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5 Tips on How to Use Emails Safely

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5 Tips on How to Use Emails Safely

Electronic mail (e-mail) is the fastest and widely used mode of communication in this digital age. It is used for both business and personal communication. However, as an internet-driven communication medium, emails are never secure. Therefore, caution and best practices must be observed at all times in order to use and manage your emails safely. This article shares 5 fundamental tips on how to use your email safely. 1. Do not download and open unsolicited attachments Most hackers easily distribute their hacking tools as attachments to unsolicited emails. These hacking… Read More

5 Practical Ways to Spot an Email Scam

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The most valid reason why email scammers are still out there is because their tricks still fool thousands or even millions of people around the world. So as long as there are possible victims, the scammers thrive. This article shares five (5) practical tips on how to detect and avoid email scams. The Common Purpose of an Email Scam Why are hackers or the bad guys engaging in email scams? The main of the reason is to extort money. Others send out scam emails to distribute malwares that will make… Read More

Best Practices to Protect your Privacy Online

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Online privacy protection

As the Internet is fast growing, the threats online are growing fast as well. But the most serious threat when going online is individual privacy. How would you ensure that nobody is watching or tracking your online activity? There are millions of websites out there and how would you know that browsing any of these site would not risk disclosing your personal identity? Indeed, ones online privacy is a matter of individual concern and priority. Discussed below are useful tips to protect your online privacy when browsing any website on… Read More

Building online stores made easy using Shopify

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With the advancement of the web and internet technology, buying and selling are now made online. Better yet, online shopping is now safer and faster with millions of e-commerce websites available with few mouse clicks. The best part is, you too can sell online with just a few mouse clicks! If you are planning to launch an online version of your apparel, cosmetics, jewelry or electronic gadgets store, then you are ready to go online. You no longer need to hire web developers and programmers to build your e-commerce site… Read More

All emails that I sent are NOT saved in Sent Folder of my Outlook.com (Hotmail)! Help!

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From Hotmail to New Outlook

Have you experienced in your Hotmail (Outlook.com) that your sent emails are not saved automatically to your Sent folder upon sending the message? If you are using a web browser to send and receive emails from your Hotmail account, there is a way to resolve the problem. The default behavior of emails like Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo Mail, is that every time an email is sent, a copy of the email is stored in the Sent folder. In email programs like MS Outlook, Windows Live Mail, Thunderbird, etc. the same behavior… Read More

Configuring Windows Components: How To Disable Windows Defender

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If you are using Windows Vista or the newer versions of Windows, you might not notice but you have a pre-installed security software called Windows Defender. The good thing is, it is free and it usually comes pre-installed in most systems. The bad thing is, there is no visible option to uninstall it. There are several free antivirus software available today. One of the leading security tool today is Avast. If you intend to use any free or commercial security software, during installation, these security programs are intelligent enough to disable… Read More

Allowing technical support specialist to remotely access and control your computer

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Remote Access

When you are having trouble with your computer, the very first thing that you can do is to ASK for help. You can search Google for similar scenarios in thousands or millions of forum sites worldwide for solutions that you can try yourself. When all else fails, you can ask a computer expert for a remote help. It is better, safer and faster form of computer support. With the advancements of computers and the internet today, almost everything is accessible online. Help and assistance is not an exception. If your… Read More

Be informed when your email message sent through Gmail is opened or read

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Gmail Read Receipt

If you want to know if the person whom you sent an email message already read your email, you need to enable the read receipt request. This is simply to notify you if your recipient opened and read your email. NOTE: If you are using an email program for your Gmail, like Mozilla Thunderbird, MS Outlook 2007/2010 or Windows Live Mail, the read receipt feature is readily available in the email program itself. The procedures described here is only to be used when you are using Gmail in a web… Read More