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 »
I received this question from my friend Paul recently: Scott, My Spam Filter subscription for my earthlink.net email address and Outlook Express recently expired. Spam Filters could be a possible topic for your Blog and it would give me your present recommendation for a good spam filter. I would prefer an inexpensive, [...] Read more »
Recently I helped out one of my clients with an Outlook problem. Bob uses Microsoft Outlook to read email from his Gmail account (I use the same procedure myself). Suddenly, Bob found that he was able to receive email in Outlook, but he could not longer send email. He would get [...] Read more »
This is a topic about which I have written before (and before). But it bears repeating. Your internet provider sells you a service – connecting you to the internet. Along with that service comes other things. One of those things is an email account. You should not use this email [...] Read more »
