Question: I have a question regarding WordPerfect for Windows. I use Microsoft Office’s MS Word, but my preference is for Corel’s WordPerfect. Will I need to purchase the Corel Office Suite in order to use WordPerfect? The cost is around $300. I inquired at some computer stores and was advised that if I have Microsoft […]
Question: I read an article in a Canadian newspaper recently that brings up another date problem possibility for computers. It said, regarding April 9, 1999, that it’s the 99th day of the year and translates into an internal message of “9999” in some programs. However, 999, it claimed, means “end of file” in many programming […]
Question: Is there any way I can check to see if an e-mail I’ve sent has been received by the person or server it was going to? —M.E.C. Answer: There’s something in your question that I need to clear up before we proceed. You talk about an “e-mail server”. I think what you actually mean […]
Question: I have installed the “B” version of Windows 95 at home. When I go to properties in My Computer, my file system shows local FAT. My work computer’s file system says FAT32. Does this tell me that I am not using the FAT32 file system on my own computer, and if so, how can […]
Question: On a number of occasions over the last few months, I’ve downloaded files from the web that are larger than a floppy disk can hold. Once I’ve unzipped the file, if I want to keep the original around I have to keep it on my hard drive, which is a waste of space. I […]