Yahoo Email: The Pros & Cons Compared To Other Email Programs

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I've had a Yahoo email account since 1997, and for the most part I've been very happy with it. There are some features on the new version that I'm not as happy with, however. For example, whenever you login to your email account now, it automatically opens up a chat room tab for everyone in your Contact List who happens to be online at the moment. I have a lot of people in my contact list, and this can be really annoying, and even slow down the program. Fortunately, Yahoo allows you keep … [Read more...]

Why I Prefer Google’s Gmail Account To Other Email Accounts Like Yahoo & Hotmail

If you're like me, your life revolves around the receiving and sending of information through the Internet. Having a straightforward mail handling system that's simple to navigate -- yet is flexible enough to cover you when things go wrong -- is paramount to any business that relies on the Internet for worldwide communications. (It's important when keeping in touch with friends and family, too.) Gmail has been the mainstay of my Internet correspondence for years. Here's … [Read more...]

You Don’t Need A Thumb Drive… Just Use Your Email Program!

I've been doing this for years... Whenever I want to get something (pictures, files, spreadsheets) from one computer to another, I just email 'em to myself. BUT... I don't hit "send". Say what?. … [Read more...]

NetVibes: A Great Personalized Homepage And An Amazing RSS Feed Reader

Want to have some fun with the start-up page on your computer? You know... that page that shows up first every time you open up your browser. You probably already know that you can set your opening page to any website address that you want. But did you know that you can change it to your very own personalized page -- one that serves as a massive on-screen collection of all your favorite things? The best part: your personal web desktop can be accessed from any computer at any time, and … [Read more...]

Pros & Cons of Google’s Free Web-Based Applications vs Yahoo’s Free Programs

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At the recommendation of a visitor to this site (thanks, Jeffrey!) I decided to check out Google's web-based programs for the very first time. Long story short... I've found quite a few oddities & shortcomings with regard to Google's applications at this point.   … [Read more...]

Yahoo Mail Beta & Advanced Email Features

I took the plunge... I shelled out the $19.95/yr for access to Yahoo's advanced email features at the same time that I upgraded (for FREE) to Yahoo's new Mail Beta version. I'm glad I did, on both accounts. Here's why...   Why Yahoo Mail Plus Is Worth $19.95/yr: I LOVE being able to check my email from ALL of my many different e-mail accounts in one place... and from any computer! … [Read more...]

How To Subscribe To RSS Feeds Using A Newsfeed Reader

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Talk about a confusing topic!... To read RSS feeds, do you need a "news reader", an "aggregator" an "RSS reader" or a "newsfeed reader"? What exactly is an RSS reader, you ask? Here's my take on why you should subscribe to RSS feeds for all of your favorite websites in the first place, the easiest way to subscribe to RSS newsfeeds, and how to choose the best RSS feed reader for your needs. (Plus, the best FREE news readers, including bonus tips for using the Yahoo RSS reader as your … [Read more...]

Web Portals: Google vs Yahoo Personalized Homepages

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Google has just unveiled another new product. This one is a personalized homepage, also known as a "web portal", that lets you customize all the info you want to see all in one place -- so it's accessible from your homepage every time you open up your browser. It's FREE. That's cool. But not cool enough. Here's the site to customize your own Google homepage. Now, do you want to know why Google's personalized homepage doesn't even come close to matching the features available on … [Read more...]

Reasons To Make ‘My Yahoo’ Your Homepage

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Do you Yahoo?... I know a lot of our friends and family are using Yahoo for their e-mail, but I'm wondering how many are aware of Yahoo's OTHER features as well? (NOTE: Even if you use a different program for your e-mail, it never hurts to have another FREE email account. Yahoo could be a great second account for you!) While not quite as sophisticated as say... Outlook or Outlook Express, did you know that Yahoo can also serve as your Personal Information Manager (PIM)? Yahoo gives its … [Read more...]

Everybody Needs Two (2) E-mail Addresses… Here’s Why

Here's why you should have TWO e-mail addresses instead of ONE: 1. To save time logging on and actually reading your e-mail every day. 2. To separate the "junk" from the personal messages you really want to receive. As you know, your primary e-mail account can become CLUTTERED with "junk" mail in a very short time. The result: It becomes a painstaking process to actually log on and sift through the e-mails you really care to read -vs- those you don't. In fact, it only gets worse over … [Read more...]