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
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How to Recover or Restore Deleted Emails from AOL
There are two (2) ways to access AOL emails. First is by using any web browser like Internet Explorer, Firefox or Chrome. Second is by using the AOL Desktop software. The procedures described here will only work for AOL emails accessed using any web browser. How Long Deleted Emails Stays Deleted If you delete your AOL emails, they are automatically moved to “Recently Deleted” folder or “Trash” folder and they remain there for up to seven (7) days. After that, the emails will be purged automatically by AOL system and… Read More
How to Change or Update your Gmail Password
Everyday thousands of email accounts are being hacked or compromised. This figure includes Yahoo Mail, Hotmail, AOL, Gmail, and many others. One of the basic step or best practice to secure your email account is to change your password regularly. This article shows how to change the password in a Gmail account. Remember to always use a strong password so that your account will take thousands or millions of years for a hacker to hack. For more information about creating secure passwords, read this article. Changing your Gmail Password You can… Read More
How to Check your AOL Subscription Bill
One way to keep your online subscriptions healthy and in good standing is to ensure that you are paying your accounts payables on time, whether online or other means. This is true for AOL service subscription as well. In order to keep your AOL subscription in good standing, make it a habit to check your bill and make the necessary payments. The following procedures will describe how to check your AOL subscription billing. First, it is recommended that you use a web browser like Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox… Read More
How to recover deleted contacts in Gmail
One of the problems that Gmail users like you are facing is when they find out that their contacts are missing. This normally happens when your Gmail account is hacked or compromised. The hacker could have deleted emails and contacts giving you the headache. To recover the deleted contacts, please do the following steps: Step 1: Go to this link and then sign in to your Gmail account: http://gmail.com Step 2: When signed in, click on the Gmail link right below the Google icon or logo Step 3: In the pull-down menu that shows… Read More
How to multitask in Yahoo Mail using email tabs
Since the upgrade of Yahoo Mail to its new interface or look-and-feel, emails only display in the main window. When you open other emails, the previously opened one will be replaced with the new one. This is not as productive if your work is dependent on some amount of emails. That is, if you receive and process hundreds of emails everyday, this behavior will badly affect your performance. You might end up buying an email program like MS Outlook 2013. Now, Yahoo Mail offers tab browsing of emails. That is,… Read More
How to Secure Your Gmail Account After Being Hacked
Email accounts including the very popular Gmail are very vulnerable to hacking attacks that lead to account compromise. In fact, many Gmail users are simply using their Gmail accounts but are unaware that their accounts were already tampered or accessed by someone somewhere. There are several indications or manifestations when your Gmail account was actually hacked or compromised. For more information as to “How to Tell When Your Gmail Account Was Hacked or Compromised”, please refer to the suggested article. If you have confirmed that indeed your Gmail account was… Read More
How to Backup Windows Live Mail Emails? Where Are these Emails Stored?
Windows Live Mail 2012 is the current version of Microsoft’s free email program that serves as the successor of the widely used Outlook Express in Windows XP. It was called Windows Mail in Windows Vista and then turned as Windows Live Mail as part of the free software suite called Windows Essentials 2012. If you are using Windows Live Mail, have you ever wondered where are your emails stored so that you can backup them manually? Yes, if you know the actual location of your Windows Live Mail emails, you… Read More
How to Add and Configure Yahoo! Mail in Outlook 2010/2007
There is a big change in Yahoo Mail that came with the changes that Yahoo made with their interface in the past few months ago. These days, FREE Yahoo Mail users can now use POP and SMTP email clients to access their emails. This feature was previously available for paid version of Yahoo Mail only. Prepare Your Yahoo Mail Account for POP/SMTP Access Allow your Yahoo Mail account first to be accessed using a POP email software like MS Outlook 2007/2010/2013, Windows Live Mail, Thunderbird, etc. This is done by… Read More