Jim Coates

Jim Coates is on vacation for the holidays and will return to this space Jan. 5. To tide you over, we're running an encore of Jim's March 31 column. Q....

Q. I read one of your recent columns concerning how to remove the annoying pop-ups exploiting holes in the Microsoft Windows XP operating system. I get them all the time...

There's a strong whiff of the same-old, same-old wafting through the wireless world. Billions of dollars are being spent to roll out networks and devices designed to foster a mobile...

Q. For the best portable MP3 music, using a Windows PC, should I go with the Nomad Jukebox 6G or wait for a PC version of iPod? Thanks for your...

Q. I've lost the recycle icon on my desktop. I can still delete items to the recycle bin, but then cannot clean out the recycle bin. How do I get...

Q. I am trying to save my e-mail addresses to a disk so when I reformat the hard drive, or for any other reason, I don't have retype them in....

Editor's note: While Jim Coates is on vacation, we're rerunning a few often-asked questions from his recent columns. A new Ask Jim Why column will run next Monday. Q. Every...

Q. I would like some help with the box that comes up in Windows when you press Control+Alt+Delete. I read somewhere that if you press these three keys you will...

Q. Now that Windows 95 is obsolete, what do you think about an upgrade to Windows ME? Karl Petter @ticon.net A. Before replacing Microsoft's 6-year-old operating system, maybe you should...

Q. I am particularly interested in your reply to Mr. W. regarding the conversion of old program files (DOS recipes) to new applications. I've just been asked to take over...