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June 27, 2008 · By Mr. Modem
closeAuthor: Mr. Modem
Name: Mr. Modem
Email: mrmodem@mrmodem.com
Site: http://www.mrmodem.com/
About: Mr. Modem (Richard Sherman) is an author, syndicated columnist and technological humorist. President of Get-the-Net, Inc., Sherman is the creator and publisher of the award-winning computer-help newsletter "Ask Mr. Modem!" (www.MrModem.com). With subscribers in 38 countries, Mr. Modem provides geekspeak-free computer and Internet tips, Web site profiles, virus and hoax alerts, news and related information, all presented with his unique sense of humor. He has appeared on more than 400 radio and TV talk shows, and currently co-hosts the weekly "Gutsy Geeks" radio show on KXAM 1310-AM, in the greater metropolitan Phoenix area. A nationally syndicated columnist, his "Ask Mr. Modem!" column appears in more than 100 publications, and his "Mr. Modem’s Desktop" column appears each month in Smart Computing magazine. An Internet pioneer, Sherman first ventured onto the Internet in 1988, and as "Mr. Modem,” has been providing an online helping hand to millions of computer users worldwide ever since.See Author's Posts (27)
Help for a Holy Scroller
Q. In one of your wonderful newsletters, you explained how to change the size of scroll bars. I’ll now prove to you how little I know about computers, Mr. M: What is a... Read more »
June 20, 2008 · By Mr. ModemcloseAuthor: Mr. Modem
Name: Mr. Modem
Email: mrmodem@mrmodem.com
Site: http://www.mrmodem.com/
About: Mr. Modem (Richard Sherman) is an author, syndicated columnist and technological humorist. President of Get-the-Net, Inc., Sherman is the creator and publisher of the award-winning computer-help newsletter "Ask Mr. Modem!" (www.MrModem.com). With subscribers in 38 countries, Mr. Modem provides geekspeak-free computer and Internet tips, Web site profiles, virus and hoax alerts, news and related information, all presented with his unique sense of humor. He has appeared on more than 400 radio and TV talk shows, and currently co-hosts the weekly "Gutsy Geeks" radio show on KXAM 1310-AM, in the greater metropolitan Phoenix area. A nationally syndicated columnist, his "Ask Mr. Modem!" column appears in more than 100 publications, and his "Mr. Modem’s Desktop" column appears each month in Smart Computing magazine. An Internet pioneer, Sherman first ventured onto the Internet in 1988, and as "Mr. Modem,” has been providing an online helping hand to millions of computer users worldwide ever since.See Author's Posts (27)
Memory vs Space: It’s soooo confusing!
Q . How can I check the amount of memory I have in my computer? I used to have a pink and blue pie chart of the space used and how much was free, but I can’t... Read more »
June 13, 2008 · By Mr. ModemcloseAuthor: Mr. Modem
Name: Mr. Modem
Email: mrmodem@mrmodem.com
Site: http://www.mrmodem.com/
About: Mr. Modem (Richard Sherman) is an author, syndicated columnist and technological humorist. President of Get-the-Net, Inc., Sherman is the creator and publisher of the award-winning computer-help newsletter "Ask Mr. Modem!" (www.MrModem.com). With subscribers in 38 countries, Mr. Modem provides geekspeak-free computer and Internet tips, Web site profiles, virus and hoax alerts, news and related information, all presented with his unique sense of humor. He has appeared on more than 400 radio and TV talk shows, and currently co-hosts the weekly "Gutsy Geeks" radio show on KXAM 1310-AM, in the greater metropolitan Phoenix area. A nationally syndicated columnist, his "Ask Mr. Modem!" column appears in more than 100 publications, and his "Mr. Modem’s Desktop" column appears each month in Smart Computing magazine. An Internet pioneer, Sherman first ventured onto the Internet in 1988, and as "Mr. Modem,” has been providing an online helping hand to millions of computer users worldwide ever since.See Author's Posts (27)
