Question: I recently bought a Compaq laptop computer from a reputable store and now I am wondering if I am legally entitled to the Windows 95 OS disks and any other disks of preinstalled software? A few years ago when I purchased my desktop computer, I received the OS disks with the computer. – C.B. […]
Question: I have come across a term called “embedded chip testing” on a Year 2000 article. Just exactly what is it? –Eric Answer: Many people think that the Year 2000 (“Y2K”) bug problem is limited to computers, but it’s not. The problem extends to any device containing an electronic chip that has programming built into […]
Question: Is there a program that will allow PC users to unstuff a SIT file created on a Mac? Your help would be appreciated since I have friends and co-workers who often send me files like that and I can’t open them. I have WinZip and Conversions Plus installed, and neither work for SIT files. […]
Question: Would you have any statistics or information on usage of the following programming languages in industry: Visual Basic, Visual C , and Java? Specifically, if one were to seriously study one of those three languages, in order to make oneself more marketable in the workplace, are there trends that would recommend learning one over […]
Question: Here’s some advice for all your readers, which I unfortunately ignored: Always have a good virus scanner program loaded, even if you aren’t an Internet surfer. Scan everything that goes onto a hard drive. Unfortunately, I have gotten lax, since in three years of surfing I haven’t seen even a hint of a virus. […]