Jim Coates

Jim Coates is on vacation. These questions and answers first appeared last spring. Q. I just installed Windows 98, and Windows shuts down fine, but on rebooting I am forced...

Q. Those of us who have been blessed with all of the high-technology hardware and software that make up the stuff of this column have a great chance this time...

Q. I have a new printer (Hewlett-Packard) and an old cookbook software program (Micro Cookbook 3.0) that does not recognize my printer. All my family recipes are on there, and...

Q. My question is about the huge size of the photos that I am trying to send over the Internet. How I can fix things so the people who get...

Q--Why are only Windows operating systems affected by these computer viruses, like the "ILOVEYOU" virus? A computer hacker interviewed on TV claimed Windows was extremely easy to tamper with. Does...

Q--Greetings (by snail mail) from a couple of dinosaurs who read your column but don't own a PC. To us, PC means "personally confused" because we are in our 80s...

Q--Please tell me whether my problem involves the monitor or the computer. When I turn off the monitor, and then turn it back on, the images come back looking like...

Q--I bought a computer from Gateway and I am delighted with how it works, but I suddenly realize that although I specified what size of hard drive, how much memory...

Q--My problem is the frequent activity on my hard drive. These bursts of spinning happen so fast that there is barely enough time to light the indicator light on the...

Q--When I print from e-mail, etc., the intensity of the print is dark. When I print from WordPerfect 6 or Microsoft Word 7, the print is lighter. Is it my...