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Where small business tech meets plain English. Charly Leetham brings decades of hands-on experience helping business owners harness technology - without drowning in jargon or wasting time on fluff. Whether you're a DIY'er trying to make sense of your website, emails, or software, or you just want to know if your IT team is talking sense, this podcast is for you. Each episode is packed with practical advice, real-world tips, and insights from the trenches. If you've ever thought, "There’s gotta be a better way to do this tech stuff" - you’re right. Charly is here to show you how.

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August 20, 2026Episode 75815 min

Can OAuth Phishing Work Without Your Password? (2026/758)

How careful are you when you give a website or application access to your email, files, calendar or contacts? OAuth phishing gets younto use your login and MFA to grant hackers access to your details. OAuth is useful technology, but it can be misused: ✅ The login is genuine, but the application asking for access is not ➡️ MFA still works because it isn't bypassed. ⚡ Changing your password may not revoke access already granted ⭐ Connected applications need to be reviewed as carefully as active logins There are definitely lessons here for business owners, particularly if a request to connect an application arrives in an email or message. Which applications currently have access to your business accounts? Book a Free 30 minute Breakthrough Session: https://askcharlyleetham.com/book-me (1 per person only) *** Follow us: Locals: https://askcharlyleetham.locals.com Rumble: https://rumble.com/askcharlyleetham Odyssey: https://odysee.com/@askcharlyleetham:4 YouTube: https://youtube.com/askcharlyleetham Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/askcharlyleetham Twitter: https://twitter.com/yourbizmgr Instagram: https://instagram.com/ask_charly_leetham LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/charlyleetham LinkedIn Company: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ask-charly-leetham/ Spotify: https://askcharlyleetham.com/likes/rise-and-shine Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-charly-leetham-online-business-manager/id1659738721 iHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-ask-charly-leetham-online-105944212/ Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/662f1e44-115d-4094-862b-efe9307e0df4/ask-charly-leetham-online-business-manager Music and Credits to: Paradise Found is covered under Creative Commons. “Paradise Found” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/licenses/

August 18, 2026Episode 75713 min

How Do You Block GPU Fingerprinting In Brave? (2026/757)

Browser fingerprinting can be used to recognise your device without relying on cookies. Braves latest update includes protection against GPU fingerprinting. Today, we look at how to ensure fingerprint blocking turned on in your browser? ✅ Get a quick recap of browser fingerprinting ➡️ Learn what GPU fingerprinting is ⚡ Find the fingerprint blocking setting in Brave Shields ⭐ Check that it is turned on If you use Brave for its privacy protections, follow along and check your setting. If you don't use Brave, what do you use and is privacy a concern for you? Book a Free 30 minute Breakthrough Session: https://askcharlyleetham.com/book-me (1 per person only) *** Follow us: Locals: https://askcharlyleetham.locals.com Rumble: https://rumble.com/askcharlyleetham Odyssey: https://odysee.com/@askcharlyleetham:4 YouTube: https://youtube.com/askcharlyleetham Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/askcharlyleetham Twitter: https://twitter.com/yourbizmgr Instagram: https://instagram.com/ask_charly_leetham LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/charlyleetham LinkedIn Company: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ask-charly-leetham/ Spotify: https://askcharlyleetham.com/likes/rise-and-shine Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-charly-leetham-online-business-manager/id1659738721 iHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-ask-charly-leetham-online-105944212/ Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/662f1e44-115d-4094-862b-efe9307e0df4/ask-charly-leetham-online-business-manager Music and Credits to: Paradise Found is covered under Creative Commons. “Paradise Found” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/licenses/

August 16, 2026Episode 75618 min

Is Your Cloud Email Actually Backed Up? (2026/756)

