by David Hakala

Spam – unsolicited commercial email – accounts for more than half of all email traffic. In any given month, it is not uncommon to receive several hundred offers to buy things you don’t want. This is true even if you are careful to avoid leaving your email address where it will attract spammers. Every email account should be protected against spam. You need a spam blocker.
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How to Disable Outlook 2007 Synchronizing Folders

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The resource-hogging synchronizing folders feature in Outlook 2007 can’t be stopped without opting for a different email client. However, you can adjust various settings to minimize the impact on your computer’s performance.

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Change Your Default Mail Client in OS X

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In Macintosh’s OS X, the default email client (Apple Mail) is perfectly serviceable, but if you prefer another mail client such as Thunderbird or Entourage, it can be set up, although the process may seem a little frustrating at first.

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How to Minimize Spam and Avoid Falling Victim to It

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Any unsolicited email is a burden you don’t want to deal with. Be cautious about giving out your email address online, and be sure to use an email service or ISP with a good spam filter.

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How Can I Access My Email While Traveling?

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When you’re on the road, your email can still be as close as the nearest computer. Use your laptop or a borrowed desktop computer to access your email via a retrieval service or log into your desktop remotely. But you’ll need to set it up ahead of time.

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How Can I Avoid Losing Real Email in My Spam Folder?

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Spam filtering is a great tool, but if your ISP has set your filters too restrictively, you could miss out on real email. Fortunately, in many cases you can set your own mechanisms for identifying email as spam. Failing that, check your spam folder regularly.

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What to Do When You Cannot Connect to Your Email Server

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If your computer can’t connect to the email server, try waiting it out, or use Web-based mail to see if POP mail becomes accessible again. If not, there are a few other steps you can take.

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Should You Worry About Backing Up Gmail?

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For security and peace of mind, consider backing up your most important Gmail emails by sending them to multiple other email accounts and/or copying important messages and files and saving them to your hard drive or on CDs.

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How Can I Create User-Friendly Email People Will Be Happy to Read?

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Avoid drama and social or professional repercussions by practicing good email etiquette when you reply to or copy someone on an email.

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Organize Your Email with Outlook 2007

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Microsoft Outlook 2007 offers various ways of organizing your email by setting up “rules” to filter your inbox.

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Managing Outlook Contacts with Categories and Search

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Manage your contacts using Outlook categories and search functions, allowing you to email groups of people more efficiently.

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