Computer Shuts Down

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Computer Shuts Down

By Computer Lady on Thursday, June 25th, 2009 | 1 Comment

Dear Computer Lady, why would a computer just shut down on it’s own?even when we are online,it’ll just shut down,….what could cause this to happen? Lisa Dear Lisa, I would have to look at a computer to tell you for sure, but the very first thing I always suspect when a computer is shutting down [...]

Dead Computer?

By Computer Lady on Thursday, June 25th, 2009 | No Comments

Dear Computer Lady, Hi, and thanks for having such a wonderful website. Yesterday I was working online and my computer screen got a bunch of lines (like a spider web) and then went white and locked up. I turned it off, but when I try to turn it back on the lights come on but [...]

Icons Too Small

By Computer Lady on Thursday, June 25th, 2009 | No Comments

Dear Computer Lady, I just had my computer cleaned up and now all the print and icons are so much smaller. How do I enlarge the items on my screens so that everything is larger as it once was. Thank you! Julie Dear Julie, It sounds like the person who cleaned up your computer thought [...]

Plants VS Zombies Game

By Computer Lady on Thursday, June 25th, 2009 | 2 Comments

Plants vs. Zombies review – Written By: Aaron Boston Plants vs. Zombies is a fun game where you have to defend your house from zombies with plants. Throughout the game you acquire various plants that do different things. And you fight different zombies that have strengths and weaknesses. The plant you start out with in [...]

Vista Defrag

By Computer Lady on Thursday, June 18th, 2009 | No Comments

1. Open Advanced Vista Optimizer 2009. (first image) Click the “Continue” button if prompted by Windows UAC. 2. In the main AVO window, click on “Speed Up” listed in the tools section on the left hand edge of the window. (second image) 3. In the Speed up section, click on “Disk Defrag”. (third image) 4. [...]

What to backup

By Computer Lady on Thursday, June 18th, 2009 | No Comments

Dear Computer Lady, Thanks for a newsletter written simply and in understandable language. In answer to your question of what I would like to know about computer back up: 1. Is it necessary to back up the entire hard drive, or just documents? 2. If not, how would I know what programs I currently have [...]

Email Photos

By Computer Lady on Thursday, June 18th, 2009 | No Comments

Dear Computer Lady, I have a question and hope you can help me. I have a digital camera I use quite a bit and I usually use the highest megabytes when I take pictures. My question is how can I send them in the email without them taking so long for me to upload and [...]

How To Use A Data Stick

By Computer Lady on Thursday, June 18th, 2009 | No Comments

Dear Computer Lady, I have a question regarding the SanDisk cruzer mini 128MB. Received it as a gift with no instructions, so I don’t know how to use it. I know there is a place on the computer to plug it in on both of my computers. There is a disk drive for it too [...]

Bold Shortcut

By Computer Lady on Thursday, June 11th, 2009 | No Comments

Dear Computer Lady, I’m doing medical transcription using Microsoft Word. Is there a shortcut I can use when I want to put something in “bold” other than going up to the tool bar and clicking “bold”? Also, a shortcut to undo the “bold”. Thanks for all your help! You’re a Godsend!! Robin Dear Robin, Just [...]

Word AutoCorrect

By Computer Lady on Thursday, June 11th, 2009 | No Comments

Dear Computer Lady, When typing a letter in Microsoft Word and when you continue the sentence on the next line Word always capitalizes the first word on the next line. Can this be changed? Your newsletters are very informative. Thanks, Earl in Michigan Dear Earl, Word capitalizes the first word in a new line because [...]

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