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Politically Correct Emails

Listen you all… this is important. Emails are hard-copied versions of words that once sent, cannot be taken back. This is critical to remember, whenever you send an email. However, it is super critical when the email is work related or sent from your employer’s email account. Many employers have become paranoid about how their employees use email. Therefore, whether they are open about it or not, they are often watching you and your email account. Yes, it may sound like a scary big brother episode. Still, look at it from the company’s perspective. If you send an email out … Continue reading →

Viral Emails: Have You Seen the One About…?

Photo by Simon Stratford How many jokes, surveys, video attachments, and other miscellaneous “fun” stuff do you get in your inbox on a weekly (or maybe even daily) basis? I get tons. Most of it I automatically delete, but some I don’t. In fact, sometimes I even forward them, thus helping to make them “viral.” (In other words, the kind of email that spreads from inbox to inbox.) Here’s a few I’m guilty of spreading: Cute: Big Dog, Little Baby A little while back, Bailey’s “PopPop” forwarded me a picture of a huge black dog laying in a yard on … Continue reading →

I Just Fired the “You’ve Got Mail” Man – A Few Tips for Managing Your E-Mail

I’ll never forget the first time I was exposed to e-mail. I was a Junior in high school participating in a typewriting class. I was playing on the computer and clicked on an icon I had never seen before. “What’s this?” I asked my teacher. “Oh, that’s electronic mail…it’s a new thing, but no one uses it much”. A few years later, I finally figured out how to send and receive e-mail messages. I remember feeling almost giddy as I would hear the man say, “you’ve got mail”. “Yippie…I love mail!” I couldn’t wait for the next message from my … Continue reading →

The E-mail Trap (Checking E-mail in Off Hours)

Occasionally, I just can’t help and I check my work e-mail in my off hours–sometimes it is no big deal and I can check quickly and then head off to do something else. Other times, I get sucked into the vortex of work and even though it is my own fault, I just can’t seem to stay true to my boundaries. While it may be possible to check one’s e-mail and set things aside to do later, it can also be a trap–we think we’ll just take a peek and before we know it, we are working away… If it … Continue reading →

Inserting Attachments: Outlook Express

Want to insert attachments in Outlook Express? Whether it is a document or an image, there are three easy ways to insert an attachment into your e-mail message. For this tip, we are working with Outlook Express 6 e-mail messages, but these tips may still apply to older versions of the software. The first way to attach your document or image is by clicking on the attachment button. You will find this button on the new message toolbar. Clicking on this button causes a dialogue box to pop up. This box is the insert attachment box. It will ask you … Continue reading →