Question: I’ve heard there’s a new worm out there causing a lot of trouble, called Explore Zip. What do we know about it? – R.L. Answer: A new e-mail-transmitted computer virus swept the Internet, showing up in thousands of computers around the world. It also led to the shutdown of some companies’ e-mail systems. The […]
Question: Microsoft Word has all kinds of fonts, which is great. If you want to “Change the Icon Font” under “Display/Appearances” in the Control Panel, a lot of fonts are available with variations such as “Western”, “Mac”, “Turkish”, “Greek”. Do I need all these font variations or can I delete some of them? And if […]
Question: Our Intranet contains some files with the .doc and .xls extensions. When Microsoft Internet Explorer displays these files it uses a viewer in the browser. We would like to open a window and use Microsoft Word or Excel program to display these files. Is there any way to set this up? –DAO Answer: To […]
Question: Why can’t I delete screen savers? Or is there a back-door trick that I haven’t figured out yet?. Or can I delete screen savers at all? –Pete Answer: If the screensavers you want to delete are the ones that came with Windows, then there is a “back door” where you can delete them. Under […]
Question: I was thinking about buying a laptop computer. Any tips on which one to buy? —P.F. Answer: Making a decision on which laptop—or notebook, as they are also called—to buy isn’t easy because of such issues as weight versus features and prices versus processing power. There’s also the sticky issue of battery life. Mobile […]