Jan 24, 2018 | Android, Apple, mail, Microsoft, Office, Office 365, Office tips, Outlook, spam
I don’t like Focused Inbox. I want my Clutter back. Focused Inbox is Microsoft’s new method of filtering mail for Office 365 business accounts. Here’s more info about Focused Inbox. The short version: • Clutter and Focused Inbox are both ways to separate important...
Dec 14, 2017 | Android, Apple, mail, Microsoft, Office, Office 365, Outlook, software, spam
Microsoft just wants to be helpful. It’s eager to be helpful. It can’t stop itself from trying new things, just in case they’re a little bit better, even if you didn’t ask for any changes and you don’t really want new things. Imagine that every six months you came...
Nov 15, 2017 | mail, security, spam
Do not click on links in email messages unless you are 100% certain they lead somewhere you want to go. We are being assaulted by a torrent of phony email messages from criminals. The messages look legitimate. The links lead to fake websites that will try to steal...
Jul 29, 2017 | mail, Microsoft, security, spam
Let’s track down a bad guy. Looking through the clues will help you catch the next criminal that tries to trick you with a malicious email message. I received many reports last week of phony messages that appeared to be from Microsoft, Paypal, and others. There are...
Feb 4, 2016 | domains, security, spam
If you get an email urging you to take fast action because your business domain name is about to be registered by someone in China, throw it away. It’s a scam. There has been a resurgence of these in the last few months. I’ve gotten a few and several clients have...
Jan 13, 2015 | Amazon, Internet, security, spam
The email above landed in my inbox this morning. It’s phony. I don’t know how it got through the junk mail filter. We are required to be paranoid these days! It’s sad. Let me give you some tips for staying safe out there. The message purports to be from Amazon. It’s...