Farewell, Fair Floppy
Q. Do floppy disks serve any purpose these days?
A. If you’ve been using computers for a few years, you probably have an impressive collection of 3.5-inch floppy disks,... Read more »
June 8, 2008 · By Mr. ModemcloseAuthor: Mr. Modem
Name: Mr. Modem
Email: mrmodem@mrmodem.com
Site: http://www.mrmodem.com/
About: Mr. Modem (Richard Sherman) is an author, syndicated columnist and technological humorist. President of Get-the-Net, Inc., Sherman is the creator and publisher of the award-winning computer-help newsletter "Ask Mr. Modem!" (www.MrModem.com). With subscribers in 38 countries, Mr. Modem provides geekspeak-free computer and Internet tips, Web site profiles, virus and hoax alerts, news and related information, all presented with his unique sense of humor. He has appeared on more than 400 radio and TV talk shows, and currently co-hosts the weekly "Gutsy Geeks" radio show on KXAM 1310-AM, in the greater metropolitan Phoenix area. A nationally syndicated columnist, his "Ask Mr. Modem!" column appears in more than 100 publications, and his "Mr. Modem’s Desktop" column appears each month in Smart Computing magazine. An Internet pioneer, Sherman first ventured onto the Internet in 1988, and as "Mr. Modem,” has been providing an online helping hand to millions of computer users worldwide ever since.See Author's Posts (27)
Change Font Size for Easy Reading
Q. Sometimes I receive email or view Web pages in which the text is so small, I can’t read it. Is there some way I can increase the font size just for that particular... Read more »
May 30, 2008 · By Mr. ModemcloseAuthor: Mr. Modem
Name: Mr. Modem
Email: mrmodem@mrmodem.com
Site: http://www.mrmodem.com/
About: Mr. Modem (Richard Sherman) is an author, syndicated columnist and technological humorist. President of Get-the-Net, Inc., Sherman is the creator and publisher of the award-winning computer-help newsletter "Ask Mr. Modem!" (www.MrModem.com). With subscribers in 38 countries, Mr. Modem provides geekspeak-free computer and Internet tips, Web site profiles, virus and hoax alerts, news and related information, all presented with his unique sense of humor. He has appeared on more than 400 radio and TV talk shows, and currently co-hosts the weekly "Gutsy Geeks" radio show on KXAM 1310-AM, in the greater metropolitan Phoenix area. A nationally syndicated columnist, his "Ask Mr. Modem!" column appears in more than 100 publications, and his "Mr. Modem’s Desktop" column appears each month in Smart Computing magazine. An Internet pioneer, Sherman first ventured onto the Internet in 1988, and as "Mr. Modem,” has been providing an online helping hand to millions of computer users worldwide ever since.See Author's Posts (27)
Protect Your Personal Information
Q. I hear a lot of talk about protecting my Social Security number from identity thieves, but last week I signed up for cable Internet service and they wanted my Social... Read more »
May 23, 2008 · By Mr. ModemcloseAuthor: Mr. Modem
Name: Mr. Modem
Email: mrmodem@mrmodem.com
Site: http://www.mrmodem.com/
About: Mr. Modem (Richard Sherman) is an author, syndicated columnist and technological humorist. President of Get-the-Net, Inc., Sherman is the creator and publisher of the award-winning computer-help newsletter "Ask Mr. Modem!" (www.MrModem.com). With subscribers in 38 countries, Mr. Modem provides geekspeak-free computer and Internet tips, Web site profiles, virus and hoax alerts, news and related information, all presented with his unique sense of humor. He has appeared on more than 400 radio and TV talk shows, and currently co-hosts the weekly "Gutsy Geeks" radio show on KXAM 1310-AM, in the greater metropolitan Phoenix area. A nationally syndicated columnist, his "Ask Mr. Modem!" column appears in more than 100 publications, and his "Mr. Modem’s Desktop" column appears each month in Smart Computing magazine. An Internet pioneer, Sherman first ventured onto the Internet in 1988, and as "Mr. Modem,” has been providing an online helping hand to millions of computer users worldwide ever since.See Author's Posts (27)
Q. My wife gets her email in Outlook Express. When she last checked, she had more than 6,000 messages. Is there some way to delete them at one time instead of deleting them one at a time? I enjoy your... Read more »
May 17, 2008 · By Mr. ModemcloseAuthor: Mr. Modem
Name: Mr. Modem
Email: mrmodem@mrmodem.com
Site: http://www.mrmodem.com/
