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*   Choosing to Send Plain Text or HTML in Outlook Emails
Fonts, colors and special formatting are sometimes appreciated in emails. However, often, recipients don’t want them. It’s easy to change the default settings and the setting for an individual email…

*   Updates Last Week
I watch a few operating systems and programs for updates — mainly because these are the ones that I use or in which I am interested. What updates or versions were new last week?

*   Backing Up Your Files
A subscriber asks me what I use to back up my files…

Google made a big change in the Google Pack recently. The free Google Pack software package started out with free Google applications like Google Earth, Google Desktop, the Google Photos Screensaver and Picasa (the photo-editing program that Google purchased).

Google began including other programs like Firefox (with the added Google toolbar), Adobe Reader, RealPlayer, Spyware Doctore (Starter Edition), Norton Security Scan ,Google Talk, and Skype.

Now, you can add Sun Microsystem’s StarOffice to the list! What’s StarOffice? It’s a supported version of OpenOffice, with lots more templates, fonts, and more…

Continue reading Google Pack Now Includes StarOffice

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*   Video Problems — Monitor or Video Card?
A subscriber wrote me about the strange symptoms displayed by his monitor, and asked for help diagnosing the problem…

*   Updates Last Week
I watch a few operating systems and programs for updates — mainly because these are the ones that I use or in which I am interested. What updates or versions were new last week?

*   Converting an External Drive from DVR to Computer Setup
The DVR needed to format the external drive. Now, Windows doesn’t recognize it…

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Google is giving out a free download of its Google Pack software collection - including Google Desktop (search), Google Earth, Google Talk, Picasa (photo & image editing), Google Photos Screensaver, the Google Toolbar for IE, and a lot more.

Get a copy of Google’s free software package while it’s still available

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*   Broadband Problems and Questions
Sometimes we have strange problems with our broadband connections…

*   Updates Last Week
I watch a few operating systems and programs for updates — mainly because these are the ones that I use or in which I am interested. What updates or versions were new last week?

*   CPU Running at 100 Percent
The computer is non-responsive because a program keeps taking all the computer’s CPU time…

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*   Email Links Not Working in Outlook
A little "help" from Microsoft that bites us now and then…

*   Updates Last Week
I watch a few operating systems and programs for updates — mainly because these are the ones that I use or in which I am interested. What updates or versions were new last week?

*   My Computer Security Software Recommendations
Want to know which Antivirus program I recommend? Which firewall program? Which Antispyware program? Which Antispam? Or, which router for your home network?

*   Deleting Temporary Internet Files (Cache) and Cookies
Somtimes, you need to get rid of the web browser’s temporary internet files (cache) in order to get things to work properly…

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