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DADDY BOB'S COMPUTER Q & A
Questions
In My Columns
Third Quarter of 2006
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Date |
Questions
Asked |
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July 2, 2006 |
Q.
Why does my computer displays a file that is
3.97 KB in size as 4,066 Bytes when 3.97
times 1000 equals 3,970? Doesn't the K in KB
stand for Kilo which is 1000?
Q.
OK, now that I have mentioned this about
binary notation using only a 0 and 1, how
does the computer handle the numbers in between the
2, 4, 8, 16, etc?
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July 9, 2006 |
Q.
When I sign on, at the welcome screen it
says that I have email messages, but when I
check, there aren't any. Why is it telling
me that I have email when I don't?
Q.
I recently bought a new laptop
computer, but when I tried to use my
PC Card, it doesn't fit. Tech
service told me that it is an
Express card slot, and the PC card
won't work. Why?
Q.
On just about all computer, peripherals and
other electrical devices
there are the two letters CE printed. What's
that all about? |
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July 16, 2006 |
Q. Sometimes someone sends me a picture
and it's so big that you have to scroll
over and down in order to see the
picture. Is this a problem with the
sender or receiver? What can be done to
make the whole picture show on the
screen?
Q. I am trying to email some
files to a friend that I wrote but
my email program keeps blocking it .
It says that it is blocked because
it may have unsafe materials in it
which is bologna. How can I override
that? |
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July 23, 2006 |
Q. In last week's column you suggest
zipping a file to attach it to an
email to get around some email
program's filtering. So what is a
zip file, and how do I make one? |
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July 30, 2006 |
Q. Every time I turn the computer on
a box comes across my screen and it
says The application or DLL
C:\Program files\clearsearch\ CSLDRupdater.DLL
is not a valid windows image. I
don't know what they mean and I have
done nothing new to the computer and
this started appearing about a week
ago. HELP!
Q. In order to download my printer
update driver, I had to allow the
program access through my OneCare
firewall. Now it's checking to
automatically update every time I
start the computer and I do not want
that! How do I find the place to
again block it in my firewall? |
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August 6, 2006 |
Q.
I got my computer used, and when I right
click My Computer, choose Properties then
the General tab, it shows the old company
and user's name. How can I change this?
Q.
When I try to make a folder private,
I cannot because this feature is
grayed out. How can I get this
feature to work so I can make a
folder private?
Q. On a new computer, the msconfig program
has a "Tools" tab that allows launching many
of Windows programs. How can I add this to a
computer that doesn't have it? |
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August 13, 2006 |
Q.
Many times I get an email address confused
between .com and .net. Just what is the
difference between these anyway?
Q.
When I try to print a web page, the
right end of the text is usually clipped
off. How can I fix this so the entire
page prints? |
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August 20, 2006 |
Q.
Ever since I did a reinstall of XP, when the
computer boots up I get an extra screen with
duplicate items on it asking me which
version I want to use. How can I get rid of
this extra, useless screen?
Q.
I have an old program that doesn't run well
with XP. I seem to remember that there is a
way to make it run under an older operating
system setup. Can this be done and if so,
how?
Q.
When I tried to open an email all I get is a
bunch of characters that make no sense at
all, and a reference to something called
MIME. Now I know what a mime is, but what
does that have to do with my email? |
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August 27, 2006 |
Q. What is a “hex” number?
Q. On my desktop there are many shortcuts.
How can I find the actual program that a
short cut is linked to?
Q. I
have some very nice pictures that I use for
my desktop, but the many icons there
distract from it. How can I turn off all
these icons without actually deleting them
all?
Q. What is the Quick Launch Toolbar, and how
do I activate it? |
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September 3, 2006 |
Q.
My computer seems to be slowing down. What
could be causing this? |
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September 10, 2006 |
Q.
I have a 1 GB USB Jump drive that
shows that it has less than 200 MB
on it. Yet, every time I try to add
more files I get a "Disk Full" error
message. What is the problem and why
can't I add more files?
Q. What is RSS? |
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September 17, 2006 |
Q. I
got an email saying " A 2nd email
address had been added to your PayPal
account. If you do not agree with this
change, click here." I did not click,
but went directly to my PayPal account
and saw nothing changed. What this all
about?
Q. In many programs, when I search
for an asterisk (*) or a question
mark (?), the search doesn't return
what I am expecting. What am I doing
wrong? |
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September 24, 2006 |
Q.
Can you explain what happens when I defrag
my hard drive in terms that a novice can
understand?
Q.
Why is it so difficult to understand
computer manuals and most software
instructions? Why aren't computers easier to
use and understand?
Q.
What is bandwidth? |
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