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Google Protects Gmail Users with Suspicious Activity Alert

(News) Google Protects Gmail Users with Suspicious Activity Alert

Outlook Harnesses Social Networking

(News) Microsoft is coming to the rescue to help busy business professionals stay in touch and manage social networks through Outlook social connectors.

Google Buzz vs. Outlook 2010 Social Connectors

(News) Google Buzz integrates social networking and traditional e-mail, but Microsoft has an entirely different approach in mind with social connectors for Outlook 2010.

Zimbra Customers Applaud VMware Acquisition

(News) Zimbra customers welcome VMware's acquisition of the company.

Google Moves Gmail to More Secure HTTPS Service

(News) The timing of the action is seen as a response to Chinese hacking attempts against the online mail service.

Start a New Mail Message From Any Application

(News) Does your Mac usage involve sending lots of e-mail messages? So much so that you'd love to be able to send an e-mail from any application, regardless of whether...

Outlook 2010 Sneak Preview

(News) Outlook 2010 Sneak Preview

How to Choose a Hosted E-mail Solution

(How To) How to Choose a Hosted E-mail Solution

Twitter Caves to Political Pressure, Will Kill Suggested Users List

(News) When Republicans weren't on the list, people noticed. But, changing the list may not help.

Microsoft Makes Case for Upgrade to Exchange 2010

(News) Microsoft is emphasizing the potentially money-saving features of Exchange 2010, the latest revamp of its e-mail application.

Postini Technology to Spread Across Google Apps

(News) Google will extend Postini technology beyond Gmail throughout Google Apps, to give IT administrators more control over document sharing.

It's The First Twitter-Only Mobile Device, But Why?

(News) We know why it's first--but why does the TwitterPeek need to exist at all?

Microsoft vs. Google Yields Big Cut In Price Of Exchange Online

(News) The drop from $10-a-month to $5 for Exchange Online lowers the annual cost to $60-per-user. That compares $50-per-user-per-year for the paid version of Google Apps.

Novell to Los Angeles: Drop Dead!

(News) Yes, Novell really did put out a press release to chastise the City of Los Angeles for dumping its GroupWise in favor of Google Apps

Add Notes to Events, Contacts Created With Data Detectors

(News) When you use Mail in OS X 10.5 and 10.6, you may have noticed Apple's data detector technology at work. Data detectors scan inbound messages for addresses, phone...

Connect to Customers With E-Mail Marketing

(How To) Connect to Customers With E-Mail Marketing

When to Use Twitter Instead of E-mail

(News) Unlike some people, I maintain a good relationship with e-mail. I keep my inbox empty (see Empty your inbox), and junk mail no longer wastes my time, thanks to...

Create Mail Accounts Manually in Snow Leopard

(News) When setting up new accounts in Mail, OS X 10.5 included a feature that would, if enabled via a checkbox, attempt to automatically set up the new account based...

Four Reasons to Switch to IMAP

(News) You may know that your e-mail client uses either the Post Office Protocol (POP) or Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP) standard to retrieve your messages...

Spam Dominates E-Mail Traffic

(News) Spam Dominates E-Mail Traffic

Yahoo Updates Zimbra's Application Platform

(News) Yahoo will release a new version of its Zimbra collaboration and messaging suite on Wednesday with an improved application platform.

Free Screen-Sharing Tool Helps Businesses Collaborate

(How To) Yuuguu lets participants see your screen just by connecting through a web browser, with a free plan suited to occasional meetings.

Google Pushes Gmail to Mobile Devices

(News) Google Pushes Gmail to Mobile Devices

The Seven Most Underused Mail Features

(News) If you're anything like me, you fall into certain habits when using programs such as Apple Mail--you get used to using the same small set of core features all...

Bugs & Fixes: Too Many IPhone Notes in Mail?

(News) New in iPhone OS 3.x, you can sync notes from the Notes app on your iPhone back to your Mac. To turn this on, select "Sync notes" from the Notes section of the...

