Posts Tagged ‘email’

How To (NOT) Check Email Over The Holidays

Published by technicalguy on December 23rd, 2011 - in Email, Small Business Technology, Technology, Uncategorized

Will you check emails during this Christmas/New Year period?

Why?

This is supposed to be family time and the time extended families tend to get together. Make the most of it without being distracted by beeps and alerts of work emails. You know how it goes; you check emails, you look, now your distracted, you check up on it and it balloons until your in the back room hammering out some reply with multiple recipients – you don’t want that at this time of year. Focus instead on your family, extended family, friends and associates. Relax or play hard, but get away from work for a while!

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Outlook Out of Office Christmas Message

Published by technicalguy on December 2nd, 2011 - in Email, How to, Small Business Technology

Here’s how to create your Out Of Office Message in Outlook, since chances are, you’ll be taking some time off during this Christmas and New Year season.

Christmas this year is on a Sunday and so many will take at least the Friday and following Monday off – some much more. New Years also falls on a Sunday and I know some places will be shut down all the time in between those two holidays. If you’re one of the lucky ones and your office will be closed for an extended period of time this season, how do you let your customers and friends know? (more…)

Office 365 Email Limitation

Published by technicalguy on October 21st, 2011 - in Cloud

Thinking about moving your small business to the cloud?

Many have and Microsoft’s Office 365 is certainly one of your options – however, it has just been brought to light that there is a limitation on the number of emails you can send out in a 24 hour period.

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Prepare your computer for Summer Vacation

Published by technicalguy on May 19th, 2011 - in Laptop, Small Business Technology

It’s summer! You’ve been planning your getaway and the time is almost at hand - But wait!

Before you leave, take a little time and follow these three tasks to prepare your computer, protect your data, and plan for your return. (more…)

How to create an Out Of Office Reply

Published by technicalguy on May 10th, 2011 - in Rogers, Shaw, Small Business Technology, Telus

Planning on taking some time away from the office and email? Here’s how to create an email as your Out of Office Reply?

If your office is using an Exchange Server then the process is pretty simple, however most SOHO and Small Businesses are not using that technology. (more…)

Domain Registration Scam

Published by technicalguy on March 29th, 2011 - in Email, Security

I received this email scam this morning which at first glance looks like a domain registration renewal advisory. It’s not.

Let’s take a moment and and understand some basic security checks you can do when you’re not sure about an incoming email. These are quick easy things – they won’t take much time and you’ll quickly know if the email is legitimate.

Here’s the email I received. You can click on any of the images to see them larger.

email scam registrationdom.com (more…)

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