December 2013

Chrome Text Too Small

Dear Computer Lady: I was sending an e-mail on my Chrome computer, and accidentally touched something that made my print very small, so small that I can not read anything at that e-mail address. Please tell me what do I have to do to get the normal print back to its normal size. Thank you […]

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Finding A Lost Font

Dear Elizabeth, In the process of changing to newer computer, I lost some of my fonts; one in particular that I need to print a certain document is called Stone Temple. I searched for it and came up with many free offers of the font, if I would only agree to their terms of use, […]

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Should I Update to Windows 8.1

Dear Computer Lady, I just bought a computer a few months ago with windows 8. Would it be wise to update it to window 8.1? Thanks , Brenda

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How to Tile Windows

Dear Computer Lady, When I used Windows XP years ago I learned how to TILE, that is – to place 2 photographs side by side or 1 above the other on the computer screen. It was very handy to compare 2 similar photos of the same scene or object to decide which ‘shot’ was the […]

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Mouse & Keyboard Adapters

Dear Computer Lady, I recently bought a new HP Desk top computer to replace my old HP. My old computer had pin connectors on the mouse & keyboard the new has a different type of connector making my old mouse & keyboard useless. My question is do they have an adapter to go from the […]

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Printer Memory?

Dear Computer Lady, My printer has broken down and I am getting a new one. I have read that discarded printers have a memory that could be accessed by whoever got ahold of it and knew how to do it, and that memory could contain personal or financial information. Can you tell me if this […]

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Lock Screen Rotation in iPad Air

Dear Computer Lady, How do I stop the screen from rotating on my iPad air? Thanks, Jane

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How to Lock My iPad

Dear Computer Lady, I have been using my iPad more and more and have come to realize that I now keep lots of personal pictures and information on it. How do I secure my iPad so that others won’t be able to access that personal information? I hope you can help me secure my iPad, […]

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How To Reset Android Tablet

Dear Computer Lady, I got an android tablet several months ago and didn’t make time to learn much about it, Now I can’t remember the user name and password, so I can get past the opening page. Is there a way to reset the tablet? Geri

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Adding Shortcuts To Windows8

[ad]Dear Computer Lady, I just a got a new computer with windows 8. Is it possible to add an Internet Explorer shortcut to the desktop page? I know that I can just open new windows with tabs, but it is more convenient for me to just have the icon there so I can click on […]

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