The Ask Leo! Tip of the Day Archives: 2018

2018-12-31 Tip of the Day: Your IP Address is No Secret
2018-12-28 Tip of the Day: All Mail in Gmail
2018-12-27 Tip of the Day: Know When Restore Points Are Useful
2018-12-26 Tip of the Day: Windows 10 Clipboard
2018-12-25 Tip of the Day: Review Storage Sense
2018-12-24 Tip of the Day: Run Task Manager on Startup
2018-12-21 Tip of the Day: Consider a Chromebook
2018-12-20 Tip of the Day: 0% Fragmentation Isn’t Worth It
2018-12-19 Tip of the Day: Video Your Home
2018-12-18 Tip of the Day: Back Up Encrypted Data Unencrypted
2018-12-17 Tip of the Day: Discover Image Search
2018-12-14 Tip of the Day: Tame Notifications in Windows 10
2018-12-13 Tip of the Day: Use Incognito to Log In to Multiple Accounts Online
2018-12-12 Tip of the Day: Make Sure You Can Add RAM
2018-12-11 Tip of the Day: Don’t Always Trust Windows for the Latest Drivers
2018-12-10 Tip of the Day: Explore the Reliability Monitor in Windows 10
2018-12-07 Tip of the Day: Copy Files in Command Prompt
2018-12-06 Tip of the Day: Un-hide the Original When Replying
2018-12-05 Tip of the Day: Additional Boot Options in Windows 10
2018-12-04 Tip of the Day: Get the Windows 10 Update on Your Schedule, Sort Of
2018-12-03 Tip of the Day: Control Audio Devices, Per App
2018-11-30 Tip of the Day: Adjust the Recycle Bin’s Disk Usage
2018-11-29 Tip of the Day: That Simple Feature Isn’t So Simple
2018-11-28 Tip of the Day: Facebook Messes with Your Photos
2018-11-27 Tip of the Day: Hard Drives Die
2018-11-26 Tip of the Day: Tell Microsoft What You Think
2018-11-24 Tip of the Day: Windows Defender Offline
2018-11-23 Tip of the Day: Tune ClearType
2018-11-22 Tip of the Day: Step Back a Moment
2018-11-21 Tip of the Day: Add Clocks for Different Time Zones to the Start Menu
2018-11-20 Tip of the Day: Review Your Browser’s Extensions and Add-ins
2018-11-19 Tip of the Day: Contact the Merchant Before Reversing a Charge
2018-11-17 Tip of the Day: Use Small Taskbar Buttons
2018-11-16 Tip of the Day: Send a Text Message by Email
2018-11-15 Tip of the Day: Easily Add Startup Programs
2018-11-14 Tip of the Day: Get Personalized Weather Information
2018-11-13 Tip of the Day: Determine Your IP Address(es)
2018-11-12 Tip of the Day: Icons or Thumbnails?
2018-11-10 Tip of the Day: Encrypt a Folder in Windows
2018-11-09 Tip of the Day: Make the Mouse Pointer Easier to Find
2018-11-08 Tip of the Day: Show and Configure the Home Button in Edge
2018-11-07 Tip of the Day: Set a Custom Command Prompt Prompt
2018-11-06 Tip of the Day: CTRL+P to Print
2018-11-05 Tip of the Day: Checking a Disk’s Free Space
2018-11-03 Tip of the Day: Preview Fonts in Windows 10
2018-11-02 Tip of the Day: Give Your Computer a Meaningful Name
2018-11-01 Tip of the Day: Sort in the Command Line
2018-10-31 Tip of the Day: Enter Characters that Don’t Have Keys
2018-10-30 Tip of the Day: Block a Website Using Your Hosts File
2018-10-29 Tip of the Day: Adjust Your Mouse’s Double-click Speed
2018-10-27 Tip of the Day: Remove Unused Printers
2018-10-26 Tip of the Day: Control Your Windows 10 Accent Color
2018-10-25 Tip of the Day: DON’T Log in with Facebook
2018-10-24 Tip of the Day: Access A Network Shared without a Drive Letter
2018-10-23 Tip of the Day: Resize the Command Prompt
2018-10-22 Tip of the Day: Remove the Background Image for Windows Sign-in
2018-10-20 Tip of the Day: When In Doubt, Take a Screen Shot
2018-10-19 Tip of the Day: If You’re Paying for Something, Go to the Source for Help
2018-10-18 Tip of the Day: If You Don’t Trust It, Don’t Use It
2018-10-17 Tip of the Day: CTRL+C to Interrupt Command Prompt
2018-10-16 Tip of the Day: Ignore Duplicate Files
2018-10-15 Tip of the Day: Turn Off Explorer’s Custom Views
2018-10-13 Tip of the Day: Store Other Things in Your Password Vault
2018-10-12 Tip of the Day: Don’t Start Up in a Hurry
2018-10-11 Tip of the Day: Shut Down When Traveling
2018-10-10 Tip of the Day: Save Your Old Phone