Add Social Media Contacts to Outlook

(How To) Add Social Media Contacts to Outlook

Mail Archive Tool Frees Server Space and Boosts Performance

(How To) ArchiveOne Express offloads medium- and small-sized business' email, creating endless inbox space and making server hardware last longer.

Email Campaign Services Can Save Versus Manual Management

(How To) Emma bulk message service cuts your hassles and enables more powerful tracking results than doing it yourself.

Six Reasons Desktop E-mail Still Rules

(News) More and more people rely on a Web-based interface for accessing their e-mail, be it Google's Gmail, Apple's MobileMe, or another provider's webmail service...

Gmail Outage Explanation Doesn't Wash

(News) Gmail Outage Explanation Doesn't Wash

Google Outage: If This Is Our Future, It Looks Bad

(News) If Google fails to dramatically improve reliability and manages to successfully challenge Microsoft Office, we could be in for a world of hurt.

Gmail Service Returns After Widespread Outage

(News) Gmail Service Returns After Widespread Outage

Hotmail Users Gripe About Yanked Feature

(News) Hotmail Users Gripe About Yanked Feature

Five Favorite Entourage Tips

(News) You use it to organize your contacts, keep on schedule, and remember your anniversary--but most importantly, you use it to communicate quickly and effortlessly...

Outlook on Mac: And They Lived Happily Ever After?

(News) As everyone in the Mac universe learned after Thursday's Microsoft MacBU conference call, Entourage is going away, Outlook is coming to the Mac, and everything...

Microsoft Ships Entourage Web Services Edition

(News) Microsoft may be looking ahead to next year with Thursday's announcement of the next version of Microsoft Office for the Mac. But the software giant has plenty...

Save with Combined Social Networking and Collaboration Tools

(How To) 5050Biz merges online conferencing tools with profiles designed to help meet and maintain contacts, potentially saving you hassle and money.

Don't Let E-Mail Wreck Your Vacation

(News) Don't Let E-Mail Wreck Your Vacation

How to Stop E-Mail From Ruining Your Summer Vacation

(News) How to Stop E-Mail From Ruining Your Summer Vacation

Google Opens Attack on Lotus Notes Install Base

(News) Google Opens Attack on Lotus Notes Install Base

New Spam Trick: Shortened URLs

(News) New Spam Trick: Shortened URLs

Microsoft's Bing Comes To Hotmail's Inboxes

(News) Users can perform limited searches from inside Hotmail and add results to messages.

Google Removes 'Beta' Label from Gmail, Calendar, Other Services

(News) Google Removes 'Beta' Label from Gmail, Calendar, Other Services

Farewell, Compuserve, R.I.P.

(News) Farewell, Compuserve, R.I.P.

Google Revamps Gmail Labels Feature for Organizing Messages

(News) Google will roll out a set of changes to the labels functionality in Gmail to make it easier for people to organize their e-mail messages.

Google Fixes Search Problem in Outlook Sync Tool for Apps

(News) Google has fixed a problem with its Outlook sync tool for Google Apps.

Free Tools for Anonymous E-Mail

(News) Free Tools for Anonymous E-Mail

Apple Adds Exchange Support to Snow Leopard

(News) Apple Adds Exchange Support to Snow Leopard

Review: E-mail Encryption Made Easy

(News) What are you doing to protect your company's sensitive e-mail? We test three apps that can ease the process.

Set Custom Retention Intervals in Mail

(News) In Apple's Mail program, you can use the Mailbox Behaviors tab of the Accounts panel to set how long Mail keeps sent, junk and trashed messages. Unfortunately...

Transferring Files Without E-mail

(News) E-mail and the Mazda Miata are both great examples of successful products, but they share a similar weakness: neither can carry much baggage. If you want to...

