August 2017

Annoying Facebook Pop-ups

Dear Computer Lady, When I am on FB and someone comments on something I posted but I am not looking at at the moment, the page pops up and will not leave. If I click on any spot or link the pop up page will not leave. How can I stop this. I have to […]

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Internet Explorer 11

Dear Computer Lady, I love your newsletter and learn so much from it. On my office computer, I am running Windows 7 Professional and have Internet Explorer 11. IE continually crashes, so that if I go to a web page and click on a link, it crashes. If I check my webmail, it crashes 4 […]

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Windows Too Large For Screen

Dear Computer Lady, I use and work on a lot of different units. One of which is an old Dell Latitude C400 running Windows XP Pro SP3. The main issue I have with this unit is that all the windows and icons extend far beyond the screen. And the only menu offers at the to […]

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Free Public wifi Security

Dear Computer Lady, I have Cortana on my computer but haven’t configured it because I’m leery about surrendering the kind of personal security information that it requires. My wife would love to buy either Google Home or Amazon’s Echo etc. but again, I’ve resisted because I’m afraid of leaving our information and computers vulnerable. Are […]

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How To Send a Word Document by Email

Dear Computer Lady, I read and enjoy your newsletter. I also use a lot of your tips. I do have a problem. I use MS Word 2016 and would like to know if and how to send a Word document to an email recipient. Thanks for all your help, Julian

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How To Send a Word Document To The Desktop

Dear Computer Lady, I read and enjoy your newsletter. I also use a lot of your tips. I do have a problem. I use MS Word 2016 and would like to know if and how to send a Word document to my desktop. Thanks for all your help, Julian

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Another Way To Safely Eject a Thumb Drive

Dear Computer Lady, I look forward to your articles because they are so helpful to me. My problem is that I can’t safely eject a thumb drive from my computer. My son and my sister who are both really computer smart can’t figure out why it doesn’t give me this option. I have had my […]

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How To Set Default Zoom in Firefox

Dear Computer Lady, I recently started using Firefox and have been able to navigate through most of the features. One problem I’m having is when I magnify a page and open a new one, the magnification on the new page keeps resetting to 100%. If I have been on the page before, it remembers the […]

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External Drive For My Laptop

Dear Computer Lady, Do you still answer hardware such as external disk drive compatibilities with lap tops? I have read your newsletter for many years, and like it a lot! Thanks! Lois

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Setting Up Gmail in Outlook

Hi Computer Lady I love your newsletter, I always file just in case Ive a problem. Can I set up my gmail account in MS Outlook, if so, how can I do this? Regards Ali

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