This latest computer question & answer comes from Mavis Wood who writes: ...
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 Computer Question About Web Browser Words Overlapping
(369 words, estimated 1:29 mins reading time)

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In this audio lesson I’ll be answering a computer question from Gold Club member Peter Proud, who asks: ...
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 Navigation To Webpage Was Cancelled Error – Computer Question Answered
(364 words, estimated 1:27 mins reading time)

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In this computer question & answer audio lesson, I’m answering a question sent in by subscriber Patt Davis who writes:

“Hello Worth,
I have been enjoying your advice for some time now and I appreciate the help. ...
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 Computer Question Answered About Hijacked Computer
(407 words, estimated 1:38 mins reading time)

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I heard from a reader named Phyllis who wrote with the question:

“Could you please tell me why I can’t print from Microsoft Office?” ...
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 Computer Question: Why Microsoft Office Won’t Print
(179 words, estimated 43 secs reading time)

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I’ve recorded a new audio lesson to help warn you about a pretty common email scam which is going around these days. It’s not brand new, but not everybody knows about it so I wanted to post this new computer lesson to help you protect yourself. ...
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 Audio Lesson Trapped Abroad Email Scam to Watch Out For
(545 words, estimated 2:11 mins reading time)

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This audio computer lesson departs from the usual computer question & answer format – I recorded this lesson to help you stop wasting time and clogging up inboxes with those virus warnings everyone likes to forward around. ...
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 Why You Should Stop Forwarding Emails About Virus Threats & Tips How to Spot Email Hoaxes
(460 words, estimated 1:50 mins reading time)

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This latest computer question comes from Taj Abed who writes:

“Hello, thanks for information. I want to know about PC safety, please describe it to me. I really need to find out about it.” ...
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 Computer Question & Answer – Basic Computer Security Tips
(167 words, estimated 40 secs reading time)

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In my answer I, as usual, don’t just quickly answer Edy’s specific question but give you a complete audio lesson that helps you understand some of the basic differences between a few of the broadband options, and how they contrast in speed to dialup (which may be the only option in many rural areas).

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In this computer question & answer audio lesson, I answer a question from “Nitromesupporter”, who asks:

“does having lots of things in your hard drive slow computers too?
my computer is really old, still Intel pentium 4 with 512mb of ram.
the bright side is that its 2.80ghz well its fast for the stuff i do ” ...
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 Computer Question – Does a Full Hard Drive Slow Down a Computer
(124 words, estimated 30 secs reading time)

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In this latest audio lesson I answer a computer question from a subscriber named Frazer Ames who writes:

“Hi Worth,
I just read the article on your website regarding modems and video chat. One of the things I have never understood about computers is this; what exactly is a modem and what does it do? I thought they were an essential part of all computers and had something to do with the speed, but I’ve never really understood. ...
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 What is a Modem – Computer Question Answered in Plain English
(156 words, estimated 37 secs reading time)

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This latest Plain English computer question and answer (audio lesson below) comes from subscriber Brenda Carr who writes asking:

“Worth, I am considering purchasing my own computer, I am now using a computer at the public library. Best Buy is recommending the Asus, but I have never heard of that brand.  What do you think?” ...
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 Computer Question: What Computer to Buy – Plain English Answer
(248 words, estimated 60 secs reading time)

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In this latest of my computer question & answer audio lessons, I’m answering a question from an email subscriber named George.

George asks: “Can you take Internet Explorer off your laptop and still use Mozilla Firefox ? I was told that you needed IE to access the Internet.” ...
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 Computer Question: Should I Remove Internet Explorer?
(113 words, estimated 27 secs reading time)

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