Articles in Category: Owners and Patrons Content

Ask Leo! content specifically for Ask Leo! Patrons and owners of Ask Leo! books.

YouTube Search

Tip of the Day: Remember the Second Most Popular Search Engine

Mouse

Tip of the Day: Click-Hold-Move: an Irritation and a Solution

an individual presenting a clipboard and pen with the following written on the top of the clipboard page: "Please provide more info..."

Tip of the Day: Answer the Question(s)

USB Keyboard

Tip of the Day: Keep a Wired Mouse and Keyboard

slmgr.vbs

Tip of the Day: Use Slmgr to View Your Windows License

Password?

Tip of the Day: Remember Your Password

Windows Desktop Corner

Tip of the Day: Show the Desktop with a Click

Help piped into More

Tip of the Day: Help and More

Typing

Tip of the Day: There’s Nothing Special About Keyloggers

Windows 11 Voice Typing Widget

Tip of the Day: Consider Speech Recognition and Speech-to-Text

Tip of the Day: Opt Out of Backup

Thunderbird Donation Request

Tip of the Day: Asking for Money Is Not Demanding Money

Are You Sure?

Tip of the Day: When in Doubt, Ask Someone Else

Typing a URL

Tip of the Day: Trivia: How One Website Could Be Four Different Websites

Downloading

Tip of the Day: Save the Installation Media

Install additional software

Tip of the Day: Always Choose Custom Install (and Then Pay Attention)

Before and after aggressive resizing.

Tip of the Day: Keep the Originals

Who's really on the phone?

Tip of the Day: Have a Code Word

No Spam

Tip of the Day: Mark Spam as Spam and Move On

Read The Friendly Manual!

Tip of the Day: Read What’s On the Screen, PLEASE!

RAID array.

Tip of the Day: RAID Disk Formats Are Proprietary

an ai robot in a used car lot offering a clipboard with a form on it, saying "Trust me!"

Tip of the Day: Don’t Trust AI

Tip of the Day: Updates (and Reboots) on Your Schedule

Frustrated head on laptop.

Tip of the Day: Try Another Computer

Tip of the Day: Play with Windows File Explorer Views

Spying

Tip of the Day: Remember, It’s Your Company’s Equipment

About Chrome

Tip of the Day: Keep Your Browser Up To Date

Modifying an installation

Tip of the Day: Remember Modify in Add/Remove Programs

Candle

Tip of the Day: Plan for Your Death

Router with a shield and globe with an ethernet port and cable.

Tip of the Day: Reboot Your Router

comic-book style image of a tombstone in a graveyard which has chiselled on to it "RIP Leo's myspace account"

Tip of the Day: Ignore Old Accounts

Printers and Scanners

Tip of the Day: Remove and Re-Add Your Printer

Locked

Tip of the Day: Whole Drive Encryption Only Protects When a Disk is Not Mounted

Router with a shield and globe with an ethernet port and cable.

Tip of the Day: Whoever Provides Your Internet Is Your Internet Provider

Format Thumbdrive

Tip of the Day: Use FAT for Thumb Drives

Postcard

Tip of the Day: Treat Email Like a Postcard

Find Friends on Twitter

Tip of the Day: Don’t Share Contacts

Yahoo Verification Options

Tip of the Day: Check All Your Two-Factor Options Before Giving Up

Power Button

Tip of the Day: Reboot Again After an Unexpected Shutdown

Yahoo in support search results

Tip of the Day: Never Search for “Support”

Concept: cloud with chains and a padlock

Tip of the Day: Know What to Encrypt in the Cloud

Upgrade!

Tip of the Day: Bite the Bullet and Upgrade

Time zone

Tip of the Day: Check the Time Zone in Your Online Accounts

Support Free Software

Tip of the Day: Support Free Software (If You Can)

Free sign

Tip of the Day: Check Out the Free Version

Event Viewer

Tip of the Day: Ignore the Event Viewer

Moving Closer

Tip of the Day: Move Closer

Making an Image Backup

Tip of the Day: Make a Backup Image of Your New Machine as Soon as Possible

One way to share a link.

Tip of the Day: Don’t Attach; Share Instead

A button labelled "Free Download"

Tip of the Day: Understand What “Free Download” Really Means