Dear Mrs. Boston..(aka The Computer Lady): First of all let me join the thousands of viewers/subscribers that think you are the best ! I am a ‘mature senior’ ( think 8+ decades) and I can’t tell you how many times I have visited your site for info, help, clarity and just “plain talk” about computers. [...]

Dear Computer Lady, I want to buy your book but I don’t understand about it being an e-book. After I pay, will the book appear on my computer and I have to download it? How many pages is it? I want to be sure I have enough ink. Please answer soon because my computer is [...]

Dear Computer Lady; I am pedaling a tandem recumbent bicycle many a mile when on vacation with my husband (the Prince!). I would like to have a small netbook on the bike to use while I pedal… I already have a wordprocessor mounted to our tandem by my husband’s invention & enjoy writing while I [...]

Dear Computer Lady, Elizabeth, I have been a pc person since they came out, now I bought a laptop. Its a HP Pavilion g7-1219wm notebook pc. The problem I’m having is certain web pages the letters blend in with the background & I can’t read them. Is this something unique to laptops or is there [...]

Dear Computer Lady, How do I safely remove the memory battery from a motherboard? I took apart 2 junk computers and the tab that covers the battery broke when I removed it both times. Is there a safe way to take out a dead memory battery and install a new one? I’ve got a 386 [...]

Dear Computer Lady, I need the definitive answer: are screensavers necessary any more? Thanks, Steve

Dear Computer Lady, I have a new HP laptop with Windows 7 and it does not have an insert key on the keyboard. Is there a command I could use since I don’t have the key when I need to do an typeover? Thanks, Sarah