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Rick Answers his Email Videocast – 041

Questions from Anne, Sue, Walt, Hilary, Bernie, Rodney, Rosie, Ron, Jack, Thomas, Romy, Jose, and John about Skype, AutoPlay, Audio DVDs, AVG upgrade problems, mysterious web addresses, open wireless Internet connections and much more answered in this week’s edition!  

How to Download Files from the Internet – Video Tip

Once you find a file you would like to view or download, how do you get it to your computer? Follow these steps to get the computer safely and successfully to your computer:

  1. Click once on the file?s name (some web sites will have a download button)
  2. You will be asked to ?Save? the file before the download initiates. Pay special attention to the ?Save In? box at the top of the save screen so that you know where your file is going. (TIP: I suggest that you download all files to the desktop so that they are easy to find)
  3. Click on the Save button and in a few seconds your download will start and you will see a progress meter showing how much of the download has completed

That?s all there is to downloading a file.

Remember that you can click back to the web and continue surfing, writing email or doing other activities at the same time you are downloading, but you do have to stay connected to your provider for the download to continue.

Also, it is possible to download more than one more file at a time.

Click the "Read more" link underneath this tip to listen and watch the video describing this tip.

Rick Answers his Email Videocast – 040

I’m still having video sync problems with my software, but I’m hammering away at your questions. This week there were questions about Microsoft Silverlight, Internet Explorer, converting YouTube videos to DVDs, Content Management System advice (CMS), printing questions and much more from Patrick, Joel, Dave, Jacob, Sue, Rande, Clive, Phyllis, Bob, James and Paul. Have a look

Inserting images into body of Gmail

chemical reaction
photo credit: neys

For new (or veteran) Gmail users out there who missed having the ability to insert images directly into their messages, the wait is over. Today, Google announced that if you enable the Inserting Images option under Labs.

This new feature gives me the opportunity to introduce a second Gmail feature to you that enhances the way you work with Gmail. In order to enable the Insert Image feature, you first have to know about Labs. Google introduced Labs as a part of Gmail about two years ago. This feature contains many add-ons and enhancements that Google engineers have developed that can be optionally added to Gmail. To get to Labs, all you do is click Settings at the top of your Gmail screen, then click the Labs tab.

In addition to enabling the Inserting Images option (it’s towards the bottom of the Labs list), you might also want to try:Read More »Inserting images into body of Gmail

Email of the Week – 002

Question Name:  Lauren From:   Collbran OS:      Windows XP ———————- I’ve been trying to loAD avg 8.5 – IT KEEPS TELLING ME THE FILE IS CORRUPT.  What am I doing wrong?  I keep trying every night because I’m on dial up.  Thanks Answer Hello Lauren. You reminded me to ask one more question of folks who call me… Read More »Email of the Week – 002

Gmail guide for beginners – 3 Videos – Video Tip

This week’s video tip is a HelpMeRick.com first…it involves 3 videos to cover the topic of Gmail. Directly above each video below, I give a short synopsis of the videos contents. The more I use it, the more impressed I am with Gmail. If you currently use Gmail, don’t be afraid to watch these videos as you might pick up a tip or two yourself.

Google offers a good Help section covering their email system, and you can find it by clicking here. My short video series here are meant to just get you started quickly and give you the highlights of this email system.

Rick Answers his email Videocast – 039

This is part 2 of this week’s videocast edition (YouTube only allows 10 minute videos…unless you pay).  This edition includes questions about Microsoft Outlook, Windows 7, Firefox, more AVG questions, FoxIt Reader, disappearing cursor, and much more via questions from:  Neil, Tom, Roy, Gloria, Joan, Taggie, Marianne, Deb, Sandy, Jim, Marty, Dan, Carl, Bob, Garry, Anne, Patrick, Don, Manny, Paul… Read More »Rick Answers his email Videocast – 039

Email of the Week – 001

Abandoned Mailbox
photo credit: cindy47452

Starting today, I will be posting a minimum of one email from your submissions here on the web site in addition to my regular weekly feature Rick Answers His Email Videocast. I will title them all the same way and they will have their own category you can access from the Category list on the right of every page here at HelpMeRick.com. I will also include the original email (via submissions from the Ask a question form listed at the top of every page here at HelpMeRick.com).

QUESTION:

Name:  Raymond Lafontaine

From:   Woonsocket RI

OS:      Windows XP

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I have been trying to find the right download for free foxit for my other computer but it keep bringing to other foxit purchase, can you help

ANSWER:

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