As you probably know, I have been recommending Gmail as an email service for a long time – for a variety of reasons (please don’t use the email address that comes with your internet provider!). Recently, Google has enabled Gmail email to be viewed with a preview pane. Finally! What’s a preview pane, [...] Read more »
One of my customers contacted me this week with a problem – she couldn’t log in to her Gmail account. She knew she was typing the right password, because she has used it for a long time. She went through the procedure of asking Google for help, but wasn’t sure that would work either. [...] Read more »
If you use Gmail, you know that Google gives you a LOT of storage space for your email account. Currently each account gets 7.5 gb of space. However, if you have “friends” that like to send huge photo or video attachments, you might find yourself getting tight on space in your account. If [...] Read more »
I have lots of different Google accounts. I have created different accounts because I use them for different purposes. There is no limit to the number of Google accounts you are allowed to have. The most common use is to have a separate email account for online purchases, since that account will probably get [...] Read more »
Okay, it’s not exactly “breaking news” that the Gmail email service is the best free email service you will find anywhere. I got my first Gmail account back in 2004 and have been very happy with Gmail ever since. If you are new to Gmail, or if you want to switch from the [...] Read more »
I have written multiple times about my recommendations for email (don’t use the email address that comes with your internet provider – use Gmail instead – for all the reasons why, read this). Anyway, sometimes I get an email from a reader or client who has just changed their email address. The email message [...] Read more »
Have you ever tried to attach a .exe file to an email and send it to someone? If so, you were probably a little disappointed – most email programs won’t allow you to attach a .exe file to an email. While it may seem a little inconvenient, there’s good reason for this. When [...] Read more »
One part of internet usage that is booming in popularity is the use of online videos. It doesn’t matter if the video is funny, information, educational or just plain weird – people love to show video clips to their friends. This means that a lot of video clips get sent by email. All [...] Read more »
One of the most common scams on the internet now is phishing. Phishing is the act of trying to obtain private information (such a password, credit card number, date of birth, social security number) while pretending to be a reputable entity. This is often seen now in spam emails that come in, supposedly from [...] Read more »
There may be some situations in which you want to trace the origins of an email you received. In most cases, the reason is to track down a spammer in order to report him/her to the proper authorities. Right now I am in the middle of playing along with an amateur scammer [...] Read more »
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