October 2011

Old Slow Computer

Dear Computer Lady, My sister gets your newsletter and she sent your email address to me. I am on a very limited income and my computer is sick. It is very slow the cable company had me go to speed test.com and go through all the prompts and then they ask for money and I […]

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Transfer Contacts to Gmail

Dear Computer Lady, How do I transport my addresses to my g-mail account without typing all them in again? Thank you so much, Lin

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How To Put Gmail Shortcut on Desktop

Hello Elizabeth, I love your email with all the wonderful advice you give to me and others. My question is….is there a way to put a gmail icon on your computer? Otherwise I have to open IE and type it in to get to it. Thanks for your time. Laura, Chicago, IL

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Link not working

Dear Computer Lady, I receive emails sometimes and they will have their website listed. But when I click on the website, I’m not able to go there. Does this have to do with my firewall settings? Its the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation site, and this is the only site that has this problem. www.tcic.state.tn.us Its […]

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Antivirus Makes Computer Slow

Dear Computer Lady: I’ve installed AVG 2011 and it seems my computer has slowed down. It is not the free version. What is the problem that would cause the computer to slow down? I have Windows Vista Home Thanks, Betty

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