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Posts Tagged ‘E-Mail’
Getting Things Done with Email
March 5th, 2008 |
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If you’re anything like me, your inbox may actually be your todo list. Sadly enough, this isn’t an efficient way of processing your tasks. If you’re overwhelmed with emails, read on. Merlin Mann gave a presentation for Google employees concerning getting things done (GTD) with email. I highly recommend this video for organizing your electronic life. At least see the first 15-20 minutes and you’ll get the gist. If you want to maximize your time, please watch this invaluable video: His main site is at http://www.inboxzero.com/ |
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AVG
February 26th, 2008 |
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Most of our supported customers are using AVG by Grisoft for antivirus scanning. AVG is a great program, Download.com’s #1 download for a long time running, and free for non commercial use. If you haven’t tried AVG, it is a great alternative and runs faster than most other antivirus applications. One common question we get is, is there a way to reschedule the updates and daily scans in AVG. Unfortunately, by default, AVG sets itself up to scan daily around 8AM, when most people are just getting started. To reschedule this time to a more suitable time, such as 2AM: · Double click AVG in the system tray (lower right hand corner of your Start menu) · Click Scheduler from the list and click Scheduled Tasks button at the bottom · Click Edit Schedule button and choose a more appropriate time · Hit OK, Close, and then exit AVG… Done! Another pet peeve of mine is how AVG adds its signature to all my outgoing emails. To turn this off: · Double click AVG in the system tray (lower right hand corner of your Start menu) · Click Email Scanner from the list and click Properties button at the bottom · Click the Configure button · Uncheck both Certify mail check boxes under Email scanning. Email will still be scanned, but now it won’t add the “This email is certified virus free by AVG…..” · Hit OK, OK, and then exit AVG… Done! |
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Sending long links
February 12th, 2008 |
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When trying to include a long link or URL (web address) in an email, often times the amount of letters will exceed the line and the link will sometimes not work for the recipient. The above link can be replaced with a simple link like this: This is a free service at www.tinyurl.com you can use each time you want to create a new short link! Just copy and paste your long link into tinyurl.com and it will generate the new. |
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