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New scam email sent in the name of FedEx

Most of us are aware of the Nigerian scam and the different variations of emails that are floating around. But recently I recently an email that is obviously a scam but the story is not the usual ‘my father was a rich man who died ….’ This email pretends to have been sent by FedEx. [...]
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Do your Emails disappear once you have read them?

If you’re finding emails from your Windows Mail or Outlook Express inbox go missing right after you’ve read them, closed the program, then reopened it, don’t panic. Most likely, the messages are perfectly safe, and you just managed to accidentally change a setting in Windows Mail that hides messages once you’ve read them. It’s easy [...]
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What to do when your Outlook mailbox is full

When your Microsoft Outlook inbox is bursting at the seams, you should find out exactly how much space your messages and attachments are taking up – and which folders are responsible. Click Tools>Mailbox Cleanup…and you’ll see a button marked View Mailbox Size…. Click it to bring up a dialog showing the total size, along with [...]
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Do you email or e-mail?

Do you email or e-mail?
Ever wondered whether it’s email or e-mail? This controversy has been going on for a long time. Just google up the search term email vs e-mail and you will find several discussions on the topic. Rob has a nice post on this topic in his blog. While not many people seem to care much about [...]
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Gmail doubles maximum attachment size to 20MB

Gmail doubles maximum attachment size to 20MB
Gmail has recently doubled the maximum size of attachments to a mail from 10MB to 20MB. This is definitely good news. But you need to remember that if your recipient is using a service that does not allow such large mails then there might be problems. So it would be safe to send to other [...]
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How to spot a ‘phishing’ email

How to spot a ‘phishing’ email
Phishing is a scam where criminals send emails to thousands of people. These emails pretend to come from banks, credit card companies, online shops and auction sites as well as other trusted organisations. They usually contain a compelling but bogus reason to go to the site, for example the mail may ask you to update [...]
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Voice-Mail-To-Text Now Available For Skype Users

Voice-Mail-To-Text Now Available For Skype Users
Skype users can now have their voice mail messages delivered to their e-mail and SMS addresses through a voice-mail-to-text service offered by SimulScribe. Utilizing its proprietary voice-recognition algorithms that transcribe voice mail to text, the service works with wireless, networked, and voice-over-IP services. SimulSribe has recently extended its service to Skype users too. The system’s [...]
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Gmail Tips you may find useful

Gmail Tips you may find useful
Here are a few tips to working faster and better with Gmail: Compose in a New Window Pressing [Shift] brings up a new window for composing provided your pop-up blocker is off or configured to allow Gmail pop-ups. For example, when you press [Shift] and click on ‘Compose Mail‘, a new window pops up for [...]
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Gmail open to all – Invitation-only restriction removed

Gmail open to all – Invitation-only restriction removed
Google announced on Wednesday that from now on it opens up Gmail, its free e-mail service, to everyone worldwide, dropping the invitation-only restriction. Google began public testing of Gmail on April 1, 2004. Initially, Gmail was an exclusive club — an invitation from another Gmail user was required. In August 2005, Google opened Gmail up [...]
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Free Waxmail lets you talk instead of type!

Free Waxmail lets you talk instead of type!
Waxmail is a free software that lets you talk your message instead of typing it. It is presently available for Microsoft Outlook and Outlook Express. Once you have installed the application, you will find a Waxmail button on your outlook toolbar. Just click on it to create an email ready for your voice message. Press [...]
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