Windows XP, at the time of this writing, has a large install base, but no one has stepped up to support this market as it is getting smaller. Should you keep using it?
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Ask Leo: A slash through https in your browser’s address bar?
A slash through the padlock, the https, or the https appearing in red all mean one thing: something’s wrong. Exactly what’s wrong can vary.
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Ask Leo: Kindle for Free on Your PC
Kindle is much more than a physical reader. Amazon has made Kindle reading applications available for FREE on most popular platforms.
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Ask Leo: Will You Lose Internet Access in July?
When a major malware infection was discovered last year, a temporary solution was created on the internet. On July 9th, 2012, it’s scheduled to go away.
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Ask Leo: Is Your Deleted Data Still Recoverable?
What looks like overwriting a file’s data often is not. I’ll look at how files are updated and what that implies for their recoverability.
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Ask Leo: Does Google Know Everything About You?
Google’s new privacy policy pulls together their existing policies into one place. There’s nothing really new; they already have a lot of data on you.
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Ask Leo: How do I get my files back from a closed upload site?
When megaupload.com was taken offline, many users’ files were rendered inaccessible. If a service provider goes away, it’s clear that you can lose your data.
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Ask Leo: How long can I keep running my copy of Windows?
Windows has what’s called a ‘lifecycle’ – a series of stages beginning with release. I’ll review what happens as a version of Windows nears end-of-life.
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Ask Leo: 7 Things Your Sysadmin Probably Won’t Tell You
If you run a website and have someone administering it for you, they may have much more power than you realize. With great power … comes great risk.
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Ask Leo: Should You Disable the Broadcast of Your Wireless SSID ?
The SSID identifies your wireless access point to any computers in range. Having a unique one is helpful, but hiding it is only marginally more secure.
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Ask Leo: Combine two internet connections to get a faster connection?
Everyone wants a faster internet connection. I’m frequently asked if it’s possible to combine two or more connections for speed. The answer is yes … but.
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Ask Leo: How do I upgrade from 32-bit to 64-bit Windows?
If you have a 64-bit capable machine, you may want to upgrade from 32-bit Windows to 64. Unfortunately, the upgrade, while quite possible, isn’t easy.
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Ask Leo: Why I don’t like System Restore
System Restore is a pretty nifty feature in concept. In practice, I see it have too many problems to feel comfortable relying on it.
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Ask Leo: What do I do when Windows Explorer crashes?
Windows Explorer is the workhorse behind the Windows user interface. In many ways it *is* Windows. I’ll cover what to look for when it crashes.
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Ask Leo: Most Popular Questions of 2011
The 10 most popular questions for 2011 as measured by visits to Ask Leo! This year’s top issue? Email account theft.
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Ask Leo: Get rid of questionable Hotmail auto-completes?
If you’re finding unrecognized and adult entries in Hotmail’s auto-complete, there’s a good chance that you have Messenger invitations that you don’t know about.
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Ask Leo: How do I disable Internet Explorer add-ons?
Internet Explorer add-ons are a common cause of problems that are incorrectly blamed on IE itself. I’ll show you how to disable IE add-ons.
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Ask Leo: Will you help fix my account? My username & password are …
In a desperate move to resolve account access issues, people are frequently trusting people they shouldn’t and providing too much private information.
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