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

*   Updates Last Week
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*   My Computer Security Software Recommendations
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*   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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*   Downloading and Saving Files with Firefox
A subscriber asks if he can specify the saving location and filename for Firefox to use…

*   Updates Last Week
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*   My Computer Security Software Recommendations
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*   Upgrading to Windows XP

Time is running out on our ability to buy Windows XP, and this subscriber and Windows 98 user is planning his move…

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*   A Look Inside PCPitstop Optimize 2.0
I put Optimize 2.0 through its paces, with screenshots and commentary…

*   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?

The more you use your computer, the slower it will get. Run the all-new, free PC Pitstop PC Optimize 2.0 scan now and in just minutes receive a custom report showing you how to keep your PC running like new. Run the FREE scan now!

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*   Outlook Express versus Office 2007
*   Updates Last Week
*   Another Fax Alternative
*   My USB ports don’t work any more
*   Outlook Express - Unable to Delete Email Messages
*   My Computer Security Software Recommendations
*   Changing Your Default Web Browser

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*   Really Using Your Computer: Converting an Email Addressbook for Webmail Use

*   Updates Last Week

*   Examining the Address Book Data: The First Changes

*   Preparing the Data for Restructuring

*   Creating the Addressbook CSV File and Importing it into Webmail

*   My Computer Security Software Recommendations

*   HowTo: Change Windows Default Font Size

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II answered a question from a new Firefox user recently about font sizes. She had just installed Firefox and noticed that the fonts were smaller than those that she was used to seeing in Internet Explorer.

The “problem” is that we, as users, can change our default fonts and font sizes in our web browsers. Firefox even offers more flexibility than does Internet Explorer.

In Internet Explorer, we can make a temporary change by clicking on View, Text Size, and then pick any of five different relative sizes. By relative, I mean that they have values like “larger” and “smaller,” which get applied to the current font size on the web page. Firefox has a similar function on its View menu.

To make changes to the default fonts in Internet Explorer, you go to Tools, Internet Options and select the General tab. Then, click on the Fonts button near the bottom of the dialog box.

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