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DADDY BOB'S COMPUTER Q & A

Questions In My Columns
Second Quarter of 2009

Date	Questions Asked
April 5, 2009	Q. Why is it that on some computers a double click is required to select or activate an item while on others, only a single click is needed?
April 12, 2009	Q. Why do some Start Menus have options like Run, Printers, Network etc., and others do not. Can these items be added or removed?
April 19, 2009	Q. Can you recommend an email program that I can use with all of my emails?
April 26, 2009	Q. My grandson comes to visit often and I want to allow him to use my computer to access the Internet, but not the rest of my computer. Can this be easily done?
May 3, 2009	Q. I have to leave my computer for short periods during the day but do not want others to use it while I'm away. How can I prevent others from using it without signing off?
May 10, 2009	Q. I am able to pin an application or shortcut to the Start Menu, but I would like to be able to pin a folder there. Is there a way I can do this?
May 17, 2009	Q. I'm using Vista and would like to change the Start Menu's Power button to turn off the computer instead of putting it to sleep. Can this be done?
May 24, 2009	Q. How can I tell how much memory I have in the computer? I would like to know of all the memory including any video memory.
May 31, 2009	Q. How do I send an email to several people without showing all the names and addresses of those I'm sending it to?
June 7, 2009	Q. What is the .NET Framework?
June 14, 2009	Q. On the Welcome screen there is an option to "Turn off computer". Other users on the computer have used this to turn off the computer while I was still signed on and doing work thus causing me to lose the work. Can I disable this ability to turn off the computer while I am still signed on?
June 21, 2009	Q. When I try to read a particular web email, Internet Explorer shuts down and I receive a message about something called DEP with instructions I cannot follow to turn it off. What s DEP and how do I turn it off?
June 28, 2009	Q. On a friends computer, when I right click on a file the menu that is displayed lists "Move to folder" and "Copy to folder". How can I get these 2 choices on my computer?

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