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Google News Alerts gone crazy by rodtrent

I receive Google News Alerts in email to keep track of certain topics around the web.  These usually work great, except today, I think Google is having trouble figuring out what language to send me...
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Outlook vs. Gmail—The Definitive Comparison by rodtrent

http://lifehacker.com/398778/outlook-vs-gmail++the-definitive-comparision
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ISPs that block Port 25 – the list by rodtrent

AT&T (can be unblocked at the request) MindSpring BellSouth MSN CableOne NetZero Charter People PC Comcast ATTBI Sprynet Cox Sympatico.ca EarthLink Verio Flashnet Verizon MediaOne Shaw Cable in Canada...
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Did you get your Ymail account? by rodtrent

Will the new Yahoo email domains be as hard soft after as the Google ones? http://www.myitforum.com/absolutenm/templates/?a=5128&z=71
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Our Listserv works hard to eliminate Spam by rodtrent

I was just going through some reports for our email discussion lists , and noticed the Spam report.  Wow!  Spam NEVER hits the lists, because the server is working extremely hard eliminating...
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Its *NOT* better to shut down Windows before shutting down Outlook! by rodtrent

I wrote this little blog piece recently, based on a recommendation on a MSDN blog.  Here’s the original link… http://blogs.msdn.com/deva/archive/2008/06/04/outlook-performance-outlook-data-file-pst...
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Its better to shut down Windows with Outlook still open, than to… by rodtrent

Interesting comment from the Le Café Central de DeVa blog. …it may be better to shut down Windows while Outlook is still running. Also it's recommended that you do this instead of exiting Outlook and...
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New Windows Search 4.0 kills MS Outlook performance by rodtrent

I’m hoping this is just an initial indexing problem after installing the newly released Windows Search 4.0, but ever since installing it, MS Outlook is running dog slow (sorry to all the dogs out there...

Average time for Google to respond to Gmail issues? by rodtrent

So far, it looks like 6-7 days. I’ve received emails from a couple folks who have submitted tickets to Google about the Gmail receiving issues.  After 6-7 days, each person has received this message...

The Gmail worm seems to be affecting any discussion list by rodtrent

Folks are trying to troubleshoot Google's mail problems on their own, since Google is both slow to respond to help and also silent on the issue so far. People are reporting that ALL email discussion...

The Gmail worm: At least, one ticket has gotten through by rodtrent

Reed Porter sent me an update on the Gmail issue today. He generated a help ticket on the May 23rd, and Google sent him a reply (finally) today, May 29th, saying that they are working on it. Let's...
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The Gmail worm affecting others today by rodtrent

Since I only monitor the myITforum.com domain, I can only speak to the Gmail problem from that perspective. However, it should be noted that reports are floating around that Gmail is having some unspoken...
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Xobni gone by rodtrent

I just uninstalled it. I think I'll be happy I did. It just sat there, taking up environment space, screen space, and hard disk space. Maybe its just not for me. Anyone else using this Outlook add...
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Gmail Spam bot by rodtrent

http://www.betanews.com/article/Flaw_lets_spammers_use_Gmail_for_sending_bulk_email/1210622312
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Here's a warning that's a tad bit too late by rodtrent

Funny stuff! I used to use Trend Micro for the AV client on my computer. I have since switched to Windows Live OneCare. I received an email from Trend Micro *today* , telling me that my AntiVirus coverage...

Outlook Express drops further into nothingness by rodtrent

Microsoft is really wanting folks to stop using Outlook Express and replace it with Windows Live Mail. Here’s a recent note: ========= A change is coming for users that access Hotmail with Outlook...
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How to correctly apologize for grammar and spelling mistakes in email by rodtrent

Have you noticed when receiving emails from folks, it sometimes says things like: 1. Sent using my Windows Mobile device. 2. Sent from my BlackBerry wireless device 3. Painstakingly sent from my Blackberry...

Here's a Spam I haven't seen before... by rodtrent

Thought this one was funny enough to share… =============== Dear Member, Your PayPal account has expired. You must renew it immediately or your account will be closed. If you intend to use this...

What texting your holiday greetings is costing you by rodtrent

T-Mobile: 15 cents per message within the United States and to Canada (up 5 cents from 2006) Verizon Wireless: 15 cents per message within the United States and 25 cents per sent text message to International...

Even Microsoft doesn't know what the acronym - SMS - stands for by rodtrent

WebCast Title: MSDN Webcast: Office Development in Visual Studio: Integrating Systems Management Server Features in Outlook 2007 (Level 200) OK…cool. Sounds like Microsoft is integrating SMS 2003...

Bink.nu newsletter showed up in my inbox today by rodtrent

First time ever! Is this something new? ============================= The famous Bink.nu "expect list" is back! Just as previous years, I made a list of what releases we can expect from Microsoft...
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Exchange Server book by ScriptLogic VP of Marketing by rodtrent

We chatted with VP of Marketing at ScriptLogic, Nick Cavalancia, yesterday in a telephone interview posted to myITforum.com TV . One thing he mentioned yesterday is that he also authored a recent book...
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Become a Gmail master by rodtrent

http://lifehacker.com/software/gmail/hack-attack-become-a-gmail-master-161399.php
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More on Unified Communications from Microsoft by rodtrent

Bill Gates on Microsoft Unified Communications Microsoft Unified Communications Live WebCast (note: they should’ve hired a better guitar player)
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What is Unified Communications and how will it affect you? by rodtrent

Find out on myITforum.com TV: http://www.myITforum.com/absolutevc/?v=268
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Stupid is a bad word by rodtrent

I saw this today while doing maintenance on the myITforum.com email lists… ============== The following message sent by this account has violated system policy: Connection From: 209.34.241.244 From...
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No way -- out of space on Gmail? by rodtrent

Cleaning up the myITforum.com email lists today, I actually saw an email that read that someone’s “gmail” account was over quota. What??!!! ============= Could not deliver message to...
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The secret to Spam links by rodtrent

I received a real looking email today (nice pics, valid email addy) from TimeWarner, telling me that they were having troubles accessing my Internet account for billing purposes. Looking through the email...
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Outlook still has memory leaks by rodtrent

I’ve been testing MS Outlook 2007 for memory leaks the past week or so by keeping Outlook open 24 hours a day. Basically, I’ve kept my computer on with MS Outlook 2007 running for the past...
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Microsoft releases beta software to help Spammers infiltrate your company's email system by rodtrent

With Microsoft Office Outlook Connector Beta , you can use Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 or Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 to access and manage your Microsoft Windows Live Hotmail or Microsoft Office Live...
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