2018-10-09 Tip of the Day: Don’t Pay the Ransom
2018-10-08 Tip of the Day: Check Your Spam Folder
2018-10-06 Tip of the Day: Set Up Recovery Email Addresses for Everything You Can
2018-10-05 Tip of the Day: Use Headphones or Earbuds with Skype, GoToMeeting, and Others
2018-10-04 Tip of the Day: You Don’t Need a Share Button to Share
2018-10-03 Tip of the Day: Default Settings are Not for Your Convenience
2018-10-02 Tip of the Day: Start with Recommended Display Settings
2018-10-01 Tip of the Day: Set a Facebook Legacy Contact
2018-09-29 Tip of the Day: Think Twice Before Installing Browser Extensions
2018-09-28 Tip of the Day: Search Quickly with Command Prompt
2018-09-27 Tip of the Day: Most Laptops Can Handle External Monitors
2018-09-26 Tip of the Day: Add Another Microsoft Login Account to Windows 10
2018-09-25 Tip of the Day: Use Google Drive for OCR
2018-09-24 Tip of the Day: Try Right-clicking on a Tile
2018-09-22 Tip of the Day: Back Up Your Cloud
2018-09-21 Tip of the Day: Make CTRL+A, CTRL+C a Habit When Typing an Online Form
2018-09-20 Tip of the Day: Lock the Taskbar
2018-09-19 Tip of the Day: Stop Freaking Out About Porn Spam
2018-09-18 Tip of the Day: Avoid the Registry Editor
2018-09-17 Tip of the Day: Have Edge Read to You
2018-09-15 Tip of the Day: Windows File Explorer Keyboard Shortcuts
2018-09-14 Tip of the Day: Save Downloaded Programs
2018-09-13 Tip of the Day: Revisit Old Passwords
2018-09-12 Tip of the Day: Create a Folder of Shortcuts
2018-09-11 Tip of the Day: God Mode
2018-09-10 Tip of the Day: Get Pro, not Home, if You Have a Choice
2018-09-08 Tip of the Day: Check the Date
2018-09-07 Tip of the Day: Restrict Windows 10 Search
2018-09-06 Tip of the Day: Try Triple Click
2018-09-05 Tip of the Day: Don’t Clear Cookies
2018-09-04 Tip of the Day: Headlines Are Written to Make You Click
2018-09-03 Tip of the Day: Windows Key + P for Projector Mode
2018-09-01 Tip of the Day: Discover What’s Behind the Asterisks
2018-08-31 Tip of the Day: Schedule a Delayed Shutdown
2018-08-30 Tip of the Day: Default to Microsoft Office File Types in Open and Libre Office
2018-08-29 Tip of the Day: Avoid Periods in Email Addresses
2018-08-28 Tip of the Day: Reinstall Windows on that Used Computer
2018-08-27 Tip of the Day: Use Notepad for Your Daily Log
2018-08-25 Tip of the Day: Use Your Password Vault as Bookmarks
2018-08-24 Tip of the Day: Use LibreOffice to Edit PDFs — Sort Of
2018-08-23 Tip of the Day: Resize Some Text Entry Boxes in Chrome
2018-08-22 Tip of the Day: You Don’t Always Need an Account
2018-08-21 Tip of the Day: Don’t Reply to “Don’t Reply” Emails
2018-08-20 Tip of the Day: Sign In Occasionally
2018-08-18 Tip of the Day: Log In to Windows 10 Using a Microsoft Account
2018-08-17 Tip of the Day: Just Email it to Yourself
2018-08-16 Tip of the Day: Always Display Scrollbars in Windows 10
2018-08-15 Tip of the Day: Don’t Get Attached to Your Password
2018-08-14 Tip of the Day: Drag and Drop to Your Browser’s Bookmarks Bar
2018-08-13 Tip of the Day: Remember the Second Most Popular Search Engine
2018-08-11 Tip of the Day: Click-Hold-Move: an Irritation and a Solution
2018-08-10 Tip of the Day: Run Internet Explorer with Add-ons Turned Off
2018-08-09 Tip of the Day: Keep a Wired Mouse and Keyboard
2018-08-08 Tip of the Day: Use Slmgr to View Your Windows License
2018-08-07 Tip of the Day: Remember Your Password
2018-08-06 Tip of the Day: Move Any of the Default Folders
2018-08-04 Tip of the Day: Show the Desktop with a Click
2018-08-03 Tip of the Day: There’s Nothing Special about Keyloggers
2018-08-02 Tip of the Day: Consider Speech Recognition and Speech-to-text
2018-08-01 Tip of the Day: Always Choose Custom Install (and then Pay Attention)
2018-07-31 Tip of the Day: Mark Spam as Spam (and Move On)
2018-07-30 Tip of the Day: Reduce the Number of Restore Points
2018-07-28 Tip of the Day: Read What’s On the Screen (PLEASE!)
