Using font trick to encode files can prove risky
Q. To keep my documents away from prying eyes at the office, I saved some of them in the Wingdings font that turns each letter into some kind of graphic...
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Editor's note: While Mr. C. enjoys some well-deserved time off, we are reprinting a few frequently asked reader questions. Q. From time to time I receive e-mails with pictures attached...
CD conversion not as detailed as some think
Editor's note: While Mr. C. enjoys some well-deserved time off, we are reprinting a few frequently asked reader questions. Q. I just purchased a new computer and want to copy...
Digital data risks draw interest of rescue companies
Q. After performing some routine fix-up work, my repairman offered to update my computer from Windows ME to Windows XP. There were a couple of problems, which were corrected by...
Another shot at how to wring good prints from cell cameras
Last week I offered advice and tricks of the trade to help transform the tiny image files from cell phone cameras into acceptable prints. I shudda stood in bed, as...
Router security protects against driveway geeks
Q. We have DSL Internet service with an Ethernet connection for our second computer (my wife's laptop) some 15 feet and one floor away from the primary Gateway desktop with...
Spell-checking tool can be added to e-mail program
Q. I do not have the spell feature on my Outlook Express. Can you help, please help? Jim Spinale @charter.net A. First off, Mr. S., do you know that there...
Phones feed glut of fuzzy photos; software can help sharpen edges
Here's a pop quiz: What company sold the most cameras worldwide last year? If you said Kodak or Canon or Nikon or Olympus, you're wrong. It was Nokia. And, get...
Stand-alone search engine a screen hog
Q. I read in your column about the new Yahoo search engine and I took the bait. I installed it and it really works well but now it's causing me...
Shape templates with Word’s built-in tools
Q. I have a small home-based business and I like to make my own forms on the computer--everything from billing statements to report formats and fax cover sheets. I have...