August 2013
Forwarding Images in Windows Live Mail
Dear Computer Lady, I have been reading your newsletter for many years and I have a question I hope you can help me with. Sometimes when I try to forward an email with pictures in it, I get the message that the pictures will not show in the forwared email. Is there a way to […]
How to Create More Space for System Restore
Dear Computer Lady, I have been using your problem solving and suggestions for several years now, however this the first time I have a problem that I do not recall your addressing before. Recently I had occasion to restore my system however I was surprised to find all but one of my restore points have […]
Cleaning Up Old Hard Drives
[ad]Dear Computer Lady, I made the mistake of donating my computer without the hard drives. I took them out (2, as I had to replace it during its life) to make sure it wouldn’t fall into the wrong hands…without using my brains as to how I was going to be able to clean them out […]
Windows 8 Photo Screensaver
[ad]Dear Computer Lady, One of the most enjoyable things I enjoyed on my old computer is the screen saver of my Granddaughter. I have just purchased a Dell PC, Inspiron 660s Series, and have not been able to determine if it allows a photo screen saver. I have searched all areas with Dell, and other […]
How To Stop Kindle Fire From Rotating
Dear Computer Lady, How do I get the image on the screen of my Kindle Fire to stop rotating? Sometimes I don’t want it to rotate when I move it. Thanks, Emil
How To Care For Your iPad Battery
How To Care for your iPad battery. Apple has a few tips on their website for taking care of your ipad battery. Most importantly is to keep your iPad out of the sun or a hot car. Heat will
Laptop Disposal Precautions
Dear Computer Lady, First a big thank you for all that I’ve learned from your letter. Now, I am having to get rid of a lap top computer. The screen is no longer good. My question is, is there a hard drive on a lap top that can be removed before you dispose of it? […]
Sort Facebook News Feed
Dear Computer Lady, Do you know how to get Facebook to show things in chronological order? I’d like to see the newest posts from people and newspages I follow first and right away. (i.e. This morning some NECN posts and Matt Noyes posts and some friends posts from 11 hours ago to a day ago […]
Disk Boot Failure Message
Dear Computer Lady, When I turned on my PC yesterday I got a message: “Disk boot failure, insert system disk and press enter”. I inserted my recovery disk in and nothing happened, I got the same message. Is there a different disk I am suppose to insert? My PC is a 9 year old Compaq. […]
ChromeBox Review
Have you seen a Chromebook or Chrome box? What are they? A Chromebook is a notebook computer that runs the Chrome operating system. No Microsoft Windows or