2018-07-27 Tip of the Day: RAID Disk Formats are Proprietary
2018-07-26 Tip of the Day: Try Another Computer
2018-07-25 Tip of the Day: Play with Windows File Explorer Views
2018-07-24 Tip of the Day: Remember It’s Your Company’s Equipment
2018-07-22 Tip of the Day: Keep Your Browser Up To Date
2018-07-21 Tip of the Day: Remember Modify in Add/Remove Programs
2018-07-20 Tip of the Day: Enable Night Light in Windows 10
2018-07-19 Tip of the Day: Plan for Your Death
2018-07-18 Tip of the Day: Reboot Your Router
2018-07-17 Tip of the Day: Ignore Old Accounts
2018-07-16 Tip of the Day: Remove and Re-Add Your Printer
2018-07-15 Tip of the Day: Sign in With a PIN (or Not)
2018-07-14 Tip of the Day: Whole Drive Encryption Only Protects When a Disk is Not Mounted
2018-07-13 Tip of the Day: He Who Provides Your Internet is Your Internet Provider
2018-07-12 Tip of the Day: Use FAT for Thumb Drives
2018-07-11 Tip of the Day: Treat Email Like a Postcard
2018-07-10 Tip of the Day: Don’t Share Contacts
2018-07-09 Tip Of The Day: Check All Your Two-factor Options Before Giving Up
2018-07-07 Tip of the Day: Reboot Again After an Unexpected Shutdown
2018-07-06 Tip of the Day: Never Search for “Support”
2018-07-05 Tip of the Day: Know What to Encrypt in the Cloud
2018-07-04 Tip of the Day: A Cheap, Two-step NAS
2018-07-03 Tip of the Day: Bite the Bullet and Upgrade
2018-07-02 Tip of the Day: Not All Java Is the Same
2018-06-30 Tip of the Day: Check the Time Zone in Your Online Accounts
2018-06-29 Tip of the Day: Support Free Software
2018-06-28 Tip of the Day: Check Out the Free Version
2018-06-27 Tip of the Day: Ignore the Event Viewer
2018-06-26 Tip of the Day: Move Closer
2018-06-25 Tip of the Day: Make a Backup Image of Your New Machine as Soon as Possible
2018-06-23 Tip of the Day: Don’t Attach; Share Instead
2018-06-22 Tip of the Day: Understand What “Free Download” Really Means
2018-06-21 Tip of the Day: Prefer “docx” Over “doc”
2018-06-20 Tip of the Day: Sometimes Replacement Makes More Sense
2018-06-19 Tip of the Day: Never Reply to Spam
2018-06-18 Tip of the Day: Try Not to Cancel Installs
2018-06-16 Tip of the Day: Double Down on the Taskbar
2018-06-15 Tip of the Day: Use Local Folders to Avoid Email Loss
2018-06-14 Tip of the Day: Leave Small Partitions Be
2018-06-13 Tip of the Day: “Remember Me” with Caution
2018-06-12 Tip of the Day: Back Up Before CHKDSK
2018-06-11 Tip of the Day: Windows Built-in Backup is Better than None
2018-06-09 Tip of the Day: Use Two-Factor Authentication, Already
2018-06-08 Tip of the Day: Keep Your Backup Drive Full
2018-06-07 Tip of the Day: Don’t Bother Blocking Senders
2018-06-06 Tip of the Day: Confirm Your Time Zone
2018-06-05 Tip of the Day: Try Another USB Port
2018-06-04 Tip of the Day: Windows Remembers Size and Position (Mostly)
2018-06-02 Tip of The Day: Choose Command Prompt Over PowerShell
2018-06-01 Tip of the Day: Configure an Email Program (Even if You Don’t Use One)
2018-05-31 Tip of the Day: Run CHKDSK Periodically
2018-05-30 Tip of the Day: Damage Assessment Can’t be Relied On
2018-05-29 Tip of the Day: Pause Cloud Sync
2018-05-28 Tip of the Day: Get a PIN Before You Go
2018-05-26 Tip of the Day: Check for Updates to Get the Latest
2018-05-25 Tip of the Day: Share What You Learn
2018-05-24 Tip of the Day: the History in the Back Button
2018-05-23 Tip of the Day: Share Your Location with Friends
2018-05-22 Tip of the Day: Play a Sound for Caps Lock
2018-05-21 Tip of the Day: Don’t Answer the Phone
2018-05-19 Tip of the Day: Back Up, then Delete Windows.old
