Ask Leo!: Using Email en-us 2008 Leo A. Notenboom and Puget Sound Software, LLC Tue, 27 Dec 2011 13:00:00 -08:00 Tue, 27 Dec 2011 13:00:00 -08:00 720 http://img.askleomedia.com/altile144.jpg Ask Leo! http://ask-leo.com 140 140 Tech Questions? Get Answers! Ask Leo! How do I use a URL broken by my email program? http://ask-leo.com/how_do_i_use_a_url_broken_by_my_email_program.html It's very common and very frustrating - someone sends you a link in email, you click it, and ...

Nothing.

Or perhaps page not found.

Or maybe something else entirely.

It's not their fault, it's not your fault, and it's not really your email program's fault, although it is the email program's doing.

I'll show you one way to pull it all back together.

]]> leo@pugetsoundsoftware (Leo A. Notenboom) Tue, 27 Dec 2011 13:00:00 -08:00 Technology How do I get "Send To" to work with Hotmail? Or Gmail? Or some other web-based email? http://ask-leo.com/how_do_i_get_send_to_to_work_with_hotmail_or_gmail_or_some_other_webbased_email.html I am using Windows 7. I would like to be able to use the context menu “Send email” option in Windows applications, but I use Gmail exclusively. I have tried searching for a year for a simple plug-in or application that would correct my registry and allow this.

]]> As far as I can tell so far, you can't. I could be wrong and I hope that I am, but this appears to be something that quietly got worse in Windows 7.

There are work-arounds, but they really do side-step the issue rather than actually solving it.

I'll describe the problem in more detail and list some of the possible work-arounds.

]]> leo@pugetsoundsoftware (Leo A. Notenboom) Sat, 15 Oct 2011 16:52:00 -08:00 Technology Does having lots of email slow down my computer? http://ask-leo.com/does_having_lots_of_email_slow_down_my_computer.html Can my email slow down my computer? I mean in my case Windows Live Mail, because I use space and memory to store received mails and very often sent mail remains for long periods of time before I delete them, so basically all I want to know is does the Windows Live Mail or Outlook Express or Windows Mail slow down a computer in any way at all or not?

]]> No, not really.

At least if I understand your question correctly - accumulating a lot of email on your PC doesn't necessarily slow it down.

However... there are scenarios that might affect a few specific things.

]]> leo@pugetsoundsoftware (Leo A. Notenboom) Fri, 21 Jan 2011 08:00:00 -08:00 Technology What's wrong with scanning email in real time? http://ask-leo.com/whats_wrong_with_scanning_email_in_real_time.html You've said you're not a big fan of real time email scanning ... can you tell me why? Is there another way to scan it?

]]> I base that mostly on the problems I see reported here that are solved by turning real-time email scanning off and using alternatives instead.

The tools have certainly gotten better over time, and it does feel like I'm seeing fewer problems, but fewer isn't the same as none at all.

I'll describe what I mean by real time scanning, the problems that it's known to have I've seen it introduce, and the alternatives I prefer.

]]> leo@pugetsoundsoftware (Leo A. Notenboom) Thu, 20 Jan 2011 15:51:21 -08:00 Technology What's wrong with an email "blast"? http://ask-leo.com/whats_wrong_with_an_email_blast.html I mentioned to someone that as part of my business I was going to send out an email blast. It's a term I'd heard before, but my friend got quite upset at my use of it. Why?

]]> I'm with your friend; vehemently so in fact.

"Email blast" is terminology - and a way of thinking - that should be avoided.

Why?

Well, here's a clue: spammers "blast" email.

You shouldn't.

]]> leo@pugetsoundsoftware (Leo A. Notenboom) Sun, 09 Jan 2011 08:00:00 -08:00 Technology