Daily Archives: March 17, 2025
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Woody Leonhard (1951–2025)
ISSUE 22.11 • 2025-03-17 EDITORIAL
Woody Leonhard (1951–2025)By Will Fastie
Woody Leonhard, né Gregory Forrest Leonhard, passed away on Saturday, March 8, 2025.
He is survived by his wife Addie and their son Andy; son Justin and granddaughter Angel; brothers Scott, Corey, Dustin, and Brent; sisters Trudy Rosler and Lisa Chappa; numerous nephews, nieces, grandnephews, and grandnieces; and Jasper, the dog.
Woody was born Gregory Forrest Leonhard on October 20, 1951 …
Read the eulogy in our Plus Newsletter (22.11.0, 2025-03-17).
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What I learned from Woody Leonhard
PUBLIC DEFENDER
By Brian Livingston
The newsletter you’re reading today is here primarily because of one man: Woody Leonhard. He passed away on March 8, 2025. May he rest in peace.
Woody’s early days in the tech business included a stint as a beta tester for Microsoft’s Word for Windows 1.1. That experience enabled him to publish his first book in 1994: The Underground Guide to Word for Windows.
Read the full story in our Plus Newsletter (22.11.0, 2025-03-17).
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Windows Settings today
WINDOWS 11
By Simon Bisson
Windows Settings today is a mix of old and new.
Windows settings applications across the years, from DOS to Windows 11, comprise a history of what were, at the time, logical decisions about how to manage and group settings, opening them up to third parties, and then freezing them as part of Microsoft’s commitment to backward compatibility.
We’re now in a position where we have not one, not two, not three, but four different settings applications, each with different user interfaces.
Read the full story in our Plus Newsletter (22.11.0, 2025-03-17).
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Mail Merge magic in Microsoft Word
MICROSOFT 365
By Peter Deegan
Mail Merge is found under the Mailings tab in Word, but that title hides the extent of what the feature can do.
Yes, it can combine any list of people, places, or things with a document to make letters, documents, emails, envelopes, labels, directories or lists — in bulk.
Read the full story in our Plus Newsletter (22.11.0, 2025-03-17).
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Businesses in the crosshairs
PATCH WATCH
By Susan Bradley
But first, a personal note.
As you know by now, the founder of this site, Gregory Forrest “Woody” Leonhard, passed away unexpectedly on March 8, 2025.
When Woody retired from freelance writing in 2020, he reached out to ask whether I wanted to take over the AskWoody.com site. He wanted to spend more time with his family and pursue other, personal interests. I didn’t hesitate for a second.
Read the full story in our Plus Newsletter (22.11.0, 2025-03-17).