Study Suggests E-Mail Could Spur the Lazy into Action

(News) Study Suggests E-Mail Could Spur the Lazy into Action

Ozzie: E-mail, Collaboration Will Drive Move to Cloud

(News) Moving e-mail and collaboration applications to the cloud will drive the first wave of adoption of cloud computing, says Ray Ozzie.

Microsoft Outlines Five Ways Exchange 2010 Wil Be Faster, More Scalable

(News) Microsoft said Monday that its upcoming Exchange Server 2010 software will be able to read and write e-mails to disk 70% faster than Exchange 2007, despite...

Notes Push E-mail Coming to IPhone

(News) IBM said its newest version of Lotus Notes will push e-mail to iPhones.

E-Mail Slang Reveals Your Secrets

(News) E-Mail Slang Reveals Your Secrets

Ten Lessons Learned From Using E-mail Lists

(How To) Ten Lessons Learned From Using E-mail Lists

How to Kill E-mail (before It Kills You)

(News) E-mail has become a pandemic disease. Here's the cure.

What Your Webmail Choice Reveals About You

(News) What Your Webmail Choice Reveals About You

Do E-mail Marketing Right

(How To) Do E-mail Marketing Right

Save with an Online Exchange Server

(How To) If your small business needs Exchange Server, skip the DIY hassle and expense.

Updates to Browser-based Gmail Points to Mobile Trend

(News) Updates to Browser-based Gmail Points to Mobile Trend

Put Twitter to Work

(News) Put Twitter to Work

Spam Filters Block Legitimate Email, Finds Test

(News) Trial Virus Bulletin tests point to problems...

Clever Free Ways to Connect via Phone and Web

(Reviews) Clever Free Ways to Connect via Phone and Web

How to Get the Most Out of Outlook

(How To) How to Get the Most Out of Outlook

E-mail Takes a Backseat to Social Networks

(News) E-mail Takes a Backseat to Social Networks

Categorize E-mail for Better Searching

(News) Say you're a Mac fan and cooking enthusiast with hundreds of messages about Apple (the company) and hundreds of messages about...

Move Over E-mail, Here Come 'Pixetells'

(News) Move Over E-mail, Here Come 'Pixetells'

Hackers Use Gmail IM Service to Steal Login Details

(News) Hackers are sending phishing emails to Gmail users via the Google Talk instant messaging system, Sophos has revealed.

Gmail's One-two Punch: Phishers Attack After Outage

(News) Gmail users were hit with a double whammy Tuesday.

Gmail Gets Back Online After Outage

(News) Gmail Gets Back Online After Outage

Bot Busts Newest Hotmail CAPTCHA

(News) Spammers have cracked Microsoft Corp. 's latest defense against abuse of its Live Hotmail e-mail service using a...

Former Mozilla Developers Deliver New E-mail Tool

(News) Several former Mozilla Corp. developers Monday launched a public beta of Postbox, a new e-mail client based on Firefox and...

Top 10 Reasons to Use MS Outlook in the Enterprise

(News) Say what you will about it -- Outlook has improved with each version.

7 Reasons Not to Use MS Outlook for Company E-mail

(News) If you enjoy stirring things up, try walking into a room of IT professionals and loudly declaring your love or hate for...

Firms Fear Online Gossip

(News) How do you guard your company's reputation from employees hanging out on gripe sites?

PageSender Adds New Fax-via-email Services

(News) SmileOnMyMac has announced the release of PageSender 4.4, a new version of its fax software for Mac OS X. A free update for...

Is E-mail for Old Fogeys?

(News) E-mail was the Internet's first killer application, but now it appears to be dying out -- at least among teenagers.

University Text Message Alert System Abused

(News) "The monkey got out of the cage."

White House E-mail Crashes

(News) The tech-savvy Obama White House is suffering the inconvenience and embarrassment of an e-mail crash that has lasted several...

Retrieve and Send Email while Driving

(How To) Phone-based tools read and send email messages using just your voice, keeping hands free.

