Do NOT Reply All

Dear parents of school-age children, It’s not necessary to “reply all” to every single email sent from your child’s teacher… especially if your kid is in the same class as ours. Sincerely, Parents for the Prevention of Reply All Abuse Look, I’m all for open communication, especially when it involves parents and educators, and despite my glaring absence on Facebook, I really do appreciate the advantages associated with digital messaging.  However, when it comes to emails and the “reply all” function, I’m a real hater. I’m not a huge fan of checking emails to begin with, so when I see … Continue reading

How to Organize Home E-Mail

Being organized can make your life a lot easier and your home more pleasant to live in. Having a chaotic e-mail system can put a lot of stress on your and waste hours weeding through things. It can also cause issues if you do electronic banking or miss important notices and appointments. Here are some tips on how to keep all of your e-mail organized. You should treat e-mail the same way you would traditional mail. All e-mail should fall into one of three categories: Delete, To Do, Archive. First start with setting up folders to reflect the above categories. … Continue reading

Microsoft Fined by a Continent, Suffers E-Mail Outages

You know you’ve hit the big time when you are fined by a the Continent of Europe. Of course for Microsoft, the company has no doubts it has hit the big time. In fact, when you are that big, you can choose to ignore judgments against you. At least that is what european anti-trust regulators are saying when they brought suite against Microsoft in the tune of $1.3 billion, as reported today by the New York Times. The regulators say that Microsoft failed to comply with the results of a 2004 judgment about the company abusing its market dominance. In … Continue reading

What is Phishing?

Phishing is a term commonly used in the identity theft rings. It is when someone sends out multiple scam emails in hope of catching a victim. Some of the largest scams have hit big players in the financial markets such as Citibank and Paypal. The key to phishing is how extremely easy it is to “look” authentic on the Web. Don’t trust what you see on the Internet. Also be wary of what you receive in your email box. Identity thieves are crafty criminals and know how to deceive you right out of your credit card or social security numbers. … Continue reading

Holiday Blinkies

‘Tis the season for holiday blinkies! There are plenty of festive holiday blinkies that are ready to bring some spirit and joy to your blogs, web pages, e-mail and forum signatures. There are a lot of great blinkies out there to celebrate the season. Here are some of my favorites. Some of the blinkies here are considered “linkware.” That means that if you decide to use them on a web page, the creator of the blinkie would appreciate a link back to her website. But most of the blinkies I’ve found don’t have any type of consideration and are free … Continue reading

Do You Need E-Mailers Anonymous?

Hi, my name is Traci and I am addicted to e-mail. In a previous post, I offered a few tips for managing your e-mail. While I try to follow my own suggestions, I learned a few more tips today that I wanted to share with you…and try myself. I have an e-mail program that shows the latest breaking news stories each time I log in to check my mail. Ironically, when I was checking my mail for the fifteenth time today, the headline was; “First AA, Then NA… Now Emailers Anonymous?” According to the Reuters News Network, an executive coach … Continue reading

Why Email is the Best Customer Service

Most people have worked a retail job at some point in their lives. Ask anyone what the worst part about a retail job is and they will likely say dealing with the customers. In a “regular” business with a brick and mortar storefront, most of your customer service will be done through face to face interaction or by telephone. And if the customer is driving you completely crazy? Not so good. I don’t think I would have been able to survive in any form of sales if it were not for email. If a customer has gone insane or is … Continue reading

Giving your email out on message boards

As a moderator to a few message boards, I often see people say “email me with more info!” Ohh! This is not a good idea for many, many reasons. 1.)Spammers. Email harvesters spend time combing message boards looking for email addresses to add to their list to either spam or sell. All that means for you is more junk mail. 2.)Solicitors. Now you have invited anyone and everyone to solicit you with their information. These people will email you once hoping you’ll respond. Though some of what you get will be legit, you will get a ton of scams sent … Continue reading

Scams (Identifying email scams)

You will find a ton of information on avoiding scams all over the internet, yet people fall for them all the time. I wanted to share some tips that will help you identify a scam. In reality, a scam is usually pretty obvious. It looks like a great opportunity that you can’t believe you have actually come across something this great! However, there is always a little something that tugs at your conscious like paying for information, giving them money for a background check, or cashing a check and transferring funds. EMAIL JOB OFFERS SCENARIO 1: You get an email … Continue reading

Read the Bible in a Year Online Resource

While looking for resources about reading through the entire Bible in a year I came across a great website. The website is called “Read the Bible in a Year by E-mail.” The website is free to use. You sign-up using your email address and then you choose a few basic options. Choose a starting date. Are you going on vacation next week? That is ok because you can set the program to start at any time. Choose a version of the Bible. You can choose from several versions of the Bible including the King James, the American Standard, and the … Continue reading