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How to Make the Thumbnails of Photos Larger

I like to be able to see the pictures when I am looking for images in Windows Explorer. Unfortunately, the default thumbnail size is too small to see the images easily. Luckily, there is an easy way to adjust the thumbnail size in XP. Download and install Tweak UI from Microsoft at http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx. After installing Tweak UI, go [...]

Cannot Open Outlook

After the Exchange 2010 server migration, I could not access my email with Outlook from home. This was true with Outlook 2007 and Outlook 2010. After checking all email settings and making sure the VPN was on, I still received the following error message: “Cannot start Microsoft Outlook. Cannot open the Outlook window. The set of [...]

How to Put CDs on Your IPod

I know some of you have iPods and want to know how to put your CDs on the iPod. Well, if you are like me you have to ask an expert. That is why I asked my daughter make these instructions for me. I thought I’d share them with you here. Thanks Katie. Insert the CD [...]

Question from a Reader about a Flash Drive

Here is a good question from a reader about her flash drive that will not read. Question “I checked on your site but had no luck…my flash drive all of a sudden stopped being recognized by ALL computers..is it broken/corrupted?? Is there any way to get the data off of it? I’ve since purchased a new one [...]

Firefox Update to 3.0.6

If you are like me and like to keep your software up-to-date, then you’ll want to update your Firefox to version 3.0.6. Just open Firefox, click Help, click Check for Updates, then just follow the prompts to update. Real easy. Remember my post called How to Keep Programs Up-To-Date? You can find out if any of your [...]