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Comcast Scares Customers to Promote Business


Today I received a “Security Notice” from Comcast (aka Xfinity).  They claimed to have detected that I MAY have been infected…  That’s right, they didn’t say that my computers ARE infected, they are basically just guessing.
Now, normally I would just take this as polite advice to check my security systems… But, then it dawned on [...]

Using Gmail to manage ALL your email accounts


These days, most people need to juggle at least 2 email accounts around.  One for personal use, and one for work.  Often though, people may even have four or five email accounts that they need to keep track of.  I personally have four…   2 for work related email, 1 that came with my ISP at [...]

10 Quick Email Etiquette Tips


Netiquette: Short for network etiquette, is the code of conduct regarding what is considered acceptable online behavior.
This article covers the top ten points to take into consideration when communicating through business email with clients and colleagues. For most cases, write any business email as if you were writing on letterhead or talking face to face [...]

Drip E-Mail: Constant Contact


“Drip e-mail” is a term used to describe a marketing campaign that keeps clients (or potential clients) informed about your business through periodic emails. Due to anti-spam laws, you should collect these emails yourself from past clients and ask if they know anyone who would be interested in your services or any other information [...]

FortiGuard Spam Filtering


Out of the many hardware Spam solutions out there, you can find equipment to fit just about any budget. The age old rule still stands though, “you get what you pay for”. Somewhere in the middle price range you will find the Fortinet products. These are well above the Linksys level but [...]