The Ask Leo! podcast

9:25

Sometimes, a picture is worth a thousand words, but sometimes you just want the words! I'll show you how to use Windows built-in Snipping Tool to extract the text from an image using its built-in OCR.

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Passkeys and Hardware Keys 8:32

3 days ago8:32

8:32

Passkeys and hardware authentication keys are completely different but partially related. You can use some, but not all, hardware keys as passkeys. I'll clear up the confusion, and tell you what to look for.

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Windows 12? 4:04

3 days ago4:04

4:04

Windows 12 isn't even a glimmer in anyone's eye yet. Anyone that says different is misguided and/or misleading. I'll review what we do and don't know, and who you should and shouldn't pay attention to.

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What Is a Passkey? 18:58

5 days ago18:58

18:58

Passkeys are a new form of signing in that promise to be easier and more secure. I'll walk you through some of the high level concepts and how they work, and how they keep you safer than passwords.

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How Can I Securely Delete Everything Except the Operating System? 5:09

7 days ago5:09

5:09

Before giving away a machine or returning a loaner, it's important to remove your personal information from it. That may be both harder and easier than you think. I'll show you where traditional suggestions fail, and what you need to do instead.

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Is Internet Provided by My Landlord Safe? 4:04

9 days ago4:04

4:04

Connectivity is becoming an added perk in some housing situations. Make sure you know the risks and alternatives when someone else provides your internet connection.

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How to Hover Over a Link to Check It’s Not a Scam 12:25

10 days ago12:25

12:25

When it comes to links on webpages and HTML email, what you see is not always where you go. Hovering over a link is an important technique to look before you leap.

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The Big One Is Coming. Are You Tech-Ready? 8:21

11 days ago8:21

8:21

Disaster planning includes thinking about your technology and online access.

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How End-to-End Encryption Protects Your Messages and Where It Fails 10:44

12 days ago10:44

10:44

You would think that for such an important concept as end-to-end encryption there's be some agreement on exactly what it means. Sadly, not so. There's the correct definition, and then there's the marketing definition. One protects you, the other not so much.

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CHKDSK: What Is It and How Do I Run It? 9:40

14 days ago9:40