To protect and surf: security on the Web
Stump the Geeks: Q: How much security do I need? There are different software companies that offer "protection" for different costs. For example, Norton offers AntiVirus, Internet Security, and Norton 360.
Gaga for Google calendars
Stump the Geeks: Q: Just in the past few weeks, I have noticed a plethora of people using Google calendars. First I encountered one for several people who own the same piece of beach property.
How to uninstall IncrediMail
Stump the Geeks: Q: I would like to know how to uninstall IncrediMail. I did not subscribe to this e-mail service, as I inadvertently clicked on the IncrediMail icon at the end of an e-mail message I was reading.
Tips on salvaging your old PC files
Stump the Geeks: Q: My trusty old Pentium 4 machine has finally gone to that great bit bucket in the sky. The motherboard fried, but I was able to salvage the hard drive. I put the hard drive in an external enclosure and plugged it into the USB port on my new machine.
External hard drive an iffy choice
Stump the Geeks: Q: My computer keeps flashing that I am running out of space on my hard disk. The original was only 4 GB, and it says I only have 200 KB left. I have a Western Digital "My Book" 500 GB external hard drive. Can I make this my primary hard drive?
Google's e-mail add-ons are fun
Stump the Geeks: The fun folks at Google have been busy developing neat e-mail features within Gmail Labs, the company's experimental testing ground.
Tips for bypassing the login page
Stump the Geeks:After hearing from several frustrated readers, Stump the Geeks columnist Anne Krishnan revises her recent column on how to bypass the login page on Windows to include more detailed instructions.
Tracking changes in Word files
Q:I wrote an article in Microsoft Word 2003 for Windows that several co-workers edited with Track Changes turned on. Now I can't get the tracking to turn off.
