December 2011
Extracting Images From Movie
Dear Computer Lady, I need your help! I have a Dell laptop with Windows 7. I have a program called Windows Movie Maker and would like to transfer a CD that has old home movies on it to my computer. The reason is that I would like to take some of the movie frames and […]
Link for AVG
Dear Computer Lady, In your recent FB posting you gave an address and said go to your site and click on the link for AVG…where? I clicked on the logo (went nowhere), I clicked in some of the sidebar links… there’s nothing I’m seeing to click on to buy?? AVG. Christine
Moving Pictures
Dear Computer Lady, I have a question about photos. I save my digital photos on my computer in folders. When I transfer them to another place, for example WalMart to order photos they copy themselves into the folder. If I move the pictures one at a time they don’t do that. But if I use […]
How To Copy & Paste
I have been getting a lot of requests lately for directions on using copy and paste, or cut and paste, so I decided to create this illustrated tutorial. Before you can cut or copy text, you need to be able to highlight it. There are several ways to do this. Lets examine a few of […]
Laptop Screen is Dark
Hello Computer Lady: I just found your site and it looks very helpful. Great. I hope you can answer my question. I have a older Dell Inspiron (model pp14l). When I run it on battery only the screen is noticeably dark, compared to when I plug it in. so I run it on juice almost […]
How to use USB Key
Dear Computer Lady, I purchased a USB 2.0 Metal Key Sharp 100% 4GB 4G USB Flash Stick Memory Pen Drive Disk New. I can not find a slot that it fits and I have no instructions and can not get instructions from the seller; thank you, Don
Windows Live Mail Menu Bar
Dear Computer Lady, I am 81 years old and I enjoy all the info you give us. Would appreciate if you would answer one question for me. I have windows 7 and use Windows Live Mail. I do not have the word “tools” in my menu bar. Can you please tell me how to get […]
Mozy Saved My Recipe File!
This week, I had a computer problem that I want to tell you about, because it illustrates how suddenly and unexpectedly you can lose important data on your computer. As you know, I have been telling you about my new recipe program, Cook’n from DVO software, and how great it works. I have begun the […]
Printing Labels in Word
Dear Computer Lady: I really need your help. I cannot find anyone who knows the answer, even in Word 7 for Dummies. When making labels, the options given do not match the Avery product code so it is impossible, unless you know the secret, to choose the correct label size. I can not understand why […]
How To Remove A Bookmark
Dear Computer Lady, I have a laptop with vista. How do I delete a bookmarked site? Bob