Reader Bev Lammert has written me about an alternative anti-spam program that she’s picked: Hi, I just read my newsletter of which I love but had to comment on your Anti Spam article. You mentioned MailWasherPopFile &IHateSpam. I haven\’t tried any of them but I do use one called Spam Bully and have used it [...]
Anti-Spam Program Choices
Subscriber and long-time reader Scott Adler wrote to me about his experiences with three of the various anti-spam programs. I’ve used Mailwasher Pro and PopFile and like both, but they are entirely different in their approach to spam. My current choice is PopFile. I’ve also mentioned iHateSpam, which is from the same company that offers [...]
Spam Filtering – Another Look at Anti-spam Software
Email — we love to get personal email. We need to get our business email. Spam filtering is the answer. With anti-spam software, we cak block spam from getting into our inboxes. Back in the early 1990′s, I remember checking my email one morning and finding a really neat one — some creative computer science [...]
An Interesting Gmail Problem and What’s Probably Happening
Subscriber Carolyn wrote with a strange Gmail problem. It’s really unusual because Carolyn isn’t using Gmail… Hi Terry I have a peculiar problem that I’m hoping you can help me with. I have a friend in Los Angeles who uses a gmail account (my Email is an Earthlink A/c). I keep getting Emails in my [...]
A Look at ESET Smart Security 4 | ESET Smart Security 4 Review
A number of my subscribers have asked me which security suite I would recommend. As I discuss in my "My Computer Security Software Recommendations" article in each newsletter, my own preference is to use the individual security products (antivirus/antispyware, firewall, antispam) that I think serve me best. However, I know that a number of people [...]
Advertising and the Web
There is a very popular misconception that the Internet — especially the Web — is free. We get that feeling because most sites are freely open to the public — they don’t require memberships fees or subscriptions fees for you to access the sites. Sometimes, we get that feeling because we pay to access the [...]
Accessing the Internet While Traveling
Most people do not have a laptop computer that they can use while traveling. For most of those who do, it is their business computer and not the one they normally use to access their personal email. Often, a business computer is configured specifically for that business’ network and it uses sophisticated programs to ensure secure [...]
Accessing Email While Traveling
Accessing personal email while traveling can be something of a challenge. The previous article discussed actually getting access to the Internet. That is the toughest part of checking your email while traveling. Once you get access, most ISP’s have provided a way for you to access your email remotely. If you have a notebook, you should be [...]
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