en-us 2008 Leo A. Notenboom and Puget Sound Software, LLC Sun, 15 Jan 2012 18:41:15 -08:00 Sun, 15 Jan 2012 18:41:15 -08:00 720 http://img.askleomedia.com/altile144.jpg http://ask-leo.com 140 140 Tech Questions? Get Answers! Ask Leo! http://ask-leo.com/one_change_you_should_make_to_windows_explorer_right_now_to_stay_safer.html Windows Explorer tries to help by hiding some information. Unfortunately, that opens a hole that hackers can use to fool you. leo@pugetsoundsoftware.com (Leo A. Notenboom) Sun, 15 Jan 2012 18:41:15 -08:00 Technology http://ask-leo.com/what_do_i_do_when_windows_explorer_crashes.html Windows Explorer is the workhorse behind the Windows user interface. In many ways it *is* Windows. I'll cover what to look for when it crashes. leo@pugetsoundsoftware.com (Leo A. Notenboom) Sun, 18 Dec 2011 09:05:20 -08:00 Technology http://ask-leo.com/what_media_players_do_i_need.html Unfortunately, the media player landscape is confusing. Which media player you need often differs based on what media you're playing. leo@pugetsoundsoftware.com (Leo A. Notenboom) Sun, 08 May 2011 12:52:48 -08:00 Technology http://ask-leo.com/is_there_a_quick_way_to_find_a_particular_file_out_of_many_without_having_to_open_each_one.html Windows includes a utility that will search through a collection of files for a specified string. That's often a quick way to find the file you want. leo@pugetsoundsoftware.com (Leo A. Notenboom) Fri, 12 Nov 2010 17:35:41 -08:00 Technology http://ask-leo.com/what_does_chkdsk_cannot_run_because_the_volume_is_in_use_by_another_process_mean.html Chkdsk checks your disk for errors at a low level. That means chkdsk needs exclusive access to the disk. We'll look at why that is and what to do. leo@pugetsoundsoftware.com (Leo A. Notenboom) Thu, 28 Oct 2010 17:43:32 -08:00 Technology