Gmail Fills the Bill for Obama Staff

(News) When first entering the White House, Obama's staff lacked e-mail. So, the administration issued its staffers Google Gmail accounts to bridge the gap.

Yahoo Mail Gets an Antispam Boost

(News) Yahoo is taking new steps to sharpen the antispam capabilities of its Webmail service.

Microsoft Releases Mac-to-Exchange Sync Beta

(News) Software looks to tie Mac users more closely to Exchange mail servers.

E-mail Etiquette

(News) Just as the posted letter once replaced the smoke signal as a primary means of long-distance communication, e-mail is now...

Exchange Leaving Notes in Rearview Mirror

(News) Gartner says Exchange's lead over Notes actually 'getting bigger and bigger.'

E-mail Etiquette

(News) Just as the posted letter once replaced the smoke signal as a primary means of long-distance communication, e-mail is now...

Connect to Customers with Twitter

(How To) Use online networking to reach and grow your audience

What's Up With the Search Limits on Twitter?

(News) Twitter limits searches on its site ... why? And why is it so hard to get a straight answer from Twitter?

How to Fix Microsoft Outlook Aggravations

(News) Microsoft Outlook is big, slow and quirky. Here's how to make it work better for you.

More Great Gmail Add-Ons

(News) Did you take our recent advice about the free add-ons from Gmail Labs that turn Google's Web-based e-mail service from good to great? Here's five more free add-ons that will improve your productivity with Gmail.

Gmail vs. Traditional E-Mail: Savings Adding Up

(News) A new Forrester report reveals how much cheaper Web-based e-mail such as Google's Gmail is in comparison to traditional e-mail...

Google Suggests Gmail Users Dump IE

(News) Google urges Internet Explorer users to upgrade to a faster browser for running Gmail.

5 Great Gmail Apps

(News) A few favorites from Gmail Labs that should help you cut down the time you take to toggle among applications.

Use Rules to Automatically Organize Email

(How To) Sort incoming messages into folders to get a jump on organization and replies.

Apple Releases Fix for Crashing Mail App Under OS X 10.5.6

(News) Apple on Monday released an update to its Mail e-mail client, designed to fix crashing problems experienced after updating to...

Bulk Edit Address Book Data

(News) Reader Andrew Jacobs is interested in making big changes to contacts in Address Book. He writes:

Nokia Opens up Beta Test of Ovi Mail Service

(News) Nokia extended the beta test of its Mail on Ovi service on Monday, offering it worldwide in 12 languages. The e-mail service...

Redmond Rolls Back Hotmail Facelift

(News) Users complain about new design; Microsoft restores 'classic' Hotmail scrolling.

Microsoft Messenger Update Will Add A/V Support

(News) Microsoft's Macintosh Business Unit on Thursday said an forthcoming update for Messenger will add audio and video support to...

Repairing Corrupt Mail Attachments

(News) A while back, I was having a strange issue with PDF attachments in Mail, but only on my MacBook Pro. I'd open an e-mail with...

Start IChat Without Logging Into Accounts

(News) If you use iChat (or Adium--this hint works for that program as well) and have multiple accounts, there may be times when you...

AOL Releases AIM 1.0 for OS X

(News) Please tell me that you haven't been waiting, breath bated, for a "True AIM Experience." Honestly, you should really know...

Removing Relations From Address Book Labels

(News) The good Doctor Theopolis is confounded by Address Book butting in where it's not wanted. He writes:

Know When to Compress Email Attachments to Save Time

(How To) Most often, email file compression isn't worth the effort. Decide when to take that step and when to avoid it.

Thunderbird 3.0 Reaches Beta 1, but Still Not Complete

(News) Mozilla Messaging Inc. Tuesday released the first beta for its open-source Thunderbird 3.0 e-mail client, with the company's...

7 Top Lotus Notes Tips

(News) Your company might use Lotus Notes and Domino Servers. But you probably aren't taking advantage of this powerful enterprise application.

Spam Bounces Back

(News) Four weeks after McColo takedown, spam back to 63% of earlier volume.