2018-05-18 Tip of the Day: Use Wildcards in Search
2018-05-17 Tip of the Day: Move the Windows Screenshots Folder
2018-05-16 Tip of the Day: Visit (and Clean) the Temp Folder in Windows Command Prompt
2018-05-15 Tip of the Day: Open Command Prompt in File Explorer’s Displayed Folder
2018-05-14 Tip of the Day: You’re the One Responsible
2018-05-12 Tip of the Day: View Keyboard Shortcuts on Menus
2018-05-11 Tip of the Day: List ALL the Accounts on Your Machine
2018-05-10 Tip of the Day: A Shortcut to Lock Your Computer
2018-05-09 Tip of the Day: CTRL+ESC for the Start Menu
2018-05-08 Tip of the Day: Exit Explorer
2018-05-07 Tip of the Day: Get the Windows Version Quickly
2018-05-05 Tip of the Day: Drive UAC with the Keyboard
2018-05-04 Tip of the Day: Admin in a Keystroke
2018-05-03 Tip of the Day: Plan For the Worst
2018-05-02 Tip of the Day: Back Up Your Password Vault
2018-05-01 Tip of the Day: Run Recuva Even When You Don’t Need It
2018-04-30 Tip of the Day: the Free-space Wiper You Already Have
2018-04-28 Tip of the Day: Don’t “Automatically detect settings” in Internet Settings
2018-04-27 Tip of the Day: Wi-Fi Speed is Often Irrelevant
2018-04-26 Tip of the Day: Mute Annoying Sites in Google Chrome
2018-04-25 Tip of the Day: Stop Responding to Silly Facebook Quizzes
2018-04-24 Tip of the Day: Turn It On and Walk Away (For A While)
2018-04-23 Tip of the Day: When In Doubt, Ask Someone Else
2018-04-21 Tip of the Day: Use Fewer Browser Extensions
2018-04-20 Tip of the Day: Pay Attention to the Entire Error Message
2018-04-19 Tip of the Day: Check Your Passwords for Hacks
2018-04-18 Tip of the Day: Drag and Drop a Shortcut to Your Desktop
2018-04-17 Tip of the Day: See Posts by Liked Pages First on Facebook
2018-04-16 Tip of the Day: Don’t Delete, Archive Email
2018-04-14 Tip of the Day: Save the Originals
2018-04-13 Tip of the Day: Don’t Focus on Ransomware
2018-04-12 Tip of the Day: Get Classic Skype on Windows 10
2018-04-11 Tip of the Day: Mark Non-spam as Not Spam
2018-04-10 Tip of the Day: Don’t Re-Type that URL
2018-04-09 Tip of the Day: Try the Online Beta
2018-04-07 Tip of the Day: Photograph or Scan Important Documents
2018-04-06 Tip of the Day: Automate Your Backups
2018-04-05 Tip of the Day: Try the Manufacturer’s Support First
2018-04-04 Tip of the Day: Turn Off Individual Android App Notifications
2018-04-03 Tip of the Day: Get Rid of Gmail Inbox Tabs
2018-04-02 Tip Of The Day: “It Won’t Happen To Me” is Bad Security
2018-03-31 Tip of the Day: MSINFO32 – Built-in System Information Details
2018-03-30 Tip of the Day: Turn Off Homegroup
2018-03-29 Tip of the Day: Install the Manufacturer’s Software
2018-03-28 Tip of the Day: To Sleep or not to Sleep
2018-03-27 Tip of the Day: Skip Windows Mail
2018-03-26 Tip of the Day: Know Where Your Files Are
2018-03-24 Tip of the Day: Turn On (or Off) Password After Sleep or Screensaver
2018-03-23 Tip of the Day: Adjust the Size of the Recycle Bin
2018-03-22 Tip of the Day: Send PDF Instead of Docx
2018-03-21 Tip of the Day: Install Acrobat Reader in Windows 10
2018-03-20 Tip of the Day: AlternativeTo.net
2018-03-19 Tip of the Day: Type the URL or Use a Bookmark
2018-03-17 Tip of the Day: Consider a BIOS/UEFI Password
2018-03-16 Tip of the Day: Keep a USB Keyboard
2018-03-15 Tip of the Day: Create a Shortcut to a Folder
2018-03-14 Tip of the Day: Recent Files
2018-03-13 Tip of the Day: Erase a Disk Quickly
2018-03-12 Tip of the Day: Don’t Fall for Satire
2018-03-10 Tip of the Day: Use Imgur to Share Screen Shots
