SAVE EARLY, SAVE OFTEN; MAYBE YOU WON’T LOSE YOUR SANITY
Q. My computer will suddenly freeze up when I am running a program (no set length of time) and it takes Control + Alt + Delete several times to unfreeze...
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FASTER THAN YOU CAN SAY `KPS,’ MODEMS HIT SPEED BUMPS
Q. Several years ago, a new modem would hardly get warm in my PC before a newer and faster model was out: 1200, 2400, 9600, 14,400, 32,000 and 56.6 flew...
Q–I love your columns and never miss…
Q--I love your columns and never miss them, even though I understand less than 25 percent of what is in them! Your answers are great--it's the questions that baffle me....
WANT AOL TO OFFER POPMAIL? GET ON COMPANY’S CASE
Q--I learn something about my computer with each article you write. I have been connected to America Online for the nine months I have had my computer. I have Microsoft...
PREDICTORS OF Y2K MELTDOWN MAY BE LET DOWN
Forgive my sour grapes, but I've been covering the Y2K (Y for year, 2 for 2 and K for kilo or thousand) issue since 1993. That was back when Monica...
NEW WIN98 DISPLAY MAY TOP THE LIST OF THINGS TO UNFIX
Q--I installed Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 for my father-in-law and ever since then when I go to START(greater than)PROGRAMS, my program menu is displayed vertically and I have to scroll...
A HISTORY LESSON SOME WOULD LIKE TO SKIP ON INTERNET EXPLORER
Q--I use Microsoft Internet Explorer for Internet access and I don't like the way it keeps a record of every Web site I visit so that other computer users can...
NOTEPAD NOTES: RECORDING A DIARY, PASTING WEB GRAPHICS
Q--Do you remember that TV show "Doogie Howser, M.D." where the teenage genius doctor would enter the events of his day into his journal every evening? Do you know of...
FOR SOME USERS, AOL GREETINGS SPEAK VOLUMES
Q--Sound does not come on to say "Welcome" or "You've got mail" and "Goodbye" when I use America Online on my PC. This happens about 75 percent of the time....
LOW-COST MACHINES CAN HANDLE TRANSACTIONS WORTH MILLIONS
Q. The Chicago Board of Trade tells me I need some upgrades for electronic trading. I currently have 24 megabytes of RAM on a Dell Pentium 90. The Board of...