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Word 2007 isn't widely used yet

Q: I have a couple of documents I have created in Word 2007 that I send for consideration of employment. I often receive an e-mail back telling me either that my attachments can't be opened or that the words are "scattered" all over the place. What could cause this to happen?

Updated: Jul. 16, 2008 6:10 AM | Full story

Virtual secretary is on the fritz

Q: I enter events into AOL's calendar and program it to send me e-mail to remind me. Unfortunately, a few months ago, I stopped receiving e-mail reminders, and AOL has not been able to correct this problem. Do you know of any other software programs

Updated: Jul. 2, 2008 1:22 AM | Full story

Talk and recharge cell phone, or not

Q: Does it cause any harm or shorten the useful life of my cell phone battery if I talk on the phone while it is plugged into a wall socket recharging?

Updated: Jun. 18, 2008 6:03 AM | Full story

Herky-jerky video on user's PC

Stump the Geeks:Q: Before going wireless, I was enjoying watching television shows on my computer. Now that I'm not plugged in and am wireless, video streaming is so choppy and slow, it's impossible to watch.

Updated: Jun. 4, 2008 6:12 AM | Full story

Laptops are hot - sometimes they catch fire

Q: I had a fire in my home caused by an unplugged, turned-off computer. Seems the batteries stay hot for a long time after use.

Updated: May. 21, 2008 5:47 AM | Full story

Fix Firefox's vanishing arrow

Stump the Geeks:Q: I use Firefox on my Power Mac. The down arrow in my scroll bar disappears whether the scroll bar is at the bottom or the top.

Updated: May. 7, 2008 5:27 AM | Full story

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.

Updated: Aug. 2, 2006 2:34 AM | Full story
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