Question: We have a different kind of question for CyberWalker. What is the plural of computer mouse — “mouses” or “mice”? H.K. Answer: I’ve been on the trail for an answer to this question for a week and in the process I was snubbed by the very inventor of the computer mouse. I started my […]
Question: I have a new Acer computer and cannot seem to get NHL 97 working. I have read the manuals over and over again and each time I think I have it right, I go to run it and my computer locks up. I then have to unplug the computer and run Scandisk to get […]
Question: I’m shopping for a new computer and I want to buy the best machine I can get my hands on. I’ve been looking at a Pentium II 266 MHz machine, but I don’t want to buy that if a 300 MHz or something even better is imminent. Do you have any information about what’s […]
My hard drive is beginning to look like what my dear Dad calls an “odds-and-sods” drawer. It’s that place in the family home where stuff goes when no one knows where to put it. So as a kid, we had a drawer in the kitchen filled with shoelaces, wall-hangers, plant-food spikes, and bits of broken […]
Question: I am running a small business. I would like to use my computer to send and receive faxes. My question is: Can a computer be left turned on for 24 hours a day with no rest? If the answer is yes, then is there any maintenance procedure to ensure the computer’s life span is […]