About: Mr. Modem (Richard Sherman) is an author, syndicated columnist and technological humorist. President of Get-the-Net, Inc., Sherman is the creator and publisher of the award-winning computer-help newsletter "Ask Mr. Modem!" (www.MrModem.com). With subscribers in 38 countries, Mr. Modem provides geekspeak-free computer and Internet tips, Web site profiles, virus and hoax alerts, news and related information, all presented with his unique sense of humor. He has appeared on more than 400 radio and TV talk shows, and currently co-hosts the weekly "Gutsy Geeks" radio show on KXAM 1310-AM, in the greater metropolitan Phoenix area. A nationally syndicated columnist, his "Ask Mr. Modem!" column appears in more than 100 publications, and his "Mr. Modem’s Desktop" column appears each month in Smart Computing magazine. An Internet pioneer, Sherman first ventured onto the Internet in 1988, and as "Mr. Modem,” has been providing an online helping hand to millions of computer users worldwide ever since.See Author's Posts (27)
Q. When I use my word processing software, I can’t insert a letter (character) into a word or a sentence without canceling the letter next to it. If I hit the space bar, instead of moving the text... Read more »
May 17, 2008 · By Ty Young
closeAuthor: Ty Young
Name: Ty Young
Email: ty@aztechnews.net
Site: http://www.aztechnews.net/
About: Ty Young is an Arizona native and longtime reporter for publications statewide. Most recently, he served as the technology, entrepreneurship and environmental reporter for the Phoenix Business Journal. Previous to that, he reported for The Arizona Republic, the Tucson Citizen and The Arizona Daily Wildcat. He is also a contributing writer for business and technology publications bizAz and Arizona Tech Connect.
In an attempt to increase technology news exposure in the state, Ty recently created Az Tech News, a statewide technology news service. Writers for Az Tech News cover technology education and politics, semiconductor issues, cleantech and environmental sciences, IT communication and numerous other aspects of technology based here in the state.See Author's Posts (11)
Qwest Communications International Inc. claims information provided to the Federal Communications Commission by opponents of its forbearance request from the 1996 Telecommunications Act is “misleading”... Read more »
May 16, 2008 · By Ty YoungcloseAuthor: Ty Young
Name: Ty Young
Email: ty@aztechnews.net
Site: http://www.aztechnews.net/
About: Ty Young is an Arizona native and longtime reporter for publications statewide. Most recently, he served as the technology, entrepreneurship and environmental reporter for the Phoenix Business Journal. Previous to that, he reported for The Arizona Republic, the Tucson Citizen and The Arizona Daily Wildcat. He is also a contributing writer for business and technology publications bizAz and Arizona Tech Connect.
In an attempt to increase technology news exposure in the state, Ty recently created Az Tech News, a statewide technology news service. Writers for Az Tech News cover technology education and politics, semiconductor issues, cleantech and environmental sciences, IT communication and numerous other aspects of technology based here in the state.See Author's Posts (11)
The City of Phoenix Aviation Department was awarded the Public Technology Institute’s 2007-2008 Solutions Award for the Technology and Information Technology category for Disaster Recovery.
As one of... Read more »
May 16, 2008 · By Ty YoungcloseAuthor: Ty Young
Name: Ty Young
Email: ty@aztechnews.net
Site: http://www.aztechnews.net/
About: Ty Young is an Arizona native and longtime reporter for publications statewide. Most recently, he served as the technology, entrepreneurship and environmental reporter for the Phoenix Business Journal. Previous to that, he reported for The Arizona Republic, the Tucson Citizen and The Arizona Daily Wildcat. He is also a contributing writer for business and technology publications bizAz and Arizona Tech Connect.
In an attempt to increase technology news exposure in the state, Ty recently created Az Tech News, a statewide technology news service. Writers for Az Tech News cover technology education and politics, semiconductor issues, cleantech and environmental sciences, IT communication and numerous other aspects of technology based here in the state.See Author's Posts (11)
Taser International Inc. is no stranger to lawsuits. And as usual, the Scottsdale-based electronic control device maker has come out on top yet again.
Tampa-based Stinger Systems Inc. filed a patent-infringement... Read more »
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