Set IChat Buddy List Shortcut Order

(News) In the OS X 10.5 version of iChat, you can easily move between buddy lists windows for various accounts--such as your iChat...

Nokia Takes Mobile Messaging to the Masses

(News) Nokia announced more details about its upcoming Messaging platform at the Nokia World 08 conference in Barcelona on Tuesday.

Browse Web Sites Through E-mail

(News) Rediff has started a new 'Web-in-Mail' service that lets its users access websites through the comfort of an e-mail client...

Successfully Attaching Photos to Email

(News) Reader Dennis Ducklow sends along this perennial email-related head-scratcher. In between bouts of scratching he writes:

Does E-Mail Really Make You Happy?

(News) Enterprise users prefer e-mail for troubleshooting, but a survey of CIOs says this method is sometimes less effective.

Putting the Kibosh on Spam-Spewing McColo

(News) When McColo was taken down, worldwide spam volume dropped by 75 percent. Roger A. Grimes looks at how the spam-loving ISP was taken down, and lessons we can learn from this rare anti-spam success.

Srizbi: Reanimating the Big Bad Botnet

(News) Criminals regain control after security firm stops pre-emptively registering routing domains.

Set Mail's Sending Account via Keyboard Shortcut

(News) Like many of you, I have more than one e-mail account set up in Mail. I've got my work account at Macworld, my work account at...

You Won't Get Fired for Outlawing IM

(News) But if you're not willing to accept some risk, you should probably disconnect from the Internet and shut down the business.

Email On the Road Even When Blocked By the Locals

(How To) If a temporary hotspot or ISP blocks your outgoing mail, send with the local mail server.

OMG RU TXTING FRM OUTLK? 2COOL

(How To) Send cheap text messages from Outlook and free ones from AIM

Nokia and IBM Join Forces on Mobile E-mail

(News) Nokia and IBM will work together on mobile e-mail, they announced on Thursday.

Spammers Profit From One in Every 12.5 Milion People

(News) Researchers who infiltrated the Storm spam network have calculated that those sending unsolicited emails can make a profit by...

Microsoft Won't Budge on Hotmail Interface Redesign

(News) Microsoft Corp. on Friday defended the redesign of its Windows Live Hotmail e-mail service, which has been blasted by some...

Hotmail Users Revolt Against New Interface

(News) As Microsoft Corp. continues to roll out its redesigned Windows Live Hotmail, angry users are pushing back by complaining...

Red Condor: A Minimalist Spam Appliance

(News) Red Condor provides good spam blocking, but can you live with the minimal configuration?

Get More Work Done With Less E-mail

(News) Here's a statistical downer: there will be around 40 trillion inbox-clogging spam e-mail messages delivered this year. Experts...

Google Ordered to Disclose Data on Gmail User

(News) A judge in the Netherlands has ordered Google to release Internet Protocol addresses for the owner of a Gmail account.

Court Orders Palin to Keep E-Mail Records

(News) An Alaskan judge has ordered the governor and her staff to preserve personal e-mail that pertains to state business.

Errant E-mail to Me Will Cost You

(News) If you get stopped by a cop for breaking the speed limit and you contend you didn't know the limit you'll still get a ticket...

Managing Multiple E-Mail Addresses

(How To) Use Mozilla's free Thunderbird e-mail client to get a grip on your multiple e-mail accounts.

House Struggles With Bailout-Related E-mail Deluge

(News) Bailout bill drives surge in traffic, messages to lawmakers; IT staff takes emergency steps.

Cracking a Gmail Account

(News) Who's really behind that Gmail address? It's not as tough to discover as you might wish.

E-mail Notice Sent Prior to Delhi Explosions

(News) An e-mail notice about the attack went out minutes before a series of blasts rocked Delhi.

Free Webmail Users Unaware of 'Price'

(News) A study finds many users of free Web-based e-mail services are unaware that their mail is scanned in order to optimize ads.

