Q: How do I set up email on my laptop so that it will send out through Outlook?

Q: How do I set up email on my laptop so that it will send out through Outlook?

Q: If an e-mail account has been hacked, is it advisable to delete the old account to keep it from continuing to be used, or is it too late? —Kathy

I keep receiving e-mails in my spam folder that say they are from my own e-mail address. When I look in my sent folder there is nothing in there showing I sent myself anything. How can someone be using my e-mail address? -- Jeanne

Q: Is there a way to override a Captcha which is very hard to read on certain websites? - Gary

NEW YORK -- Goofy videos weren't on the minds of Len Kleinrock and his team at UCLA when they began tests 40 years ago on what would become the Internet. Neither was social networking, for that matter, nor were most of the other easy-to-use applications that have drawn more than a billion people online.

A. For some reason, more e-mail that I am sending out seems to be getting caught in spam filters, which is a major problem in my business. What am I doing wrong, or what can I do to avoid getting my messages trapped in spam filters?

 Unemployment is at a 14-year high. So, if you’re looking for a job, you’re not alone. Unfortunately, the competition makes landing a job more difficult.

Q. I understand that fax problems probably aren’t included in your amazing repertoire of tips and helpful hints, Mr. M., but if you can help me with this, I would really appreciate it. I’m plagued by unwanted, unsolicited, unneeded and irritating faxes. Each one consumes my paper, toner, and electricity. There is usually an 800 number to call to be removed from senders’ lists, but rarely is the name of a sender provided, so I can t report anybody to the no-call people. Any suggestions?

Q. I'm receiving one or two e-mails per day that are written in Russian. My immediate action is to delete them. I have tried to filter them by rejecting e-mails in a foreign language; that has had no effect. Needless to say, these e-mails scare me. In English, e-mails can do all sorts of things. In Russian it's like having a ghost bad guy with a gun to your head that you can't even see. Suggestions? - Bill

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 seem to remember how to get to that.

I get hundreds of e-mail questions every week from listeners.Most are from people who have persistent computer problems.Often they have bought some garbage program advertised on the Web. That didn't work, and now they don't know what to do.

Q. I have not received (your) weekly newsletter since July 2007. I have checked online and (it says) I am a member, and it is checked that I should get your weekly letters. Why am I not getting them?

Lately, more people are declaring bankruptcy. No, they’re not financially insolvent. They just can’t keep up with e-mail.

Q: On a recent (radio) show, you had mentioned a Web site to share photos instead of sending them by e-mail. Would you please (explain)? — Phil

Q: What causes e-mail messages to get filtered by spam filters? I seem to be having problems with people saying they did not get my message more often these days. — Jerome

Q. I’ve got a question about spam. A lot of the spam I receive is nothing more than gibberish, random words, or made-up words. What possible purpose does this serve for the spammer?

Q. Now that Google is offering Gmail to anyone who wants it, is it better than my Yahoo mail? — Kevin

Q.We enjoy sending pictures to grandparents, but we have lost our auto compression feature in Outlook. How do you turn back on the auto compress feature? — Larry