James Coates

Q. I have a new Compaq computer running Windows XP. I also have the Norton AntiVirus 2003 service. My problem is that I am unable to access any attachments to...

Your humble computer columnist is about to gush over something from Microsoft again. If you could watch my e-mail pop up on days I do this, you'd see that it...

Cakewalk MediaWorks Digital media collection $79, Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP Requires CD-R/RW or DVD-R/RW www.cakewalk.com Newcomers to the confusing world of CD and DVD data storage (not to mention computer music recording...

Q. About two days ago I received a message in a box that popped up in the middle of the screen that said that I had spyware on my PC....

Q. I work at home using a company computer. Last week, we had to switch from Dell laptops to IBMs. In preparation, I copied work files onto eight CDs using...

Having fun is a dirty, rotten, filthy job. But somebody's got to do it. And so it came to pass that your humble correspondent was blessed with a review copy...

Q. The icon labeled "Safely Remove Hardware" has disappeared from the notification area at the right side of my Taskbar. I've checked several books on Windows XP with no success....

Q. I hope you can help me with a minor change I'm trying to make on my work laptop running Windows 2000. I'm trying to add my Internet Favorites to...

It is buy-one, get-one-free day, folks. First, let's look at a pretty unique tool called RoadStor, which promises to be the badly needed bridge between the digital camera and the...

Q. Oh Great One, I am being bedeviled by a problem that seems to have come from nowhere. For the past two years I have used a Hotmail account for...