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AVG Email Scanner

Hi Elizabeth, Have read often of your recommendation for AVG. I had it years ago and then a computer guy put Kaspersky on instead. My subscription is up in about 10 days and would like to switch back to AVG, but wondered if it checks emails for viruses? I checked online, and it didn’t seem [...]

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Can’t View PPS Files

Dear ComputerLady, My computer got very sick and infected with a very nasty virus. It shut me down…Computer was insured..so I sent it off to be fixed. The virus was so bad the hard drive had to be replaced. Such a loss..computer is 8 years old. Well its up and running with a new mother [...]

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Macbook Questions

Dear Computer Lady, I enjoyed your newsletter when I was using my pc (Windows), but have since gotten a Macbook. Do you ever give advice or suggestions for Mac users? Thanks so much, Carol

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Desktop off the screen

Dear Computer Lady, My desktop, etc. have moved so that the top and left side are almost off the screen, I haven’t a clue as to what to do to get them back where they should be! I will appreciate any help you can give me, thanks so much, Barbara in Arkansas.

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Desktop Alert Settings

Dear Computer Lady, In Outlook 2010 how do I get the email notification to stay on my desktop longer than 30 seconds? Actually to have it stay on until I read the email would be great! Thanks for your help, Guy

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How To Purchase CD

Dear Computer Lady, I would love to buy the cd from you to download spybot search and destroy and spyware blaster. Please let me know how much and I will get you a check in the mail immediately. Thank you so very much, Gladys

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How To Setup A Wireless Password

Dear Elizabeth: I have learned so much from you. Thank you for your newsletter and guidance. When we added wireless we did not password protect it. Can we still add one or Is it too late now? If not, how would we do it. It is a NETGEAR N-300 Router. Thank you, A 69 year [...]

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Create Symbol in PagePlus

Dear Computer Lady, We are trying to design a newsletter and would like to have the circle with the line through it to go over a picture such as the circle over a “no left turn.” Is there a way to find that in the Page Plus program? Or if not, How can we do [...]

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New Computer Recovery Disk

Dear Computer Lady, When I got my HP Laptop computer I was disappointed it did not come with Disks that I could use if my computer crashed. When I went to back up my computer I had 16 CD’s that I used and was still Not backed up completely. How can I back up my [...]

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Remove Firefox Skin

Dear Computer Lady: My main page with Mozilla or Firefox has been corrupted by a background picture of the musician Bob Marley–drives my husband and I bananas to have it overrun all our divisions with the surreal background. We have tried to erase the picture to no avail. Can you make any suggestions? it would [...]

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