2018-03-09 Tip of the Day: Store Your Vault Password in Your Password Vault
2018-03-08 Tip of the Day: Understand Subdomains
2018-03-07 Update: Changes to the Ask Leo! Tip of the Day
2018-03-07 Tip Of The Day: Prepare for Not Being Available
2018-03-06 Tip of the Day: Reduce the Number of Extensions
2018-03-05 Tip Of The Day: Periodically Check Installed Programs
2018-03-03 Tip Of The Day: Executable Properties
2018-03-02 Tip of the Day: Set Your Browser Homepage to Something Useful
2018-03-01 Tip Of The Day: Tear Tabs
2018-02-28 Tip Of The Day: Clearing the Print Queue Using a Command File
2018-02-27 Tip Of The Day: Get A Better Image Viewer
2018-02-26 Tip of the Day: Beware of Misleading Ads
2018-02-24 Tip of the Day: The PSTools Suite of Command Line Tools
2018-02-23 Tip of the Day: the Difference Between Delete and Shift-Delete
2018-02-22 Tip of the Day: More “shell:” Shortcuts
2018-02-20 Tip of the Day: Make a Shortcut for a Shortcut
2018-02-19 Tip of the Day: Don’t Log in with Facebook
2018-02-18 Tip of the Day: Disable Startup Items Carefully
2018-02-18 February 2018 Changes to the Ask Leo! Tip of the Day
2018-02-17 Tip of the Day: Use the Same Account on All Machines
2018-02-15 Tip of the Day: Reopen a Closed Tab
2018-02-14 Tip of the Day: Use Dropbox to Copy Files
2018-02-13 Tip of the Day: Don’t Bail on a Single Failure
2018-02-12 Tip of the Day: Disabling Remote Access Doesn’t
2018-02-10 Tip of the Day: Yet Another Way to Open Control Panel
2018-02-09 Tip of the Day: Turn Off Content Indexing for Speed
2018-02-08 Tip of the Day: the Difference Between a Website and a Program
2018-02-07 Tip of the Day: Find Your Downloads
2018-02-06 Tip of the Day: Consider Classic Shell
2018-02-05 Tip of the Day: Don’t Call That Number!
2018-02-03 Tip of the Day: Pay Attention to Your Manufacturer’s Software Too
2018-02-02 Tip of the Day: Consider a UPS
2018-02-01 Tip of the Day: Stop Typing “www.”
2018-01-31 Tip of the Day: Use Your Manufacturer’s Support Site
2018-01-30 Tip of the Day: Save a Password-protected PDF without a Password
2018-01-29 Tip of the Day: Really Erase that Disk Before Discarding
2018-01-27 Tip of the Day: View Windows Update History
2018-01-26 Tip of the Day: Use Windows File Explorer to Explore Files
2018-01-25 Tip of the Day: Check Compatibility
2018-01-24 Tip of the Day: Wired Is Almost Always Faster
2018-01-23 Tip of the Day: Use a Consistent Workgroup Name
2018-01-22 Tip of the Day: Don’t Panic
2018-01-20 Tip of the Day: Uninstall from the Windows 10 Start Menu
2018-01-19 Tip of the Day: Take It All with You to Your New Machine
2018-01-18 Tip of the Day: Select Multiple Items with the Mouse
2018-01-17 Tip of the Day: Back Up Your Email
2018-01-16 Tip of the Day: Clean Up Your Downloads
2018-01-15 Tip of the Day: Use a Password Vault, Already
2018-01-13 Tip of the Day: Use Dropbox to Transfer Files
2018-01-12 Tip of the Day: Move, Copy, or Create Shortcut
2018-01-11 Tip of the Day: Resize Text Boxes — Maybe
2018-01-10 Tip of the Day: Master File Explorer Columns
2018-01-09 Tip of the Day: Use Device Manager to Update Drivers
2018-01-08 Tip of the Day: Watch Your CPU Usage for Malware
2018-01-06 Tip of the Day: Restore Trash
2018-01-05 Tip of the Day: Pin Browser Tabs for Quick Access
2018-01-04 Tip of the Day: Force a Complete Shutdown in Windows 10
2018-01-03 Tip of the Day: Get Even More Info From Windows 10 Task Manager
2018-01-02 Tip of the Day: Access Device Manager Quickly
2018-01-01 Tip of the Day: Pay Attention to the URL

2017
2016