Ask Leo! https://askleo.com/ Technology With Confidence Sat, 09 May 2026 20:16:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://askleo.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/cropped-logo2019square-32x32.png Ask Leo! https://askleo.com/ 32 32 Leo A. Notenboom false Copyright Ask Leo! Copyright Ask Leo! podcast TV-G 4 per week The Most Important Skill https://askleo.com/the_most_important_skill/ https://askleo.com/the_most_important_skill/#comments Sat, 09 May 2026 15:00:20 +0000 http://ask-leo.com/the_most_important_skill.html Think the most important skill in tech is coding? Nope. Whether you're asking for help online, applying for a job, or using AI, writing and speaking English well matters more than you'd expect. I'll explain why it might be the most valuable skill of all.

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]]> https://askleo.com/the_most_important_skill/feed/ 158 full 9:55 AutoHotkey: Mouse and Keyboard Remapping, Macros, and Hotkeys https://askleo.com/autohotkey_mouse_and_keyboard_remapping_macros_and_hotkeys/ https://askleo.com/autohotkey_mouse_and_keyboard_remapping_macros_and_hotkeys/#comments Fri, 08 May 2026 15:00:31 +0000 http://ask-leo.com/autohotkey_mouse_and_keyboard_remapping_macros_and_hotkeys.html Typing the same email address dozens of times a day gets old fast. AutoHotkey is a free program that lets short key combos do your typing for you. I'll show you how I use it every day to make a few keystrokes replace long blocks of text.

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]]> https://askleo.com/autohotkey_mouse_and_keyboard_remapping_macros_and_hotkeys/feed/ 16 full 12:54 How Do I Get Into My UEFI Settings? https://askleo.com/how-do-i-get-into-my-uefi-settings/ https://askleo.com/how-do-i-get-into-my-uefi-settings/#comments Thu, 07 May 2026 15:00:53 +0000 https://askleo.com/?p=191715 Need to change your boot order or check a startup setting? You'll need to get in to UEFI first. There are three ways to do it, and at least one of them works no matter what situation your computer is in. I'll show you how each one works.

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]]> https://askleo.com/how-do-i-get-into-my-uefi-settings/feed/ 4 full 7:17 How Do I Know You’re Not AI? https://askleo.com/how-do-i-know-youre-not-ai/ https://askleo.com/how-do-i-know-youre-not-ai/#comments Wed, 06 May 2026 15:00:43 +0000 https://askleo.com/?p=191783 Can you tell if this article was written by AI? You can't... but that might not be the right question. What really matters is whether you can trust the information.

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]]> https://askleo.com/how-do-i-know-youre-not-ai/feed/ 3 full 8:28 The Laws of Computing https://askleo.com/the-laws-of-computing/ https://askleo.com/the-laws-of-computing/#comments Mon, 04 May 2026 15:01:43 +0000 https://askleo.com/?p=192178 What was once lost, has been found. In my backups, of course.

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]]> https://askleo.com/the-laws-of-computing/feed/ 4 Why Don’t You Back Up Your Computer? https://askleo.com/back-up-your-computer/ https://askleo.com/back-up-your-computer/#comments Mon, 04 May 2026 15:00:50 +0000 http://ask-leo.com/why_dont_people_back_up.html If you don't back up, it's probably not because you're lazy. A disaster will get your attention fast, though. I'll dig into why backing up is so easy to ignore, why it shouldn't be, and what it would take to fix the problem.

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]]> https://askleo.com/back-up-your-computer/feed/ 3 full 4:52 Recognizing and Avoiding Dark Patterns https://askleo.com/recognizing-and-avoiding-dark-patterns/ https://askleo.com/recognizing-and-avoiding-dark-patterns/#comments Sat, 02 May 2026 15:00:17 +0000 https://askleo.com/?p=191601 Dark patterns are sneaky design tricks built to work against you. I'll break down some of the most common and show you what to watch for before you click.

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]]> https://askleo.com/recognizing-and-avoiding-dark-patterns/feed/ 5 full 8:42 What’s My IP Address? https://askleo.com/whats_my_ip_address/ https://askleo.com/whats_my_ip_address/#comments Fri, 01 May 2026 15:00:57 +0000 http://ask-leo.com/whats_my_ip_address.html You might be sharing more than you think when you visit a website. Your IP address, your browser details, and even what you searched for to get there is all visible. I'll explain what websites see when you show up and why it matters.

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]]> https://askleo.com/whats_my_ip_address/feed/ 12 full 9:38 Should I Download Windows 10 Updates? https://askleo.com/should-i-download-windows-10-updates/ https://askleo.com/should-i-download-windows-10-updates/#comments Thu, 30 Apr 2026 15:00:05 +0000 https://askleo.com/?p=191543 Windows 10 is past its end-of-support date, so why does Windows Update keep delivering updates? And should you keep taking them? My answer is a definite yes, and the reasons are more important than you might think.

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]]> https://askleo.com/should-i-download-windows-10-updates/feed/ 4 full 3:42 What Is “Mailer-Daemon” and Why Is It Sending Me Email? https://askleo.com/what-is-mailer-daemon-and-why-is-it-sending-me-email/ https://askleo.com/what-is-mailer-daemon-and-why-is-it-sending-me-email/#comments Wed, 29 Apr 2026 15:00:50 +0000 https://askleo.com/?p=191556 Get an email "from" mailer-daemon? There's a good reason this mysterious sender keeps showing up.

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