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1029usr078198
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USA
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 Posted - December 23 2008 : 06:53:18
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Question: I use Microsoft Outlook for email on my laptop. I send email from both work and home, where I have a different ISP. What’s the best way to set this up?
Answer: Like so many things, it depends. If you are using Outlook only for work email, then one option you have is to change the outgoing mail server name as you switch from place to place. Another option you have is to set up your home email account in Outlook and then as you switch from place to place, change which one is the default account. Outlook uses the default account to send your email. Finally, and this might be the best option, Outlook supports profiles. An email profile contains all your account information, mail delivery information, and address books. Make a copy of your work profile, change the outgoing mail server to work with your home ISP, then log into the work profile when you’re at work, and the home profile when you’re at home. That way, all the switching is done automatically.
Cool Site: http://www.vistarewired.com: I’ve been using Vista Home Premium now for a little while, and as bad as I hate to admit it, it’s beginning to grow on me. After Vista’s Service Pack 1 came out, it has become more compatible, which was always my big problem. Our site this week is Vista Rewired.com, a site that has tweaks, how-to articles, and solutions for Vista problems you might still be having. Some of the articles include tips for working with hard disk partitions, which Vista allows to be resized for the first time ever, tips on making Vista start or shut down faster, how to put User Account Control into quiet mode, and many others. I guess we might as well get on the bandwagon, because in just a few months, we won’t be able to get XP at all, and because the next version of Windows, version 7, will be based on Vista.
Cool Gadget: Luray Caverns: Have you ever been to Virginia? This week’s gadget is priceless, not because it’s free, but because it can’t move. The Luray Caverns in Luray, VA qualify as our cool gadget because the folks there have turned the cavern’s stalactites into the world’s largest pipe organ. They call it the Stalacpipe Organ. An automated system plays the organ live during each tour, but on special occasions, it’ll be played live from the console. Luray is located about 90 minutes from Washington DC, in the Shenandoah Valley.
It's All “Geek” To Me: UAC: This is an acronym that stands for User Account Control, the most annoying feature in Vista. UAC was actually designed to be annoying, because Microsoft felt they could always tone it down. User Account Control is designed to help keep malware off your computer by forcing you to confirm that you really want to do certain things that could change how your computer operates. The only problem is that it’s annoying to the point that users can begin to ignore it when they shouldn’t. I understand that they have toned it’s alerts down in Windows 7.
Links
Vista Rewired:
http://www.vistarewired.com/
Luray Caverns
http://www.luraycaverns.com/ |
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11/28/2008-Outlook,VistaRewired,Luray Caverns,UAC
