Dear Computer Lady, Really cant say how much I have learned and gained confidence from you, especially since computers were unheard of when I grew up. I use spreadsheets in my work here at home. I have some on open office & excel; thinking I would like to use only 1 program and free is […]

Dear Computer Lady, I have used the Quicken program for years to keep track of my checkbook registry. Wondering if there is a free program that will let me do that? I only use the program to double check my registry, don’t use it to communicate with a bank to do any transactions. Thanks for […]

Hi computerlady, A piece of freeware that I have used for at least 10 years is “aTube Catcher”, which will not only download to your hard drive but also in many different formats (avi, wmv, mp4 etc). This same software can also burn to DVD so that the disc will play in any DVD player. […]

Dear Computer Lady, I would like to learn how to download a You Tube video to a CD-R. I have a DVD/CD player and I’d like to download an educational video to a CD-R and play it over and over again without using data on my tablet. Thanks, Yvonne in CA

Dear Computer Lady, I have a question regarding Family tree maker. I know that it is no longer supported by I believe Ancestry. I have ALL my family tree information in this program and need to add more but I am afraid I might lose it all. I do use Carbonite as backup. Any suggestion […]

Dear Computer Lady, I look forward to getting your newsletter every week because you make computer so simple and understandable. I also have a question. I upgraded my computer from Windows 7 to 10 by using Microsoft’s free offer. I also updated this Window 10 a few times as the updates became available. Before the […]

Dear Computer Lady, I have been using WordPerfect 8 for as long as I have had a computer, but fear that when I change to Windows 10 or above, it won’t work for me any more. The main reason I use it is because I write in a personal journal, and it has a template. […]

Dear Computer Lady, I have followed you for years and learned do much about my computer. As an elder person I cannot understand a lot of what is written about some programs. What I am asking is what is the best free quicken I can download to use for just my home checking account? There […]

Dear Computer Lady, I’ve heard that LibreOffice can be used to open files created years ago in MS Works (WPS files, DOC files, Spreadsheets, etc.). I am running Windows 10 Home edition. Under system type, it says that it is a 64-bit operating system with a X64-based processor. When asked to choose which Windows download […]

Elizabeth, I just wanted to thank you WHOLEHEARTEDLY for a recent article of yours that has helped me with almost a year-long search for a program that could and would convert my Adobe Pagemaker files into readable Word Processing files. You recently came up with LibreOffice that not only does that, but it’s FREE! Boy-oh-boy, […]