The Ask Leo! Answercast

AnswerCast 107 – Safe backups, broken monitors, restoring computer, too many updates and more…

Leo A. Notenboom - Ask Leo! — Sun, 12 May 2013 05:42:45 +0000

Is my data safe in an online backup program? Why are emails I receive 5 minutes out of sync? Why is Microsoft Security Essentials constantly saying Potentially unprotected? What good are image backups if I can’t restore an old backup to my new machine? Can I simply copy everything on my drive in case something [...]

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AnswerCast #106 – Making a secure website, asking for phone numbers, changing usernames and more…

Leo A. Notenboom - Ask Leo! — Thu, 09 May 2013 22:05:09 +0000

Do you ever wonder if listing a recovery phone number is a good idea or if you should change all your user names? Want to make your website secure or password protect a USB drive? Do you need Windows Live Essentials or a file transfer cable? All that and more in this Answercast from Ask Leo!

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Answercast #105 – Longer passwords, keeping Messenger, bounced emails, wrong websites and more…

Leo A. Notenboom - Ask Leo! — Fri, 03 May 2013 16:10:03 +0000

Wouldn't it be wonderful if you could always keep your favorite old versions of software, or always have a super long password. Would you like an easier way to manage recovery discs? Have you heard the scare about Geotagging? All that and more in this Answercast from Ask Leo!

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Answercast #104 – IE8 errors, advertising popups, defragging D, telling you are hacked and more…

Leo A. Notenboom - Ask Leo! — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 12:17:45 +0000

How to tell if your Email, Computer or Facebook were Hacked? Why do I get script error messages in Windows 8 and not prior versions of Windows? Is the Office 2013 subscription really worth it? Should I defrag the D drive on my Windows XP? Why is Norton preventing me from installing Classic Shell? Why [...]

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Answercast #103 – Improving network security, mobile apps, paying for updates, destabilizing a computer and more…

Leo A. Notenboom - Ask Leo! — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 14:20:20 +0000

Does emptying trash in email keep others from seeing the email I deleted? Does turning off Network Discovery improve wireless security? Does turning off remote access keep me safer? If I delete files from my disk drive will they be deleted from the backup? Is there a fee for all of these updates that are [...]

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Answercast #102 – Quitting anti-malware protection, accessing protected files, flakey bluetooth, popping surveys and more…

Leo A. Notenboom - Ask Leo! — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 21:28:11 +0000

Does lapsed virus protection leave an open door for viruses? Firefox crashes and I can’t uninstall it, how do I get it to work? Survey Pop Ups – Annoying Ad or Even More Annoying Spyware? Why am I getting Object Errors on Windows 8 when I visit ESPN and Yahoo Sports? Why can’t I go [...]

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Answercast #101 – Hating Outlook.com, tracking cookies, crashing flash, cloud backup, Google Talk and more…

Leo A. Notenboom - Ask Leo! — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 16:47:51 +0000

How can I switch back to the old Hotmail from Outlook.com? Which laptop is best? Why am I getting tracking cookies from your site? Why does Flash keep crashing in Firefox, but work fine in Chrome and IE? Is cloud backup a reasonable alternative to an external hard drive? How do I move all emails [...]

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Answercast #100 – Stuttering music, blank email drafts, clipboard warnings, fooling keyloggers and more…

Leo A. Notenboom - Ask Leo! — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 14:29:52 +0000

Ever wonder why you are getting clipboard notices or why websites like to put stuff on your computer? Need to know if you can remove updates or fool keyloggers with Lastpass? Finding blank messages in your drafts folder? All that and more in this Answercast from Ask Leo!

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Answercast #99 – Reliable hard drives, bigger memory, traces of malware, security of Skype and more…

Leo A. Notenboom - Ask Leo! — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 21:45:28 +0000

Do you think hard drives are getting more reliable, or less? Want to change your router password or perform a malware scan offline? Ever wonder about the traces left by malware removal or the security of your Skype calls? All that and more in this Answercast from Ask Leo!

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Answercast #98 – Ethernet cards, backing up to discs, enabling NoScript, spammer ID’s, scrolling screens and more…

Leo A. Notenboom - Ask Leo! — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 03:46:41 +0000

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