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power differences

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 09:38:42 -0800

> From: A Computer User
> Sent: June 26, 2009
> To: Ask Leo!
> Subject: power differences
>
> Leo,
>]]> Hello Leo, I bought my mom a MacBook laptop in Canada, she
> is now in France. The electricity voltage is different. Can
> she still plug it here or will she burn the computer?
> On the computer, the only thing written is 165A MAX

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IT departments and IM conversations

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 09:27:02 -0800

> From: A Computer User
> Sent: June 26, 2009
> To: Ask Leo!
> Subject: IT departments and IM conversations
>
> Leo,
>]]> hi, is it possible for our IT to retrieve our yahoo
> messenger archives thru the server computer? my computer is
> part of a company local network. someone from our IT told us
> it could be retrieved...it this possible?

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checking where your email address is registered

Sat, 13 Jun 2009 10:39:33 -0800

> From: A Computer User
> Sent: June 13, 2009
> To: Ask Leo!
> Subject: checking where your email address is registered
>
> Leo,
>]]> How do I check which web sites my email address is
> registered at please?

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preventing an address from sending email

Sat, 13 Jun 2009 09:48:27 -0800

> From: A Computer User
> Sent: June 13, 2009
> To: Ask Leo!
> Subject: preventing an address from sending email
>
> Leo,
>]]> Hopefully, fairly simple. I have 15 or so email addresses,
> with things like 2do (todo) and such... I realized I sent
> home a "cute" email to my 2do address, and wanted to
> forward it to my family... so I did... I hit forward, and
> of it went. You guessed it... it came from my 2do
> address...
> HOW can I set a rule so that that address can NOT send
> email?

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How do I get rid of Bing?

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 12:12:08 -0800

> From: A Computer User
> Sent: June 11, 2009
> To: Ask Leo!
> Subject: How do I get rid of Bing?
>
> Leo,
>]]> How do I get rid of Bing?

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connecting to remote server

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 12:08:10 -0800

> From: A Computer User
> Sent: June 11, 2009
> To: Ask Leo!
> Subject: connecting to remote server
>
> Leo,
>]]> I recently took up a job and i have a server i work with;
> but i need to connect my PC to the server, and i have no
> inkling how to go about it. Much is expected from me from
> this job and i don't want to proof incompetent. How do i do
> a server-client connection? Thanks.

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blown keyboard after a lightning strike

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 12:06:45 -0800

> From: A Computer User
> Sent: June 11, 2009
> To: Ask Leo!
> Subject: blown keyboard after a lightning strike
>
> Leo,
>]]> Recently my Dell 8400 Demension computer crashed(?)by a 4
> second power outage due to a thunder storm. I'm running
> Windows XP professional and it's password protected. When I
> booted her up again the Login Screen refused to accept or
> responed to the Dell USB keyboard. I can shut the computer
> down, in options, using the mouse but nothing else. I tried
> using a Microsoft conventional keyboard but experienced the
> same results. The login screen cursor just blinks. Could
> you Please Help me since this computer is the base for our
> home network, printer(s) and WLAN to my wife's and my
> laptops.

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remotely run speed tests

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 12:05:04 -0800

> From: A Computer User
> Sent: June 11, 2009
> To: Ask Leo!
> Subject: remotely run speed tests
>
> Leo,
>]]> Hi there! My friends and I had a debate regarding this
> issue. A technician is remotely connected to his home
> computer from his work computer, he performed a speed test
> on the work computer that is remotely connected to the home
> computer. The question is that which computer's speed will
> the speed test measure? Will it be the home computer or the
> work computer? Hope to get a reply from you as soon as
> possible! Thanks!

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wiped machine clean and now it won't boot

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 12:01:17 -0800

> From: A Computer User
> Sent: June 11, 2009
> To: Ask Leo!
> Subject: wiped machine clean and now it won't boot
>
> Leo,
>]]> i purchased a new computer and wish to give theold one to my
> granddaughter however i wiped it clean and now i cannot get
> windows to come back up i've done everything the book said
> no luck it's a gateway 18months old ie8 installed any
> suggestions and thanks

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does having a lot of favorites slow my computer?

