O-Tip of the day: let your e-mails on the server
May 29, 2009
Does it make you angry when e-mails disappeared from your server inbox because you already loaded it on your outlook at home? With Outlook you can make copies of your messages which will remain on the mail server.
1. Open Outlook and go to Tools – E-mail Accounts.
2. Click Continue.
3. Open the E-mail account you want to make changes.
4. Click More Settings.
5. Go to the Advanced tab. Check the box next to Leave a copy of messages on the server.
6. Confirm with OK-next-finish.
From now on you can retrieve your e-mails in Outlook with a small difference: Your E-Mail server keeps a copy of all messages. So you can access to all your E-mails at any time and anywhere.
O-Tip of the day: Sorting out your E-mails from unknown people
May 28, 2009
Do you receive many unwanted e-mails from unknown people? Outlook 2007 and 2003 has got a good and fast solution for this problem.
1. Select Tools and then click options
2. Select the register preference and click on the button Junk E-mail.
3. Highlight the setting Safe Lists Only: Only mail from people or domains on your Safe Senders List or Safe Recipients List will be delivered to your inbox.
4. Select the register Safe Senders and highlight the setting Also trust e-mail from my Contacts. You can highlight the other setting, too. People who receive an e-mail from you will be on the Safe Senders List as well. Also you should think about people or domain which aren’t in your Contacts and never receive an e-mail from you (e.g. Newsletter). You can list them manually.
5. Click OK for finishing the settings.
Now you receive only E-mails from common people in your inbox. The other e-mails are in the folder “Junk E-mail”. You should regularly check this folder for incorrectly sorted E-mails.
Just try it and save a lot of time!
Surviving a computer crash with SYNCING.NET Outlook Backup
May 26, 2009
The German software company SYNCING.NET expands its Outlook synchronization edition with a professional backup. All of your Outlook files, the folder “My Documents” and browser favorites can be easily backed up and restored. The intuitive software is easy to use and works in unison with any version of SYNCING.NET Home or Professional Edition.
The program is tailored to meet the needs of different users. Beginning with the initial setup, the user can choose from an easy to understand menu which displays which objects should be secured. Personal settings can be saved in a batch file or as a desktop shortcut. The backup can be executed manually by the user, or automated by defining a start time. Especially beneficial for users who do not regularly work on their PCs is a batch file or desktop shortcut. Therefore, the user can define when to perform a backup without having to again access the main menu.
With SYNCING.NET Outlook Backup, you can save the contents of .pst files, such as E-mails or Calendars, and even the individual Outlook settings of a given user. This can save valuable time during the re-creation of Outlook following a computer crash – the program is quickly returned to the user-defined settings. Additionally, you can save all folders in “My Documents”, browser favorites (e.g. Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and Opera) as well as Office correction lists and settings. In fact, the backup software is extended beyond Outlook.
An additional feature enables the user to copy the backed up data to external media. A backup file can be very large due to the number of objects and folders it contains, often exceeding the space of a CD or DVD. SYNCING.NET Outlook Backup offers a split function solution, where the backup file can be divided into several smaller files. The user can then select between pre-defined standard sizes for CDs, DVDs or floppy disks or even create a user-defined capacity.
Computer crashes are often unforeseen and affect the unprepared. With SYNCING.NET Outlook Backup, these problems can be mitigated. The files can be restored with minimal effort and the user can define the data he wants to restore. The non-selected data rest safely on the backup file and wait for the next computer crash.
Enter the fray against spam
May 20, 2009
I’m sure you know this situation: Every day you receive mass of e-mails which inform you about lotteries and great new products. Do you wonder how they find out your mailing address? Well that’s a good question! You should find the answer for it to avoid the daily tide of spam. Then spam includes not only advertisings but also copied programs and computer viruses.
In this thread we give you a few useful tips which help you with your daily fight against spam.
But first: Who the hell is Spam and why does he send so many e-mails?
Well, if spam is human, lot of his fellow men will give him a hard time. But spam isn’t human – luckily for him. He’s an unwanted e-mail which was sent to a mass of receiver without further demand and for commercial reasons. That’s the biggest reason for spam’s permanently mailing. Also he can be very dangerous because of the copied programs and computer viruses.
According to the yearly spam report of the American company Barracuda Networks, 90-95% of all incoming e-mails are spam. This means, that only 5% of your e-mails are actually important, the rest should be deleted immediately.
You know, the best solution is to keep spam from arriving in your incoming box. We tell you six useful tips which help you to realize a spam-free in-box.
Six tips which make spam’s life a misery
1. Never publish your e-mail address on the internet. For your register in bulletin boards you can’t avoid this. But often there is an option to make your address invisible for other members or visitors. Don’t hesitate to use this option!
2. Subscribe a newsletter only when you are interested in it.
3. If you want to participate in a lottery, take a look for serious offers. They’ll ask your permission to use your mailing address for commercial. Don’t highlight this option.
4. A published mailing address could be easily read out by a spider. This program works automatic, your address can quickly be abused for spam. Use JavaScript, a CGI-form or put your address in a graphic file. Thus it can’t be read out.
5. Sign up a new e-mail address and use it only for bulletin boards, newsletters and other activities on the internet.
6. The tide of spam is too high? Don’t hesitate to sign up a new e-mail address and delete your old one. It doesn’t take long to tell your friends your new address or to change it in newsletters and memberships.
You see it IS possible to win against spam. On this note: Go in and win!!
O-Tip of the day: Deleting e-mails for good
May 13, 2009
I’m sure you know how to delete your e-mails by using the delete key or menu. The disadvantage of this method is, that your e-mails aren’t definitely deleted. They are moved to the folder “deleted items”. Now they’re waiting till the nice day you have enough time to delete them for good.
If you want to avoid hundreds of deleted e-mails in your outlook then try this: Highlight the e-mail and use the short cut Shift and delete. Now the highlighted item is definitely deleted. Check it out and use this trick for every object in Outlook.
Did we help you with this trick? Please tell us by writing a comment. We are looking forward to every kind of feedback.
Outlook-Tip of the day: Sorting e-mails in Outlook
May 11, 2009
Reading this head you’re maybe thinking “What are you trying to tell me? I do know how to sort e-mails!” I’m sure you do. Nevertheless I recommend you to read on with this article.The normal way sorting e-mails is to click at the column header (eg “from”). But with this method you can only sort by sender or subject or receiving date. But what to do if you want to sort your e-mails by several columns?
Our Tip: Just try the shift key!
1. click on the column header of the first column you want to sort (eg. “from”)
2. click to the second column header by holding the shift key (eg “received”). Now your emails are first sorted by sender and second by receiving date.
With this trick you can sort your mails by your own order. Just try it!
Outlook-Tip of the week
May 07, 2009
Do you have issues with Outlook? There is no time for reading Tutorials or confusing supporting programs? We’ve got the right solution for you: In our new category we’ll provide you with useful tips which help you on your every-day madness with Outlook. Trust us, there are loads of tricks which make it easier for you – at least you know them!
Did you know this?
Showing today and the days after side by side on calendar
1. click on the calendar link
2. tap the keys “Alt + 2″ – now today and tomorrow are shown side by side on the schedule pane.
3. Change the keys according to the days: “Alt + 3″ = three days, “Alt + 6″ = six days and so on.You can continue till the 9th day.
Showing several days side by side
This trick is useful when you want several days from different months and weeks.
Just assign the days at the date navigator by holding “ctrl”.
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