Archive for the ‘General stuff’ Category


Kindle Stuck in Sleep Mode

Dear Computer Lady, Thank you for the wonderful service you provide. I have been using the two sites you suggested for free Kindle books and found some great reading material. However, recently my Kindle has been stuck in the sleep mode. I cannot access the menu or any other feature. It just flashes from one [...]

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Importing Contacts To Kindle Fire

Dear Computer Lady, How do I put my contact list into my Kindle Fire? I put my E-mail in which is aol but the contacts did not transfer. Please, how do I do this? Thank you, loving your Newsletters. Joy

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Syncing iPad Contacts

Dear Computer Lady, I attempted to sync what I could to my iPad, from my old computer. Some of it worked. One of the things I wanted the most was my address book and it didn’t work. I have the iPad 2. How can I get the address’s to my iPad? Thanking you in advance, [...]

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How To Transfer Photos From Phone

Dear Computer Lady, I am wondering how I can get images from my phone camera (stored in the phone) onto my computer. I have a cable leading from the phone to the computer, but the phone doesn’t seem to offer the computer as a choice. It can send a picture to someone in the phone [...]

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Tech Support Scam

I am frustrated with many of the “big” computer companies, and I want to take a moment to pass a warning on to you, just in case you find yourself in a similar situation. Over the past year, I have been talking to people, more and more frequently and they tell me that they were [...]

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How To Connect Your Android Tablet to Wi-Fi

My Android tablet came the other day, and I have spent a little bit of time getting to know this new device. It is a Visual Land, “Connect Internet Tablet” running the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich operating system. (just typing that operating system name is making me hungry) One of the first things I [...]

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How To Create a Weight Calendar

Dear Computer Lady, First, thank you so much for this website. By reading your website, you have answered many questions that have enabled me to understand and use my computer. Thank you. Second, my problem. I record my daily weight on a yearly datebook calendar. I have been manually listing my weight for the last [...]

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Windows Activation Scam

Dear Computer Lady, I have been receiving messages purported to be from Microsoft saying my Windows Activation period has expired and will become disabled in 28 days unless I activate it. Is this a scam? What should I do? Julia

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How To Remove IE History

Dear Computer Lady, I find your information to be valuable; however, I have not been on this list very long. I do have a question, I have Windows 7, how do I delete all of the places I have look at once or twice? Thank you so much, Valerie

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