Moving mail and files to the cloud solved a lot of problems for a lot of people. It also handed control of that information to someone else, and that’s a risk that doesn’t get thought about enough. Today Charly goes through: ✅ The risks you take on when someone else holds your mail ➡️ Why it’s different to the “early days” ⚡ What to think about before you decide what to do Have you thought about what you’d lose if you couldn’t reach your mail tomorrow? Book a Free 30 minute Breakthrough Session: https://askcharlyleetham.com/book-me (1 per person only) *** Follow us: Locals: https://askcharlyleetham.locals.com Rumble: https://rumble.com/askcharlyleetham Odyssey: https://odysee.com/@askcharlyleetham:4 YouTube: https://youtube.com/askcharlyleetham Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/askcharlyleetham Twitter: https://twitter.com/yourbizmgr Instagram: https://instagram.com/ask_charly_leetham LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/charlyleetham LinkedIn Company: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ask-charly-leetham/ Spotify: https://askcharlyleetham.com/likes/rise-and-shine Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-charly-leetham-online-business-manager/id1659738721 iHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-ask-charly-leetham-online-105944212/ Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/662f1e44-115d-4094-862b-efe9307e0df4/ask-charly-leetham-online-business-manager Music and Credits to: Paradise Found is covered under Creative Commons. “Paradise Found” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/licenses/

August 13, 2026Episode 75525 min

How Did 75 Cents Uncover A Cyber Spy? (2026/755)

In 1986, 75 cents of stolen computing time led to the capture of a KGB cold war spy. Cliff Stoll, an astronomer and programmer turned System Admin, found a "cuckoo's egg" in the computing nest. His investigation is a rollicking adventure that: ✅ Covers a game of cat and mouse that never quite caught the mouse ➡️ Has 3 letter agencies be indifferent to the attempted hacks of US Military Networks ⚡ Shows how a Honey Pot definitely attracted the right bee ⭐ Ends with the West German Post Office arresting a hacker There's definitely lessons for small business owners in this one and Charly lays those out too. Pull up a chair, grab a coffee or a tea, and settle in for a story worth your time. Book a Free 30 minute Breakthrough Session: https://askcharlyleetham.com/book-me (1 per person only) *** Follow us: Locals: https://askcharlyleetham.locals.com Rumble: https://rumble.com/askcharlyleetham Odyssey: https://odysee.com/@askcharlyleetham:4 YouTube: https://youtube.com/askcharlyleetham Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/askcharlyleetham Twitter: https://twitter.com/yourbizmgr Instagram: https://instagram.com/ask_charly_leetham LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/charlyleetham LinkedIn Company: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ask-charly-leetham/ Spotify: https://askcharlyleetham.com/likes/rise-and-shine Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-charly-leetham-online-business-manager/id1659738721 iHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-ask-charly-leetham-online-105944212/ Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/662f1e44-115d-4094-862b-efe9307e0df4/ask-charly-leetham-online-business-manager Music and Credits to: Paradise Found is covered under Creative Commons. “Paradise Found” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/licenses/

August 11, 2026Episode 75413 min

Which PDF Editor Can Replace Adobe Acrobat? (2026/754)

If you are looking for a cost effect PDF reader and editor, PDFGear is an excellent candidate to consider. I've been on the search for a replacement for my Adobe subscription and this one can highly recommended - I can see why. Today I walkthrough PDFGear showcasing: ✅ Where to download it and the platforms it covers ⚡ What the interface looks like on first open and how to clear your recent files ⭐ The context menu options, from merge and split to compress, insert, delete and extract pages ❗ Additional features available I think this is a lovely, lightweight, application that does the basics well. What do you think? Book a Free 30 minute Breakthrough Session: https://askcharlyleetham.com/book-me (1 per person only) *** Follow us: Locals: https://askcharlyleetham.locals.com Rumble: https://rumble.com/askcharlyleetham Odyssey: https://odysee.com/@askcharlyleetham:4 YouTube: https://youtube.com/askcharlyleetham Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/askcharlyleetham Twitter: https://twitter.com/yourbizmgr Instagram: https://instagram.com/ask_charly_leetham LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/charlyleetham LinkedIn Company: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ask-charly-leetham/ Spotify: https://askcharlyleetham.com/likes/rise-and-shine Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-charly-leetham-online-business-manager/id1659738721 iHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-ask-charly-leetham-online-105944212/ Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/662f1e44-115d-4094-862b-efe9307e0df4/ask-charly-leetham-online-business-manager Music and Credits to: Paradise Found is covered under Creative Commons. “Paradise Found” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/licenses/

