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How Does Security Software Protect Me After Windows 10 End of Support?Security updates and security software have different jobs, and that difference matters.2025-04-25 - #179899 |
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How Do I Know If My Hard Disk Is BitLocker-Encrypted?Your hard disk could be BitLocker encrypted without your knowledge.2025-04-24 - #179885 |
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8 Ways AI Can Help You Every DayIt's time to start thinking about what AI can do for you.2025-04-23 - #179862 |
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Why Can’t I Talk to a Real Person?There are many reasons you're more likely to be directed to online and self-help resources than be able to talk to a real person.2025-04-21 - #31060 |
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How Do I Split a Partition?Let's say you want to partition your C: into two drives. I'll show you how.2025-04-19 - #179722 |
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The Hidden Cost of Free Email: Protecting What Matters Before It’s GoneI hear of free email accounts being lost constantly. Here's how to reduce your risk and use free email accounts safely.2025-04-18 - #179682 |
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How Often Do I Need to Create a New Emergency/Rescue/Recovery Disk?You may choose to wait on that.2025-04-17 - #179668 |
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Don’t Trust the Cloud. You Need to Back Up Your Email and Online DataIt's your data, so it's your responsibility to back up the information you keep online.2025-04-16 - #179744 |
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Open-Shell: Regain Your Start MenuThe single biggest complaint about Windows 11 is the Start menu. Don't like it? There's an app for that.2025-04-14 - #6217 |
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Lets Chat About: China2025-04-13 - #180010 |
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Security, Privacy, and Spam: What Disposable Emails Truly ProtectDisposable email addresses are convenient for some things, but it is important to understand what they offer and what they don't.2025-04-12 - #179553 |
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I Use BitLocker. Are My Backups Encrypted?It's important to understand when backups of encrypted drives are encrypted and when they're not.2025-04-11 - #179503 |
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Should I Back Up to an SD Card, USB Stick, or SSD?I see the appeal of slipping a little SD card into your computer for backups, but the safety of your data on that card has me worried.2025-04-10 - #14343 |
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If You Don’t Have a TPM, You Might Still Have a TPMMany machines reported as not having a TPM have one that's simply not enabled.2025-04-09 - #179491 |
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How Do I Get My Windows Computers to Network With Each Other?Home networking can be very difficult. I have a few tricks that work well for me.2025-04-07 - #12917 |
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Let Chat About – Strong and Divergent OpinionsDiffering opinions can be annoying, but they're also an opportunity to learn and understand.2025-04-06 - #179834 |
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You Want More Than a Fix. You Want Knowledge.You have questions. I have answers... with some confidence along for the ride.2025-04-05 - #179346 |
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What is Quick Removal?Windows changed the default setting for Quick Removal of external drives. I'll look at why, and what it means.2025-04-04 - #75677 |
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Why Does My Computer Crash Randomly?Random crashes are annoying and difficult to diagnose. I'll review common causes and steps you can take to determine what's happening on your computer.2025-04-03 - #4437 |
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No, No One Is Forcing You to Buy a New MachineThe most common complaint about Windows 11 is based on a fallacy.2025-04-02 - #179314 |
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Why Are My Incremental Backups So Large?Incremental backups can be larger than expected, and that's okay.2025-03-31 - #19762 |
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Let’s Chat About: CivilityI find myself reacting more to those who are less then pleasant when they leave their feedback.2025-03-30 - #179634 |
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A New Unit of Measurement?In which we use the world's bestselling book to make gigantic numbers a little more tangible.2025-03-29 - #18758 |
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Protecting Your Data: Why I Avoid Most Pre-Installed Security and Encryption SoftwareExternal hard drives often come with security and backup software. I'm not convinced it should be used.2025-03-28 - #179153 |
Restore the Right-Click Menu in Windows 11The change to the Windows 11 right-click menu is annoying to many people. We can fix that (for now).2025-03-27 - #179134 |
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Why Email Forwarding is Broken and What to Do InsteadLearn to pull your email together rather than push it.2025-03-26 - #179142 |
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The Email Tracking Myth: Why You’ll Never Reliably Know If Your Message Was ReadWe often want confirmation that an email has been opened, delivered, or read. In the age of spam, it's not possible with any accuracy.2025-03-24 - #18771 |