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 11:57:58 -0800

> From: A Computer User
> Sent: June 11, 2009
> To: Ask Leo!
> Subject: does having a lot of favorites slow my computer?
>
> Leo,
>]]> I have an extensive list of favorites in my favorite site,
> under my save favorites. I rarely use them, but do likr to
> look up somethong nao and then. Is keeping this long list
> bad, good or indifferent? Does it take unnecessary space on
> my computer? Would it cause my computer to be slower? Thank
> you.

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files beginning with tilde disappear

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 11:54:20 -0800

> From: A Computer User
> Sent: June 11, 2009
> To: Ask Leo!
> Subject: files beginning with tilde disappear
>
> Leo,
>]]> The problem (using Win XP): In the My Documents folder, I
> have a subfolder "Company". Within the "Company" folder is
> a subfolder "Open Today." I created a shortcut to the "Open
> Today" folder and placed it on the desktop so I could
> access "Open Today" quickly. Within the "Open Today" folder
> are about fifteen files of different types, but in order to
> group the five most important ones together so I could open
> them all with a single mouse click, I gave them names
> beginning with the tilde (~) character.
>
> Two days ago, I tried to open these files, and whoa! . . .
> all five of these files that begin with the tilde were gone
> . . . completely. Not only had the files disappeared, but
> the shortcuts to them had disappeared too. (If it had just
> been a deleted file, I would have expected that the
> shortcut would remain but would of course be unable to find
> a file that wasn't there.
>
> They weren't in the recycle bin and they were also missing
> from the backup drive.
>
> Is this a problem caused by the name of the file?
> (Beginning with a ~)?

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Is OpenOffice malware, and will the compatibility pack help?

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 15:42:26 -0800

> From: A Computer User
> Sent: June 10, 2009
> To: Ask Leo!
> Subject: Is OpenOffice malware, and will the compatibility pack help?
>
> Leo,
>]]> I now have Microsoft Word 2003, and a friend told me to
> download Open Office.org, because that supposedly would
> take the place of Microsoft Word 2007. When I tried to
> download it, my AVG program alerted me that this was a
> dangerous site. Is Open Office not a good, or safe site?
> I also just downloaded the Microsoft Word "Converter"
> because it looked like it might just update my 2003 version
> into the 2007 version without me having to buy the
> Microsoft Word 2007 program for around $200.

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regaining access to lost Hotmail accounts

Tue, 09 Jun 2009 22:08:51 -0800

> From: A Computer User
> Sent: June 9, 2009
> To: Ask Leo!
> Subject: regaining access to lost Hotmail accounts
>
> Leo,
>]]> Hey Leo I've figured out how to regain access to locked-out
> free hotmail accounts for a small fee... how do you
> suggest I share this info with the world?

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Restoring a deleted profile on Outlook

Tue, 09 Jun 2009 20:54:36 -0800

> From: A Computer User
> Sent: June 9, 2009
> To: Ask Leo!
> Subject: Restoring a deleted profile on Outlook
>
> Leo,
>]]> is there any way to restore a deleted profile on outlook?

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Locking a desktop icon

Tue, 09 Jun 2009 20:41:42 -0800

> From: A Computer User
> Sent: June 9, 2009
> To: Ask Leo!
> Subject: Locking a desktop icon
>
> Leo,
>]]> I have Windows XP; I subscribe to DSL speed 256K,and I have
> a shortcut to IE on my desktop which you just give one
> click and you are on internet. Is there a way to password
> protect the IE icon on my desktop? Locking down the
> computer every time someone in our family is not using it
> seems like overkill, and hiding the icon doesn't seem very
> effective since most people would know how to find IE
> easily enough. My ISP tech support really didn't have an
> answer.

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