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Sending mail from Outlook using your Gmail account

Fri, 09 Feb 2007 16:18:09 -0700

This tutorial will show you how to use a gmail account as the outgoing email server from Outlook. This is most useful for situations when your ISP filters or blocks outgoing email. Verizon will not allow any emails that do not contain an @verizon.com email address to originate from their network. Another use for this is for people with laptops who need to send email from multiple locations and hence ISPs.

Here are the steps you should follow:

Your first step is to go to Gmail. After you are click on the sign up for gmail link.
2 Fill in all of the required information including your cell phone number. At the present time this is a gmail requirement. Now enter the code that you will receive on your mobile phone.
You will be presented with another form. Fill it out. Remember that you need to use your everyday email in the secondary email field. The other fields are up to you.
Great you have successfully setup your account. Click on the "I'm ready - show me my account" link.
You are presented with another page showing a summary of what you can do. Click on the "Sweet! Go to my inbox" link.
Phew! You have made it to the main gmail account page. Please click on the Settings link in the top right section of your page.
Click on the Accounts Tab. Now click on the "Add another email address" link.
Enter in your real email address here. Gmail will send a confirmation email to you. Please go to Outlook and check your email. Click on the link in that email which will take you to a gmail confirmation webpage. From there go back to gmail by clicking here.
Click on Settings once again then go to Accounts. Your last step is to click on the "make default" link to the right of your real email address. The reason that you do all of this is so that people see your real email address in the sender and reply to fields. If you did not do this when users replied to your email they would send it to this new gmail account.
In Outlook go to the tools menu then E-Mail Accounts. Select the account that you want to change and then click here.

Configuring Outlook 2003 for your Google Gmail Account

Fri, 09 Feb 2007 15:31:00 -0700

Configuring Outlook 2003 for your Google Gmail

Click the Tools menu, and select E-mail Accounts...
Select Add a new e-mail account, and click Next.
Choose POP3 as your server type by clicking the radio button, and click Next.
Fill in all necessary fields to include the following information:

User Information
Your Name: Enter your name as you would like it to appear in the From: field of outgoing messages.
Email Address: Enter your full Gmail email address (username@gmail.com)
Server Information
Incoming mail server (POP3): pop.gmail.com
Outgoing mail server (SMTP): smtp.gmail.com

Macintosh vs. Windows Comparison

Fri, 09 Feb 2007 08:48:56 -0700

This is the beginning of a series comparing the Macintosh and Windows operating systems.

See what Computer World has to say.

Reading RSS Feeds with Firefox

Wed, 07 Feb 2007 14:58:06 -0700

RSS which is Really Simple Syndication is a way to have information come to you automatically and easilly.
RSS is commonly used to subscribe to news sites, podcasts, video casts, and on search engines, and portals such as Yahoo which collect information from multiple sources in a single place. Following is an explanation showing you how to use the power of this with the popular and secure Firefox webbrowser. Firefox calls RSS Live Bookmarks and describes them as

Funny Videos From The Big Boys

Mon, 28 Aug 2006 00:53:10 -0600

The Wall Street Journal Reports that Macintoshes are Taking Over the Business World!

Thu, 06 Apr 2006 13:18:24 -0600

Believe it or not the Wall Street Journal has reported that Macintoshes are replacing Windows at a major Japanese banks for multiple reasons including security. See the article here.

Dual Booting Apple Computers with Bootcamp

Wed, 05 Apr 2006 15:41:18 -0600

Have you ever wanted to be able to run Windows on your Mac? In the near past that would have been an unspeakable question for the Macintosh faithful. Today you can go over to Apple Computer and download software called Boot Camp that allows multiple operating systems including Windows XP and Linux on your computer as well as Apple's OSX. The caveot is that you will need one of the new Intel Based Macintoshes and your own copy of Windows. Now there is nothing stopping you from running Windows programs if you desire but switching back to the Macintosh is as easy as a reboot.

Firefox Password Security Issue

Tue, 07 Mar 2006 13:12:06 -0700

Many of you have wisely switched to the significantly more secure Firefox browser, especially if you had been using Microsoft's Internet Explorer running on the Windows operating system. Kudos for your wise choice.

Many of you also take advantage of Firefox's password storage for website passwords. A minor security problem exists that allows other users on your computer to see these passwords. From within Firefox if you go to Tools >Options > Privacy and click on the "View Saved Passwords" button and then "Show Passwords" your passwords can be displayed.

Creating an Email Autoresponder with Webmin's Usermin

Wed, 01 Mar 2006 10:15:01 -0700

So you have been given the go ahead for that delightful vacation in the caribbean. You have made the plane reservations, packed, have all of the arrangements for the kids, but wait!!!!! What about my email while I'm gone. Don't let this ruin your vacation. Since you use the webmin management program you are ready to go. Following is a step by step tutorial on how to setup an email auto-responder in under 5 minutes.

The standard location to access webmin is http://www.yourdomainname.com:20000. Lets go there.

Basic Computer Security

Thu, 09 Feb 2006 14:06:37 -0700

The internet is plagued with viruses, spyware, and trojans that at best are highly annoying and at worse can compromise confidential information such as your finances. There is a lot of debate about which systems are more secure. Macintosh computers are not beset with the volume of exploits that exist for Windows computers and are generally acknowledged to be significantly more secure out of the box. Regardless of of the computer that you use, failing to use some basic protection and common sense is simply asking for trouble. It has been estimated that an unprotected Windows computer on the internet will be infected in less than 30 minutes. Being safe is relatively easy and affordable.

Listening to iTunes Podcasts

Thu, 29 Dec 2005 22:21:06 -0700

Podcasts are the easiest way to have audio and video content delivered directly to you with next to no effort. Think of it as a way to record your favorite radio and television shows for consumption at your convenience. Follow the directions below and you will be listening to podcasts in under 10 minutes.

The first thing that you will need to do is to get a a copy of Apple 's iTunes. Click here for instructions.
Great, you know have iTunes installed. You will see a window like the one below.

PC Worlds Top Products of 2005

Sat, 03 Dec 2005 07:56:01 -0700

Originally appearing at http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/article/0,aid,120763,pg,12,00.asp

Mozilla Firefox Web Browser
Google Gmail Web Mail
Apple Mac OS X Version 10.4 (Tiger) Operating System
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Welcome to Windows Live

Thu, 01 Dec 2005 15:25:28 -0700

Here is what Microsoft has to say about their new all in one security software offering. We will have more to report on this shortly.

The original can be found by clicking here.

Some links discussing it:

Using Web Accessible Webdav Folders

Thu, 01 Dec 2005 14:47:35 -0700

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Importing CDs into iTunes

Thu, 03 Nov 2005 13:37:33 -0700

Welcome back. Today I will show you how to put your CDs into iTunes and potentially onto your Ipod. Make certain that you are connected to the internet when you do this, so that iTunes automatically fills in your song titles and album information. You may be thinking,"why would I want to do this?" Well for one, you can import multiple CDs into iTunes and have them available with you. No more hunting for CDs or packing them on trips. Another is that organizing your songs into groups called playlists (for example, "This Weekend's Party") is a snap. In our next tutorial I will show you how to put those songs onto an iPod.