Did you ever wonder how your friends have the same email signature all the time? Maybe they have a favorite quote or something similar. Creating an email signature using Outlook Express is very easy to do. Here’s how you do it:
- Go to tools, then options, then click on the signature tab
- click on the box that says “add signatures to all outgoing messages”
- in the “text” box type in the text you want to include on all email messages
- click OK
If you are using Microsoft Outlook (full version), just follow the below steps
- Go to tools, then options, then click on the mail format tab
- Click the button that is labeled “Signatures”.
- Click New and give your signature a name. Use the blank format as your template.
- Click OK when done.
- On the mail format tab, look at the bottom of the window where you see the label “Signature for new Messages” and “Signature for replies and forwards”. Choose the signature that you created and click “OK”.
It’s easy to remove the signature if you don’t want to include it on a specific message -just highlight it and hit delete.
Email signatures are also great if you have your own business. You can include your business name and contact information in all outgoing messages and don’t have to spend a lot of time retyping it every time you create a message.
When you setup a hotmail account, windows creates an entry in your internet explorer to make it easy to get to your account. I had a customer call me this evening that was panicking because she could not find it.
If you cannot find your icon for hotmail, just open up your internet explorer and type the following in the address bar: www.hotmail.com. This will bring you to the login screen for hotmail.
Shortcuts on your windows desktop allows you to place programs that you run on a regular basis right in front of you. This allows you to find the program quickly to start running the program.
To create a Desktop shortcut on Windows XP, just follow the below steps:
- On your Windows XP desktop, left click your mouse and choose “New” - “Shortcut”
- A window will appear asking you to browse to the item you are creating a shortcut for. Click “Next” to continue.
- Give your shortcut a name.
- Click “Finish”
Your DSL Modem is what allows your computer to communicate with the internet. To install the modem, you are going to need the modem, power cord, ethernet cable and a phone cord. To install the modem:
- Plug in one end of the phone cord to the modem and then plug the other end into your phone jack.
- Plug in one end of your ethernet cable to the modem and then plug the other end into your computer.
- Plug in the power cord to the modem and to the wall recepticle
Once you have this setup, you are going to need to hook up filters to all of your phones in your house. These filters will allow you to use your phones without receiving interference from the DSL.
Depending on your DSL provider, they usually provide some sort of install CD that you will run from your computer. The program will activate your DSL service and most likely walk you through the steps for creating an email account from your provider which will also be your userid and also setup your email program for this new address.
A thumbnail drive also called a portable hard drive or Jump Drive is a relatively small device that gives you the ability to take your personal files with you. This device works on the same principle as a floppy disk does, but can hold much more information. Because this device is very small, you can attach it to your keychain or easily store it in a purse.
To use a thumbnail drive, all you need is a computer that has a working USB port that you can plug the device into. Once the thumbnail drive is recognized by Windows, it will appear as a new drive in your Windows Explorer:
You can use it just like you would use any other disk drive. You can drag and drop files to it and open them up on other computers.
Users of Epix Internet Services will be happy to know that Epix has increased their DSL download speeds to 3.0mps (Megabits Per Second). This doubles the previous capable downloads speeds from them. Best of all is that it only costs an extra $3.00 per month for this new speed. My order has been placed and I was told it would take about 5 business days to set up. Also be aware that you need to be within approx 12,000 feet from the service station.
If you have your DSL bill combined with your phone bill contact Commonwealth Telephone directly and for those who do not you will need to give Epix Internet Services a call.
I will report back when I have the new speed.
A couple of months ago, I purchased a Gateway Laptop model # MX6437 for my business. The laptop came with a Turion 64 bit mobile processor, 512 meg of ram, XP Home Edition, DVD Writer, Built in wireless and a nice 15.4″ widescreen display. This was actually the first laptop that I have ever purchased and also the first computer that I have not built myself in over 8 years.
Recently I needed to purchase an international travel converter for some traveling that I have coming up. You would think that this should be a simple process? But what I experienced was nothing like that. I first called Gateway up via their 800 number. I gave the rep the model number and was told that Gateway did not carry it. After telling him it was purchased through bestbuy, he immediately tried to tell me that I needed to contact BestBuy for any addon parts. I explained to him that I simply wanted a power converter and did not want to call anywhere else, so I was transferred over to tech support. Anyway after speaking with Tech support that assured me that they had the part so I ordered it. A Couple of days later the item came to me and it was not what I needed. It was only the adapter plugs. I took a deep breath and called them back again, this time inquiring if the laptop was dual voltage (thinking then I could just use the plugs). I went throught the process about buying it from Best Buy and this time I was told that I needed to call a different Gateway number. I asked why and was told that because it was not purchased through Gateway, they had a different support number. I was shocked when I found out the number was not an 800#. I was told their was no 800# for this support.
Once again, I just took a deep breath and went off to contact the gateway support for my laptop. After waiting about 15 minutes (which was definately longer than it took to reach the “normal” Gateway support, my support call was answered by a girl who was just simply lacking in support knowledge. After about 20 minutes on the phone with her I gave up and just decided to go an purchase a travel converter somewhere else.
My experience was an eye opener for me about Gateway and the way that they support their products. I really don’t understand why they have different numbers for their support. Let’s face it, the logo on my computer is Gateway and I should be able to call 1 phone number and then be directed to the proper support area. If they want to handle it internally through separate support channels, just don’t tell me. Also, the knowledge of the support techs should be the same. In addition it left a very bad feeling in my mouth after receiving the wrong item even after asking the tech support rep to verify that I was getting the right part.
If you are considering purchasing a Gateway computer, make sure the deal is good enough to justify that you don’t purchase it directly from Gateway.
