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What Is My Microsoft Account Recovery Email? https://askleo.com/what-is-my-microsoft-account-recovery-email/ https://askleo.com/what-is-my-microsoft-account-recovery-email/#respond Thu, 28 Mar 2024 15:00:52 +0000 https://askleo.com/?p=169010 Your Microsoft account recovery email address is an important part of making sure you never lose access to your account.

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Don’t Be Ashamed or Smug https://askleo.com/dont-be-ashamed-or-smug/ https://askleo.com/dont-be-ashamed-or-smug/#respond Wed, 27 Mar 2024 15:00:35 +0000 https://askleo.com/?p=169182 If you're embarrassed at having fallen for a scam, it's tempting to want hide and not tell anyone. But it's important to learn from the experience and share it. There's no need to feel shame.

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How Can I Tell If a Web Address Is Safe? https://askleo.com/how-do-i-know-a-web-address-is-safe/ Mon, 25 Mar 2024 15:00:39 +0000 http://ask-leo.com/how_do_i_know_that_this_web_address_is_safe.html URLs are simple in concept, yet can be constructed in ways that might fool you. I'll look at some examples and discuss what's important.

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How Do I Sign In to a Different Gmail Account? https://askleo.com/how-do-i-sign-in-to-a-different-gmail-account/ https://askleo.com/how-do-i-sign-in-to-a-different-gmail-account/#comments Sat, 23 Mar 2024 15:00:43 +0000 https://askleo.com/?p=168937 There are several ways to be signed in to multiple Gmail accounts simultaneously. I'll review the most common and what I find the most useful.

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Can You Recommend a Good External Hard Drive? https://askleo.com/can-you-recommend-a-good-external-hard-drive/ https://askleo.com/can-you-recommend-a-good-external-hard-drive/#comments Fri, 22 Mar 2024 15:00:44 +0000 http://askleo.com/?p=12028 Quality and features in external hard drives change over time. First, look at what you need.

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6 Steps to Dealing With Phone Spam https://askleo.com/6-steps-to-dealing-with-phone-spam/ https://askleo.com/6-steps-to-dealing-with-phone-spam/#comments Thu, 21 Mar 2024 15:00:26 +0000 https://askleo.com/?p=168811 Phone spam, be it voice or text, is as annoying as it is persistent. Here's what (little) you can do.

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How Can Passkeys Possibly Be Safe? https://askleo.com/how-can-passkeys-possibly-be-safe/ https://askleo.com/how-can-passkeys-possibly-be-safe/#comments Wed, 20 Mar 2024 15:00:11 +0000 https://askleo.com/?p=168902 Passkeys may feel confusing now, but they're a doorway to a more secure, less frustrating, passwordless future.

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Why Does Software Only Seem to Get Bigger? https://askleo.com/why-does-software-only-seem-to-get-bigger/ https://askleo.com/why-does-software-only-seem-to-get-bigger/#comments Mon, 18 Mar 2024 15:00:11 +0000 http://askleo.com/?p=13474 It's a march of technological progress: computers can do more, and we expect software to do more. That leaves those of us with older machines in a difficult spot.

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How Can I Recover an Outlook Password Without Resetting It? https://askleo.com/how-can-i-recover-an-outlook-password-without-resetting-it/ https://askleo.com/how-can-i-recover-an-outlook-password-without-resetting-it/#comments Sat, 16 Mar 2024 15:00:46 +0000 https://askleo.com/?p=168716 Microsoft doesn't know your Outlook.com password. Honest. That makes recovering it without changing it challenging.

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