windows 7 Tip 1
Windows 7 Tips I started using a computer with Windows 7 this week, and while I am still getting used to it, I have discovered a few things that I want to share with you. Today’s Windows 7 tip deals with windows management. Have you noticed that the controls in the upper right hand corner […]