Alert: Change to AOL Email (As of Feb.1, 2010) affects sent emails
Jan 30th
AOL has sent out an email announcing that as of Feb. 2, 2010, if you receive your AOL email via a 3rd party application (Outlook, Thunderbird, etc) that you will need to make a change to how your 3rd party application saves emails you have sent, because if you don’t, AOL will no longer automatically save the sent email for you. What that means is that yes, you will still be able to send emails if you don’t make the changes they ask, however, most everyone likes to keep a copy of emails they sent just so they can keep track of what they are sending.
The email AOL sent looks like this.
Step by step instructions on how to adjust your 3rd party email software can be found here (LINK: http://help.aol.com/help/microsites/search.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&externalId=18997&sliceId=1&docTypeID=DT_AOLHOW_TO_1_1&dialogID=28992960&stateId=0 0 29020837 (http://help NULL.aol NULL.com/help/microsites/search NULL.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&externalId=18997&sliceId=1&docTypeID=DT_AOLHOW_TO_1_1&dialogID=28992960&stateId=0 0 29020837))
Please select the appropriate link from the ones given below for instructions on how to configure your third party e-mail application to save your sent e-mails.
- Outlook 2007 (http://help NULL.aol NULL.com/#1)
- Outlook 2002/2003 (http://help NULL.aol NULL.com/#2)
- Outlook Express (http://help NULL.aol NULL.com/#3)
- Thunderbird for Windows and Mac (http://help NULL.aol NULL.com/#4)
- Mail on Mac OS X (http://help NULL.aol NULL.com/#5)
ALERT: What to do if your accelerator sticks, how to stop your car.
Jan 28th
TechGeekandMore may have a focus on Technology, however, we all drive cars. Toyota has just announced that they are recalling Millions of Cars and also stopping production of much of their car line because of a sticking accelerator issue (until Toyota can figure out why its happening http://www.usatoday.com/money/autos/2010-01-26-toyota_N.htm (http://www NULL.usatoday NULL.com/money/autos/2010-01-26-toyota_N NULL.htm)), TGM felt that it was important to share this video from abc news. We all hope that something like this will never happen, but if it does it is very important that you know what to do.
http://abcnews.go.com/video/playerIndex?id=8980024 (http://abcnews NULL.go NULL.com/video/playerIndex?id=8980024)
TGM: Big Change coming to TechGeekandMore
Jan 25th
(http://www NULL.rj-diamond NULL.com/alex/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/work_in_progress NULL.jpg)
(http://www NULL.rj-diamond NULL.com/alex/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/TGM1 NULL.jpg) When I started TechGeekandMore (TGM) 11 months ago, the idea I had was to have some way that I could relate my knowledge of technology to a some of my clients, friends and family members, since with technology its seems the questions are the same no matter if it comes from a business person, a long time friend, or your brother. “I clicked on something, and now my computer is ………” is as common as “How are you” to most techs.
Honestly when TGM started I never figured it to more than a hobby. However, with the questions, requests, and visitors (Not all of which are related to me) that come in everyday, not only is the site more than I ever expected, it’s reached a point where TechGeekandMore is growing up.
Starting today, and over the next couple of days, TGM is moving to its own hosting provider. TGM v2, will be able to offer more features, (as soon as everything is running at our new host) and hopefully help inform more people about Technology in simple terms, which is at the core of what TGM will always be.
I just ask the readers of TGM to have a little patients while we get everything moved over, I think you will like what the new v2 TGM site will offer. Thank you for visiting TechGeekandmore
Alex Novelo
Head of TechGeekandMore
Software Recommendation: Bookmark Checker for your Web Browser (Free)
Jan 24th
(http://www NULL.rj-diamond NULL.com/alex/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/amdeadlink NULL.jpg) AM-DeadLink (LINK: http://www.aignes.com/deadlink.htm (http://www NULL.aignes NULL.com/deadlink NULL.htm)) detects dead links and duplicates in browser bookmarks and text files. If a bookmark has become unavailable you can verify and delete it permanently. Additionally you can download FavIcons for all your Favorites and Bookmarks.
AM-DeadLink can check the following resources:
- Internet Explorer Favorites
- Firefox bookmarks
- Opera bookmarks
- URLs from tab delimited text files
- URLs from comma separated text files
AM-DeadLink can download FavIcons for:
- Internet Explorer Favorites
- Firefox bookmarks
- Opera bookmarks
Software: Loudtalks Push to talk (For pc’s and Windows Mobile)
Jan 24th
(http://www NULL.rj-diamond NULL.com/alex/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/loudtalk NULL.jpg) Loudtalks (LINK: http://loudtalks.com/products_loudtalks_lite/ (http://loudtalks NULL.com/products_loudtalks_lite/)) is a free push-to-talk for Windows Mobile. It utilizes Wi-Fi or your data connection and works between mobile operators and cross borders.
Unlike some of alternatives the communication is real-time and direct (peer-to-peer). Your messages are never stored to the server. There is a free Windows PC client software too so you can talk mobile to mobile, PC to mobile or PC to PC.
Features:
- Push-to-talk
- Contact list with online status
- Voice history
- Sound notifications
- Works over Wi-Fi, 3G, EDGE or GPRS
- Compatible with Windows Mobile 5.0 / 6.0 and on the PC side Windows 2000, XP, Vista, Windows 7, and Linux using WINE
(http://www