Hosted E-mail Seats Will Grow 40% by 2012, Survey Says

(News) The number of hosted e-mail seats will grow by nearly 40% in the next four years, with small-to-midsize businesses...

Eight Quick Ways to Get Your Site Blacklisted

(News) Effective online communication relies on your ability to reach customers. If your e-mail or newsletters are listed on a spam blacklist, the messages won't get through. Here are several common mistakes that put business communication at risk.

The Top 10 Celebrity Spammers

(News) No one will deny the global celebrity of Angelina Jolie. She's on the cover of magazines, stars in blockbuster movies and is a...

Google Apps Hit by Prolonged Gmail Access Problem

(News) Gmail suffered a 15-hour outage Wednesday and Thursday that affected also Google Apps subscribers.

Return to Sender: 8 Easy Spam Filter Fixes

(News) False positives are the scourge of spam filters. Whether you're sending or receiving, here are some steps you can take to keep good e-mail out of the slush pile.

Zimbra Desktop Takes Web Mail Offline

(News) The latest beta of Yahoo's hybrid e-mail client enables offline access to Web-based and traditional messaging systems.

Google and Yahoo to Partner on IM

(News) In addition to sharing ad impressions, the search giants plan to improve interoperability between their instant messaging networks.

Instant Messaging: Productivity Burden or Boon?

(News) A new study claims that IM can actually reduce interruptions and promote more frequent workplace communication at the same time.

Hearts Turn to Rainbows in Quake's Wake

(News) Internet users in China have begun expressing solidarity with the victims of Monday's earthquake via their instant messaging...

Did Twitter Beat Media With Earthquake News?

(News) Over the last few days the Web has been abuzz with discussion about how users on Twitter, the online social messaging system...

Making Sure General Mail Gets Answered

(Reviews) Email Center Pro helps small businesses manage shared e-mail accounts for receiving such correspondence as general inquiries and customer service requests.

First Look: Outlook Add-Ons Bring CRM to E-Mail

(Reviews) Avidian Prophet Premium and Microsoft Business Contact Manager each turn Outlook into a full-blown CRM application, but which one is right for your business?

Tips Galore for Slaying the E-mail Beast

(News) Tricks and hints for searching and organizing e-mail from a workplace-themed blog.

Lotus Notes Vulnerable to E-Mail Attack

(News) A serious bug in IBM's Lotus Notes software could be used by attackers to run unauthorized software on a victim's PC, researchers at Core Security Technologies reported.

Automated E-Mail Responses: More Sales, Less Hassle

(Reviews) Autoresponder services can help convert business prospects to customers.

E-discovery law a boon for lawyers

(News) New regulations governing the storage and management of electronic data that might be needed in federal court actions has an increasing number of organization turning to outside counsel for help, according to a new study.

Microsoft Windows Live Refresh Streamlines Communication

(News) Microsoft Windows Live Refresh Streamlines Communication

Supreme Court Sides with Employers in Narrow Ruling

(News) Supreme Court Sides with Employers in Narrow Ruling

Online Trends: Mobile E-Mail Replacing Desktop E-Mail

(News) Online Trends: Mobile E-Mail Replacing Desktop E-Mail

Google Multiple Account Sign-In: Why It Matters

(News) Google Multiple Account Sign-In: Why It Matters

Gmail Facelift Makes Contacts Less Pretty

(News) Gmail Facelift Makes Contacts Less Pretty

What's Important in Your Inbox? Gmail Thinks It Knows

(News) What's Important in Your Inbox? Gmail Thinks It Knows

Gmail Priority Inbox Puts Focus on What's Important

(News) Gmail Priority Inbox Puts Focus on What's Important

Did E-mail and the Internet Kill the 9-5 Workday?

(News) Did E-mail and the Internet Kill the 9-5 Workday?

Twitter Revamp Appears Better for Businesses

(News) Twitter Revamp Appears Better for Businesses

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