August 10, 202622 min

How Do Small Business Owners Avoid Costly Mistakes? (2026/753)

In Episode 741, I shared that businesses often implement solutions or buy products and services before they know the shape and size of the problem they're trying to solve. That's were things get expensive and the question that was left was: can getting it wrong be made less expensive? Charly thinks it can and this episode addresses just that: ✅ Why you don't know what you don't know ➡️ The one question you need to keep asking as you roll out a new project ⚡ The real costs in choosing a solution ⭐ Why building the smallest thing you can might save you thousands What's your experience when rolling out new projects? Book a Free 30 minute Breakthrough Session: https://askcharlyleetham.com/book-me (1 per person only) --- Follow us: Locals: https://askcharlyleetham.locals.com Rumble: https://rumble.com/askcharlyleetham Odyssey: https://odysee.com/@askcharlyleetham:4 YouTube: https://youtube.com/askcharlyleetham Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/askcharlyleetham Twitter: https://twitter.com/yourbizmgr Instagram: https://instagram.com/ask_charly_leetham LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/charlyleetham LinkedIn Company: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ask-charly-leetham/ Spotify: https://askcharlyleetham.com/likes/rise-and-shine Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-charly-leetham-online-business-manager/id1659738721 iHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-ask-charly-leetham-online-105944212/ Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/662f1e44-115d-4094-862b-efe9307e0df4/ask-charly-leetham-online-business-manager Music and Credits to: Paradise Found is covered under Creative Commons. “Paradise Found” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/licenses/

August 6, 2026Episode 75212 min

Can You Trust a Hacked File’s Date? (2026/752)

When investigating a security breach, it’s best not to rely on the date of a compromised file. That date may not be the “source of truth” you think it is and it may derail your investigation. There’s a number of reasons for that and Charly covers that in today’s episode: ✅ Why you can’t rely on the date of the file ⚡ Why a suspicious looking file date still may not confirm anything ⭐ What actually protects your site from compromise You can’t ignore the file, but you certainly can’t trust it. What do you think? Book a Free 30 minute Breakthrough Session: https://askcharlyleetham.com/book-me (1 per person only) *** Follow us: Locals: https://askcharlyleetham.locals.com Rumble: https://rumble.com/askcharlyleetham Odyssey: https://odysee.com/@askcharlyleetham:4 YouTube: https://youtube.com/askcharlyleetham Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/askcharlyleetham Twitter: https://twitter.com/yourbizmgr Instagram: https://instagram.com/ask_charly_leetham LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/charlyleetham LinkedIn Company: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ask-charly-leetham/ Spotify: https://askcharlyleetham.com/likes/rise-and-shine Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-charly-leetham-online-business-manager/id1659738721 iHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-ask-charly-leetham-online-105944212/ Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/662f1e44-115d-4094-862b-efe9307e0df4/ask-charly-leetham-online-business-manager Music and Credits to: Paradise Found is covered under Creative Commons. “Paradise Found” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/licenses/

August 5, 2026Episode 75114 min

How Do You Turn Off Google AI Scanning Your Gmail? (2026/751)