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Let’s Chat – About Experiments and FearWhy ask and wait, when you could just experiment?2025-03-23 - #179450 |
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How to Send Email from Your Own Domain (Without Getting Blocked)Anti-spamming measures complicate email. This makes sending "from" your custom domain a little trickier.2025-03-22 - #178975 |
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BitLocker vs. Cryptomator: Why I Use Both (and When You Should, Too)Use different tools for different purposes.2025-03-21 - #178937 |
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Why Might a Backup Program Talk About Sector by Sector Backups?Backup programs occasionally tell you that a partition will be backed up sector by sector. We'll look at why and what it means.2025-03-20 - #178870 |
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Microsoft Killed WordPad. Here’s How to Revive It.WordPad is being removed from Windows 11. We can get it back.2025-03-19 - #179007 |
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Why Doesn’t My New, Empty Hard Drive Show All the Advertised Space?Terms used to measure disk space can be ambiguous. A megabyte may mean one thing to you and another to your computer.2025-03-17 - #2304 |
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Why Does My Microsoft Account Have Two Passwords?It can seem like your Microsoft account has a split personality. We'll examine when that might happen, why, and what to keep in mind when it does.2025-03-15 - #178789 |
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What Happens If I Lose My Microsoft Authenticator App?Microsoft Authenticator is not necessarily two-factor authentication, but the two do share one important characteristic: the need to prepare for loss.2025-03-14 - #178753 |
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How Do I Eject My USB If the “Device Is Currently in Use”?The "This device is currently in use" message can be annoying and confusing if you're not using the device. We'll look at how to proceed safely.2025-03-13 - #178694 |
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How Do I Recover From Turning the OneDrive Backup “Feature” Off?OneDrive's backup "feature" is confusing even when it comes to turning it off.2025-03-12 - #178741 |
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Where Can I Download Windows?You can download some versions of Windows from legitimate sources. If you have a legal retail product key, this can be your replacement media.2025-03-10 - #5052 |
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Let’s Chat About MicrosoftI reflect on Microsoft, and some of their many disappointing decisions that would indicate average consumers aren't really on their radar.2025-03-09 - #179112 |
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Why Am I Getting “We Received a Request to Reset Your Facebook Password”?Why they happen, and what to do about them.2025-03-08 - #35868 |
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Someone’s Sending From My Email Address! How Do I Stop Them?Email spoofing is rampant. Spammers can send email that looks like it came from you, and there's little that you can do about it.2025-03-07 - #1887 |
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Does a VPN Protect Me From Telemetry and Other Data Gathering?VPNs don't impact data tracking or collection. We'll look at why that is and what you might want to do about it.2025-03-06 - #178489 |
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What’s the Difference Between Windows 10 and Windows 11?As we approach the end of Windows 10 support, it's worth asking the question: what's the difference, anyway?2025-03-05 - #178677 |
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How Can It Be Safe to Give My Information to Anyone?If we listen to the news, we might never leave the house, much less go online. I'll review why that kind of thinking is opportunity lost as well as how to stay safe.2025-03-03 - #18269 |
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If AI Is Plagiarism, Then We Are All PlagiaristsThoughts on AI, and plagiarism, in a first, less formal ... Ask Leo! chat? Coffee talk? Ramble? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯2025-03-02 - #178836 |
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How Do I Switch to a Local Account Sign-in for Windows?Windows 10 and 11 setup want you to log in with a Microsoft account. I'll show you how to restore a local account sign-in.2025-03-01 - #20106 |
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How to Create an Image Backup in EaseUS Todo FreeAn image backup is the best protection you can have. Here's how to do it using a reliable, free program.2025-02-28 - #178321 |
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Cryptomator vs VeraCrypt: Which Do You Want?Cryptomator and VeraCrypt are both excellent encryption tools. We'll look at how to choose the right one for your situation.2025-02-27 - #178308 |
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How Do I Store Files on My Computer and Not OneDrive?OneDrive complicates an otherwise straightforward situation.2025-02-26 - #178431 |
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What is IMAP and How Can It Help Me Manage My Email?IMAP is a protocol that makes dealing with email on multiple devices much easier.2025-02-24 - #5965 |
