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Setting up your e-mail program

Heather — Sat, 17 May 2008 18:04:00 -0600

One question we hear rather often is "How do I set up my e-mail?" Setting up your e-mail is not hard, but there are a few key pieces of information that you must have in order to set up your e-mail.

The key pieces of information are:

Backup Religion

Heather — Sat, 17 May 2008 18:43:02 -0600

It's been said that one really does not get "backup religion" until you have a system completely crash and you lose everything. Wouldn't it be better to backup regularly now instead of having to go through that? Patrick is the backup guy around here and he makes sure we have our data backed up so if something wears out, we have an extra copy of the data we need which minimizes any resulting downtime.

There are a few different ways to go about backing up your computer:

Rethinking your bookmarks

Patrick — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 16:37:02 -0600

How often do have save bookmarks in your web browser? How many are categorized into appropriate folders? Finally how often do you revisit the majority of the links you saved?

I admit I only revisit no more than 10 percent (and that is a high number) of the web sites I have bookmarked. Why? 1.) After filing them away I forget they are there, 2.) Other things in life and online knock a lot of those things off the radar 3.) Other than knowing I may need that information “one day” I don’t have compelling incentives to make regular return visits

Technology that empowers me

Patrick — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 16:38:06 -0600

Yes, I know the monkey washing the cat was a little out of character for this blog but I have a strange sense of humor so expect those odd, quirky things to creep in from time to time. My postings on this blog have been low the past week or so but I’ve been working on meeting some deadlines and have also been involved in some training to grow our business.

7 reasons you should use photo sharing services

Patrick — Sun, 09 Sep 2007 16:39:49 -0600

In a past post I brought forth my frustration with how e-mail is used for the wrong reasons. One of the ways people abuse e-mail is by sending photos to friends and family. While one or two low resolution photos may be fine it’s not the best habit to get into. Yes, it is easy (at least for some people) to attach a photo and send it along. The following is a list of reasons you should use photo sharing service instead of sending photos as e-mail attachments.

Browser options: Part II - Opera

Patrick — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 16:40:57 -0600

In a previous post I talked about how you could use Firefox as an alternative browser as opposed to the default ones that may come installed by default on you computer like Internet Explorer on Windows or Safari on a Mac.

Are you using e-mail to hammer screws?

Patrick — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 16:41:59 -0600

E-mail is one of the most used and most abused technologies. Perhaps those two go hand in hand as something that is more often used has the potential to be abused as well. A lot of people will use e-mail because they know it and are comfortable with it but more often than not it can be like using a hammer when a screw driver is the tool for the job. Yes, the “job may get done but more often than not you will wind up making a mess and causing more problems than fixing them.
Among some of the ways e-mail is used when they are better tools are;

Browser options: Part I - Firefox

Patrick — Sun, 05 Aug 2007 16:43:00 -0600

A lot of people will be content with the software that come on the computer when they purchase the machine. Current example of this are Internet Explorer on Window based machines and Safari on modern day Macs. I will also admit that if you are used to using something it’s hard to switch for the sake of switching.

I sometimes forget to share tools I take for granted

Patrick — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 16:44:19 -0600

I was speaking to someone in one of my business networks today going over some procedures regarding some new responsibilities I am taking over as president of a local chapter. In the course of the conversation I shared some alternatives with her in regards to sending large attachments in e-mail and also possible file sharing and collaboration solutions. She mentioned that she sometimes had difficulty sending large file attachments via e-mail and that is understandable as they are often limits as well as issues with time outs, etc.

Generic E-mails - a red flag

Patrick — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 18:45:00 -0600

Lately I have been receiving a lot of e-mail I know are spam and could potentially be very dangerous. The current batch of spam or phishing e-mails which address to my e-mail box have the body of the message start off by saying;

Hi. Class Mate