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Spyware removal

QUESTION: I have a new Dell and have been recently infected with viruses or spyware to the point where I had to totally restore my system. It appears as though my anti-virus was shut down and various other functions were prevented from working also. What is the best way to deal with this problem short [...]

Copying and Pasting revealed

QUESTION: Occasionally I want to forward only a portion of an email message. What’s the best way to do that?

Ed:  There are several ways to do this. One way is to click Forward in your email program and select the text or pictures that you do not want to forward and then delete these items. [...]

Windows 7 Search tool

Stump the PC Club is a free tech-advice column written by members of the North Orange County Computer Club, which has been in existence since 1976. Visit the club’s site at noccc.org.

QUESTION: We occasionally want to locate a file on our computer. Can you recommend a good way to search? Do we need another [...]

Which disk imaging program should I use?

Stump the PC Club is a free tech-advice column written by members of the North Orange County Computer Club, which has been in existence since 1976. Visit the club’s site at noccc.org.

QUESTION: We’ve recently experienced an infected PC. I have read several articles on backing up our entire PC and want to know which [...]

Using Spanish accents

Stump the PC Club is a free tech-advice column written by members of the North Orange County Computer Club, which has been in existence since 1976. Visit the club’s site at noccc.org.

QUESTION: My daughter is preparing a presentation and needs to use several Spanish characters. Can you tell me how to do this?

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Configuring AutoPlay on a Windows PC

Stump the PC Club is a free tech-advice column written by members of the North Orange County Computer Club, which has been in existence since 1976. Visit the club’s site at noccc.org.

QUESTION: My wife and I each have a Windows 7 PC. When I insert a music CD it starts to play right away. [...]

Dealing with Word Perfect files

Stump the PC Club is a free tech-advice column written by members of the North Orange County Computer Club, which has been in existence since 1976. Visit the club’s site at noccc.org.

QUESTION: I recently volunteered to do some work for a homeowners association that requires typing and distributing documents. I have been using Word [...]

Handy Windows Tools

Stump the PC Club is a free tech-advice column written by members of the North Orange County Computer Club, which has been in existence since 1976. Visit the club’s site at noccc.org.

QUESTION: What should the average user’s PC maintenance and recovery toolbox consist of? Also, what other tools and utilities do you suggest?

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Resizing pictures before adding to a document

Stump the PC Club is a free tech-advice column written by members of the North Orange County Computer Club, which has been in existence since 1976. Visit the club’s site at noccc.org.

QUESTION: When I create a Microsoft Word document that includes pictures the file size is many megabytes. Am I doing something wrong?

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How do I tell when a picture was taken?

Stump the PC Club is a free tech-advice column written by members of the North Orange County Computer Club, which has been in existence since 1976. Visit the club’s site at noccc.org.

QUESTION: When I look at a picture on my PC in Windows 7 I see several dates. Can I tell when it was [...]