If you have a Google account, Gmail account, or Google Workspace account, Google has switched on a new AI feature and opted you in automatically. It scans your emails and attachments, which may include financial data, tax information, bank statements and health information. Today’s Walkthrough Wednesday is about how to turn off Google AI scanning in Gmail, on both desktop and mobile, so you can make an informed decision about what these engines can access rather than being opted in without knowing. In this episode, Charly covers: ✅ What the new Google AI smart features scan and why it matters ➡️ How to turn it off on desktop, step by step ⚡ How to turn it off on mobile, step by step ⭐ How to check and delete what Google has already tracked ❗ Why checking your privacy settings regularly matters If you have never checked your Google privacy settings before, today is a good day to start. Watch the full walkthrough and make your own informed decision about what you allow Google’s AI to access. Book a Free 30 minute Breakthrough Session: https://askcharlyleetham.com/book-me (1 per person only) *** Follow us: Locals: https://askcharlyleetham.locals.com Rumble: https://rumble.com/askcharlyleetham Odyssey: https://odysee.com/@askcharlyleetham:4 YouTube: https://youtube.com/askcharlyleetham Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/askcharlyleetham Twitter: https://twitter.com/yourbizmgr Instagram: https://instagram.com/ask_charly_leetham LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/charlyleetham LinkedIn Company: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ask-charly-leetham/ Spotify: https://askcharlyleetham.com/likes/rise-and-shine Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-charly-leetham-online-business-manager/id1659738721 iHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-ask-charly-leetham-online-105944212/ Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/662f1e44-115d-4094-862b-efe9307e0df4/ask-charly-leetham-online-business-manager Music and Credits to: Paradise Found is covered under Creative Commons. “Paradise Found” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/licenses/

August 2, 2026Episode 7508 min

Can You Really Spot AI In Someone's Writing? (2026/750)

They reckon you can spot when AI wrote something, but is that really true? There's a checklist going around online that shows certain words, certain punctuation and certain phrases, that some maintain are indicators something was written by AI. Is that true though? Watch todays episode and tell us what you think. Charly gets into it and dicusses things like: ➡️ How AI learned the words, punctuation and phrases ⚡ Some of the sources of the knowledge for that training ✅ What it costs us as writers to take the list "too seriously" ⭐ What you should consider if you do use an AI for your writing tasks If you have ever second guessed a word in your own writing because someone called it an AI tell, this one is for you. Do you agree or disagree with Charly? Book a Free 30 minute Breakthrough Session: https://askcharlyleetham.com/book-me (1 per person only) *** Follow us: Locals: https://askcharlyleetham.locals.com Rumble: https://rumble.com/askcharlyleetham Odyssey: https://odysee.com/@askcharlyleetham:4 YouTube: https://youtube.com/askcharlyleetham Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/askcharlyleetham Twitter: https://twitter.com/yourbizmgr Instagram: https://instagram.com/ask_charly_leetham LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/charlyleetham LinkedIn Company: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ask-charly-leetham/ Spotify: https://askcharlyleetham.com/likes/rise-and-shine Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-charly-leetham-online-business-manager/id1659738721 iHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-ask-charly-leetham-online-105944212/ Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/662f1e44-115d-4094-862b-efe9307e0df4/ask-charly-leetham-online-business-manager Music and Credits to: Paradise Found is covered under Creative Commons. “Paradise Found” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/licenses/

July 31, 2026Episode 74923 min

Is Your Claude AI Chat Public? What Happened (2026/749)

Links to shared Claude chats appeared in search engine listings recently. If you've ever shared a Claude conversation someone else may still be able to read it, even after removed the search engine listings. This episode discusses: ➡️ How the chat links were listed ✅ What "sharing your chat" really means ⚡ Why this isn't just limited to Anthropic ❗ Steps you can take to protect your information This one affects anyone using AI tools for business. Book a Free 30 minute Breakthrough Session: https://askcharlyleetham.com/book-me (1 per person only) *** Follow us: Locals: https://askcharlyleetham.locals.com Rumble: https://rumble.com/askcharlyleetham Odyssey: https://odysee.com/@askcharlyleetham:4 YouTube: https://youtube.com/askcharlyleetham Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/askcharlyleetham Twitter: https://twitter.com/yourbizmgr Instagram: https://instagram.com/ask_charly_leetham LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/charlyleetham LinkedIn Company: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ask-charly-leetham/ Spotify: https://askcharlyleetham.com/likes/rise-and-shine Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-charly-leetham-online-business-manager/id1659738721 iHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-ask-charly-leetham-online-105944212/ Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/662f1e44-115d-4094-862b-efe9307e0df4/ask-charly-leetham-online-business-manager Music and Credits to: Paradise Found is covered under Creative Commons. "Paradise Found" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/