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I sometimes have difficulty following or finding the mouse cursor in Windows. Is there anything I can do to make it more visible?

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I have a DVD which a friend made for me containing a media presentation of our grandchildren. I’d like to make some copies for family members but haven’t figured out how to do this on my Mac. Can you recommend a package?

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I love browsing through books, but I know I can always buy them cheaper online. The problem there is that you can really browse as well as in a bookshop. Is there any way I can check prices online while in the store?

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After changing some options to do with my desktop theme I have lost the My Computer and Control Panel icons from the Desktop. How can I get them back?

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I have read on a website that there’s an important security update for WordPress. My blog is bestlinen.wordpress.com. Do I need to upgrade it? If so, how do I go about it?

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I’m off to Disneyworld with the family and am looking for a decent camcorder. I’d like an HD one, but my budget is only $250. Any ideas where I can find one at that price?

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I’m getting quite a few messages from friends with attachements that I cannot open. For example, one is from my camping buddy and the file he sent me has a .pps file extention and I’m not quite sure what do to with them. How can I open these?

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In an effort to speed up my computer, I opted for “Adjust for best performance” in the Performance Options window. I hadn’t realised that this would disable the thumbnails of images in Windows Explorer. As this is useful, is there any way of turning just this option back on without having to turn on all the other performance-hungry options?

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