Date Archives November 2023

Setting Up a Vacation Reply (auto-responder) in Gmail

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If you have been using Hotmail/Outlook.com using a web browser, then you must be able to setup your vacation auto reply system. (Haven’t tried it yet? Click this link for the procedures.) If you have Gmail, you also have that feature available.  By default, this feature is turned OFF in Gmail. The reason for this is because this feature shall only be onced once you are away for a vacation and that you are unable to get access to your Gmail account. This is the best and polite way of telling… Read More

Setting Up a Vacation Reply in Hotmail/Outlook.com

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With the new Outlook.com interface of Hotmail, there are several cool features added to make your email experience better. One of these features is the Vacation Reply capability. This is also called an Out-Of-Office message in other email programs. When you are planning to go out-of-town with your family and expecting less time checking your Hotmail/Outlook.com emails, you can setup a Vacation Reply. This Vacation Reply is essential since your customized message will be automatically sent to people who contacted you in your Hotmail/Outlook.com account while you are away for… Read More

Setting Up a Vacation Reply in Yahoo Mail

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Gmail has it. And so with Hotmail. If you are using Yahoo Mail, you too have the ability to use a Vacation Reply. This is a simply email template that Yahoo Mail will send to people who contact you while you are away for a vacation. This Vacation Reply or response is just a simple message informing the people who contatced you through your Yahoo Mail that you are out of the office and can attend to their business needs at a later time. This feature is applicable when you are using… Read More

Recovering data on damaged drives (HDD, Flash Disk Drives, External Hard Disk Drives)

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We normally depend on local hard disk drives in storing our important data. Important documents especially those work or profession related, emails, and family pictures are usually stored in local hard drives, USB Flash drives or External Hard Disk Drives. Though storing your files in a local drive is not improper practice, I highly recommend that you keep backups for your important files. By backups I mean storing them in more than one drive just in case the boot drive is damaged by simple wear and tear. Hard disk drives… Read More

Microsoft Outlook keeps prompting for password. Not using Exchange. I cannot access Credential Manager

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There is a very common issue with Microsoft products: bugs. I am very sorry to single it out but reality speaks and I believe you also have “buggy experiences” with your Microsoft software. When it comes to Microsoft Outlook software, versions 2007, 2010, 2013 and later, some people got annoyed with a perpetual prompt for network password as shown in the image at the left. You might be reading this because you too are having the same problem. That is not surprising, as thousands of people are searching for a… Read More

How to discover useful websites using Similar Sites

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When you are looking for something or finding solutions to your computer related problems, you normally just Google it. However, Google search results give you random list of sites ranked in the order Google thinks they are relevant to your needs. This is indeed an intelligent search ranking to ensure that you will get what you really want for your search. My friend was working as a Pet Specialist for Cats and Dogs in the world’s leading Question and Answer site called http://JustAnswer.com. This site is is full of top-notch professionals… Read More

Microsoft Office Tips: How to Install and Use Microsoft Office Organization Chart Creator

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Some people are looking for organizational charting software to create the organization chart of their company or organization. Organizational chart software come in various forms: freeware, shareware, free trials and proprietary or commercial. There are also online org chart tools that allow you to create your chart using your web browser. However, whether you are trying to create a corporate organization chart, or an org chart of your small group, you can create these org charts in MS Word. There are 3 ways that you can do this in MS… Read More

How to roll back your Windows 10 Upgrade to your previous version of Windows

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A free upgrade to the newest stable release of Windows 10 was good news to every Windows users especially those who are qualified for a free upgrade within one (1) year from its release. And indeed, millions of Windows users reserved their free upgrade slot, and on its release date, performed the upgrade. Welcome to Windows 10. Unfortunately, not everyone who upgraded their legitimate version of Windows OS had a happy ending. In fact, several hundreds of thousands of those who upgraded in the first month of its release ended… Read More

I am experiencing problems with Hotmail. Is Hotmail/Outlook.com service down?

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You might wonder why your Hotmail email is not working now when it was just working yesterday, or two days ago, or even just few hours ago. Is Hotmail service temporarily down? A good and valid question. Millions of email users are utilizing the free Hotmail email service, now Outlook.com. Because of this huge volume of users, sometimes Hotmail servers experience technical problems causing an unscheduled maintenance service interruption. So before concluding that your account could have been hacked, or your computer being infected with a virus or malware, it… Read More

How to Simply Move your Email Messages from Windows Live Mail to MS Outlook

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If you are using Windows Live Mail and you have already accumulated a lot of email messages, you might wonder how you can transfer all your existing email messages to your MS Outlook when you decide to discontinue your Windows Live Mail. The process is straightforward especially if Windows Live Mail and MS Outlook 2007, 2010 or 2013 are both installed in the same computer. If MS Outlook is not installed on the same computer where Windows Live Mail is installed, the process detailed below is not applicable. Instead, you… Read More