May 5, 2009 | file_sharing, mail, Outlook
You know the email system wasn’t designed for what you’re doing, don’t you? It’s a nice system for a few messages each day. But you can’t control yourself! Hundreds of messages every day, huge file attachments, a complete inability to hit the “Delete” key – look, it’s...
Apr 9, 2009 | mail, Outlook
You know the drop-down list in Outlook when you start to type a name in the TO: box? It’s not an address book! Use it for convenience but don’t rely on it! You’re setting yourself up for heartbreak. I hate being the bearer of bad tidings when those names disappear...
Jan 23, 2009 | mail, Microsoft, Outlook, web_services
Microsoft Online Services offers hosted Exchange mailboxes, allowing small businesses to access their Outlook folders from anywhere – office or home computers, laptop, Windows Mobile handheld device, or remotely from anywhere with Outlook Web Access. Here’s what I...
Jan 22, 2009 | computers, mail, security, spam, Vista, WinXP
Several people have asked me about the most recent variations on old, old themes. Email warnings about dangerous messages, like the one on the right. Newspaper articles about the latest virus. Nothing is new. The latest threats are the same as the old threats. Let’s...
Jan 8, 2009 | mail, Office, Outlook, software
If you open an email attachment from Outlook and intend to work on it – edit a Word document or Excel spreadsheet, for example – the first thing you should do is click on “Save As” and save a copy of it wherever you normally store files. When...
Dec 16, 2008 | mail, Microsoft, software, WinXP
Lately I’ve seen this message turn up out of nowhere on Windows XP computers that do not run Outlook Express. I don’t know why it’s turning up now after years of staying quiet but it reminds me that Outlook Express is one of several obsolete Windows...
