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2011 Newsletters
Online archives of the Ask Leo! newsletters published in 2011.
Leo's Answers #264 - January 4, 2011
Leo's Answers #265 - January 11, 2011
Leo's Answers #266 - January 18, 2011
Leo's Answers #267 - January 25, 2011
Leo's Answers #268 - February 1, 2011
Leo's Answers #269 - February 8, 2011
Leo's Answers #270 - February 15, 2011
Leo's Answers #271 - February 22, 2011
Leo's Answers #272 - March 1, 2011
Leo's Answers #273 - March 8, 2011
Leo's Answers #274 - March 15, 2011
Leo's Answers #275 - March 22, 2011
Leo's Answers #276 - March 29, 2011
Leo's Answers #277 - April 5, 2011
Leo's Answers #278 - April 12, 2011
Leo's Answers #279 - April 19, 2011
Leo's Answers #280 - April 26, 2011
Leo's Answers #281 - May 3, 2011
Leo's Answers #282 - May 10, 2011
Leo's Answers #283 - May 17, 2011
This week: Accounts in Outlook 2010, Windows Passwords & Fonts & Reverting to XP - plus my rant(?) to website owners.
Leo's Answers #284 - May 24, 2011
This week: Print to File, No Signal, CHKDSK, Uninstalling IE9, & my new book!
Leo's Answers #285 - May 31, 2011
This week: top level folders, disappearing menus, staying safe from viruses and a new PDF recommendation.
Leo's Answers #286 - June 7, 2011
This week Firewalls, UAC in Windows 7, Backing up Webmail, +1, and the first monthly webinar.
Leo's Answers #287 - June 14, 2011
This week: 8 character passwords, ignoring Windows Update, Spyware, IE9 (or not), keyboard rrrrepeat.
Leo's Answers #288 - June 21, 2011
MS System Sweeper, security in the cloud, pasting into Word, aborting a download and a Win 7 toolbar tip.
Leo's Answers #289 - June 28, 2011
Slack space, determining file types without using file extensions, VC redistributables, sending a .exe, "Crazy Facts" & more.
Leo's Answers #290 - July 5, 2011
Calls from Microsoft, contextual advertising, encrypting a hard drive, slack space & a new family member.
Leo's Answers #291 - July 12, 2011
64-bit Flash, installing MSE video, WinPatrol, getting statements by email, getting Windows XP, and more ...
Leo's Answers #292 - July 19, 2011
Email bounces & bots, banking on a dedicated machine, .BAK files, virtual machines and more ...
Leo's Answers #293 - July 26, 2011
Smartphone safety, details in Explorer, recovering data after a crash, keep on buying those new computers, and more ...
Leo's Answers #295 - August 2, 2011
Keeping malware at bay, discovering search history, good passwords, Hotmail's reputation and more...
Leo's Answers #295 - August 9, 2011
IP address ownership, tracking illegal sites, router passwords, more passwords, and Ask Leo!'s 8th anniversary!
Leo's Answers #296 - August 16, 2011
Sniffing's easy, connecting while traveling, wireless without encryption, clicks in search results, and a back-to-school sale.
Leo's Answers #297 - August 23, 2011
desktop.ini & desktop.ini, mobile broadband security, foistware, ZIP encryption & DNS.
Leo's Answers #298 - August 30, 2011
Windows Installer issues, email bounces, TrueCrypt video, legal mp3 files and more...
Leo's Answers #299 - September 6, 2011
Adobe Air, sharing your Internet, sniffing encrypted email, natural disasters & more
Leo's Answers #300 - September 13, 2011
Free internet, backing up encrypted data, why Microsoft (probably) won't fix your bug & more...
Leo's Answers #301 - September 20, 2011
Preventing copying & printing, accidentally deleting your hard drive, closing Hotmail, Windows 8 & more...
Leo's Answers #302 - September 27, 2011
Facebook charging? Windows Live, recovering encrypted data, passwords & more...
Leo's Answers #303 - October 4, 2011
Super cookies, repairing PSTs, Windows 7's backup, and fixing viruses when you can't even boot.
Leo's Answers #304 - October 11, 2011
Bad email etiquette, accidentally moving files, slow disk defraggers, Outlook's PST, Macrium Reflect and more.
Leo's Answers #305 - October 18, 2011
Installing an ISO, SendTo and Hotmail, removing a Win 7 partition, Backup Q&A, and more.
Leo's Answers #306 - October 25, 2011
RAW vs. JPG, recovering from a BAD infection, a peek at Evernote, protecting your address book and more...
Leo's Answers #307 - November 1, 2011
What's this SATA, PATA and IDE stuff? Links in PDFs, Dropbox, Spam on a NEW! Domain and more..
Leo's Answers #308 - November 8, 2011
Backing Up Infected Drives, Wireless & Router safety, Broken IE9, Custom Icons and more..
Leo's Answers #309 - November 15, 2011
What's slowing down your machine, giving your password to strangers, Removing IE, and more..
Leo's Answers #310 - November 22, 2011
Sharing files in Win7, Blaming add-ons in IE, Software Rot, and more...
Leo's Answers #311 - November 29, 2011
Backups, backups, a new recommendation and more backups!
Leo's Answers #312 - December 6, 2011
Embarrassing auto-complete, another Google toolbar, and an announcement about the newsletter.
Leo's Answers #313 - December 13, 2011
Avoiding nasty trojans, erasing hard disks (completely) and more.
Leo's Answers #314 - December 20, 2011
When Explorer (the other one) crashes, dead machines with important files, an Ask Leo! announcement and more.
Leo's Answers #315 - December 27, 2011
Living without installation media, loaning your computer to the wrong person, 2012 doomsday predictions and more.