In my post, "This One Is Real," I showed you a Yahoo email which, although it raises questions in some people's mind about its validity, is real. However, lately, I have been receiving emails like the one above (click on it to see a larger image). Like most of you, I'd be delighted if someone …
Month: November 2020
This One Is Real
Often, when we see emails similar to the one above, they turn out to be fake. Scammers will make emails look like the real thing just so you'll click and fall for their attempt to steal your money and/or personal information. Lately, we've had a number of people log in to Remote Technical Support with …
Last Look
This is my final post about the methods I used to handle 43,246 emails in my Inbox and take that down to 0 in just two weeks. (43,246 to 0 In Two Weeks) The final two steps I took were: 1) Sorting by who the emails were from; and, 2) creating folders. Let me expand …
Email Sorting
In my post, "43,246 to 0 in Two Weeks," I told you that I used various techniques to get my Inbox down to 0. One way I reduced the number of emails so rapidly was through rules. (See "Rules, Rules, Rules.") Another method I used was sorting. Just about every webmail and email client gives …
Rules, Rules, Rules!
As I explained in my post titled "43,246 to 0 in Two Weeks," email rules (also called filters) are used to handle emails via automation. In that same post, I said I would show how to create rules in some of the popular email programs. I've uploaded a video to our YouTube Channel showing the …
43,246 to 0 In Two Weeks
About three weeks ago, I looked at my Microsoft Outlook Inbox for my business account. Unbelievably, I had 43,246 emails, read and unread. I looked again a week ago, and I had 0 emails. In two weeks, I had "handled" just over 43,000 emails. Granted, you might not receive, on average, 400 emails a day …
A Perfect Example (Albeit Fake)
The picture above is a perfect example of a fake warning. You know, the kind I've been talking about for years. This came onto my computer screen today. I had clicked on a link in a search that looked legitimate and this popped up. (You can click on the picture to see a larger version.) …
Zoom In, Zoom Out…
Not The Meeting Software When you first saw the title of this post, you might have thought I was going to talk about the online meeting app, Zoom. However, that app is not the subject of this writing. Instead, I'm going to talk about zooming the display in and out when using certain programs and …
Veterans Day 2020
Hopefully, all of us will be honoring our Veterans this November 11th. Of course, we really should be doing that every day but at least we'll specifically be thankful for their service on this day. As I usually do, I turn to the Internet to look up information about this particular celebration. Of course, I …
A New Page…
If you read my post titled "Get Notified - A New Way", you know one of the things I try to do is limit the number of emails I send to your Inbox. If you are subscribed to my blog's email list (If you're not, you should be!) you know that I send two emails …
Microsoft Office On Your Smartphone
If you own an iPhone or an Android, you have access to the Microsoft Office suite of powerful apps. All you need to do is visit the App Store/Google Play Store and search for Microsoft Office. In both stores you get Excel, PowerPoint and Word. In the Google Play Store, you'll also get Microsoft Lens …
Print To PDF
Did you know that on a Windows computer and/or on an Apple iMac, you can create a PDF file from any document or photo? The really good news is that you can do that without Adobe Acrobat Reader or any other program which creates PDFs. Windows computer: Open any document or picture which you'd like …
Cloudy Thoughts?
Even though I posted a four-part series on "The Cloud" back in April of 2019, I still find people confused about what it is. Often, we get inquiries in Remote Technical Support about a pop-up that says, "Sign in to OneDrive." Customers log in because they have no idea what OneDrive is or they do …
Get Notified – A New Way
Here's my two-part quandary: 1) we are associated with a lot of good companies who offer special deals just through their affiliates. (Note: unlike many sites, we don't just associate with any company. We like to become affiliated with those with whom Joyce and I have had good experiences, whether it's in pricing or delivery …
Pic Stitch II
On October 27, 2020, I posted "Pic Stitch." I mentioned that if enough people showed interest, I'd create a YouTube video on our Channel covering the various aspects of the app. Well, here it is, enjoy: https://youtu.be/J5UG51L7Uj0