How can I block all the spam that keeps getting into my Inbox? The solution that I use is Mailwasher Pro. Email — we love to get personal email. We need to get our business email. But, do we need to get all the junk emails, too? Back in the early 1990′s, I remember checking [...]
Keeping spam out of your Inbox
Now, how can I ignore those spam emails? How can I keep them out of my Inbox? We’ve all tried the old way – using a “block the sender” function. Basically, this is a specific filter (called a “rule” by some programs) that says “if an email comes from him, put it in the spam folder.” Whether [...]
Anti-Spam Programs – Reader Comments
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 [...]
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 [...]
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