Almost all e-mail programs block images. So why is it that they still show up? A spammer’s latest tactic to get into your inbox is to embed images within the e-mail itself. Here’s a way to block all e-mail with embedded images by sending them to your spam folder in Outlook. [...]
Most people probably don’t even know what DNS is. DNS stands for domain name system. You probably use it every day! Have you ever visited http://64.233.187.99? Go ahead, open it in a new browser tab; I’ll wait. You may notice that it looks an awful lot like google.com. It [...]
I bet you don’t know how important water is for your health, figure and well-being. But sipping water from fancy bottles is not just a trend, it’s essential! Everything your body does it does better with a healthy supply of water, every system in your body depends on water. So here are 10 reasons why [...]
If you’ve ever wanted to access your home computer when you’re not home, Logmein is one of the best ways to do it. It’s completely free, and all you need on the other end is a web browser. Check it out at Logmein.com.
I typically receive at least 10 PayPal phishing attempts every day! Today was a slow day — only 8 so far. Fake eBay “messages” and “password chnage requests” are pretty common also (3 today). Lately, I’ve been getting a lot from JP Morgan & Chase Bank - 9 today. The newest [...]
via Lifehacker:
Conversationalists Dean and Laura VanDruff post an exhaustive list of ways people can cheat in conversations, like:
OVER YOUR HEAD:
“I’d like to respond to that, but taking into account your background, education, and intelligence, I am quite sure that you would not be able to understand.â€Â
EVEN YOU:
“My next point will be so cogent that even [...]
If you’re like most people, you don’t enjoy having to remember all your passwords. Modern browsers such as Firefox have the ability to save passwords for you. Convenient. The problem is, by default, your passwords can be viewed by anyone who has access to your computer. From Lifehacker:
Those saved passwords appear [...]
If you don’t have an online savings account, you’re probably not earning enough interest on your hard-earned money. A lot of traditional financial institutions are jumping into the online savings account business. Emigrant Direct’s “AmericanDream Savings Account” offers 4.25% APY. ING Direct offers 4.75 APY on deposits from Jan 19 - April [...]
As a follow-up to yesterday’s post, 43 Folders has some helpful tips on writing sensible e-mail messages. While you can’t really control incomming messages, you can control messages you send. Some tips include:
Understand why you’re writing
Don’t bury the lede (i.e. get to the point)
Write a great subject line
Fit the entire e-mail on one [...]
How often do you backup all your important data? I highly recommend a program called Cobain Backup. The author, Luis Cobain just released version 7.4.5.335 of his backup software. He describes it as:
a multi-threaded program that can be used to schedule and backup your files and directories from their original location to [...]