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April 2013 LCCU Meeting

April 2013 LCCU Meeting. Judy Grindle will lead discussion: What are the best free and for-pay anti-virus software choices? Microsoft support for Windows XP and Office 2003 ending 4/8/2014. We’ll answers members’ other questions: How can you use HTML to enhance Email?

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April 2013 LCCU Meeting

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  1. April 2013 LCCU Meeting • Judy Grindle will lead discussion: • What are the best free and for-pay anti-virus software choices? • Microsoft support for Windows XP and Office 2003 ending 4/8/2014. • We’ll answers members’ other questions: • How can you use HTML to enhance Email? • Which email clients are best to edit your HTML? • How can you attach a file or photo to email?

  2. April 2013 LCCU MeetingSupport for XP ending 4/2014 • Support for Windows XP ends April 8, 2014 • Microsoft ends support of Windows XP and Office 2003 in 2014 • Windows Lifecycle Fact Sheet • ZDNet article by Ed Bott – When will Microsoft pull the plug on your version of Windows or Office? • Computerworld UK – Windows XP decline stalls as users defy 2014 support deadline.

  3. April 2013 LCCU MeetingBest Anti-virus Software • Free & better than Microsoft’s Security Essentials, according to PC World article: • AVG Antivirus FREE 2013, PC World 1st choice, also PC Mag Editor’s Choice in Best Antivirus for 2013 • Detected 98.7%, disabled 98.7%, blocked 85.7% new threats. • Panda Cloud Free 2.0 • Detected 99.9%, disabled 87%, blocked 85.7% of new threats. • Avast! Free 8 • detected 99.1%, disabled 93%, blocked 78.6% new threats. • Avira Free 2013 • detected 99.7%, otherwise Security Essentials is better.

  4. April 2013 LCCU MeetingFree Anti-virus Software

  5. April 2013 LCCU MeetingBest Anti-virus Software • Free antivirus for cleanup only: • Comodo Cleaning Essentials • Malwarebytes Anti-malware

  6. April 2013 LCCU MeetingBest Anti-virus Software • From PC Mag’s “Best Antivirus for 2013” • PC Mag Lab results chart • PC Mag Malware Blocking Chart • PC Mag Malware Removal Chart

  7. April 2013 LCCU MeetingBest Anti-virus Software • Paid, 1st 3 on PC Mag’s Editor’s Choices, also on PC World’s list (except Webroot): • Norton Antivirus (2013) • Bitdefender Antivirus Plus 2013 • Webroot SecureAnywhere Antivirus – cloud based • Kapersky Antivirus (2013) – also notable • G Data Internet Security – 1st on PC World’s list • TopTenReviews Best Windows 8 Antivirus top 3 are Bitdefender, Kapersky & Norton; AVG is #7.

  8. April 2013 LCCU MeetingEmail & HTML

  9. April 2013 LCCU MeetingEmail & HTML

  10. April 2013 LCCU MeetingEmail & HTML • To view & edit Email HTML: • Thunderbird with Stationery Add-on • Click Write to start new message, tab at top for Source(HTML) gives color-coded, indented HTML. • Outlook Express • On the menu for the message, click View, Source Edit. Source tab below the message displays/edits HTML.

  11. April 2013 LCCU MeetingEmail & HTML • To view & edit HTML: • Outlook • HTML Code Editor Add-on for 2010 or 2013 versions,but “Outlook adds messy codes”. • There are macros for it, a bit complicated. • Use Word to edit HTML & copy into message. • Windows Live Mail & Windows Mail • With the message open, click CTRL F2, view only.

  12. April 2013 LCCU MeetingEmail & HTML • HTML tutorials & reference • W3schools.com • Sources of advice on Coding HTML Email • How to Code HTML Email Newsletters • Guide to HTML Email Best Practices • Coding HTML Email: Best Practices & Tips • Free Email Templates • Template Builder from Campaign Monitor • Email Templates from Mail Chimp

  13. April 2013 LCCU MeetingEmail & HTML • Basic HTML used by Thunderbird to create an email: • <html><head></head><bodybgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000"><br></body></html> • Add between <body> and </body> tag: • Headings surrounded by <h1></h1> or <h2></h2> etc. • Paragraphs surrounded by- <p> </p> • Links with <ahref=“ before URL, and "> website description</a> after. • Unordered lists with <ul> </ul> surrounding items <li> </li> • Ordered lists with <ol> </ol> surrounding items <li> </li> • Images with <img src=“ before image filename/url and “ alt=desc> after. • Formatting tags and Style properties.

  14. April 2013 LCCU MeetingEmail & HTML • HTML to place message in box centered on a colored background, using DIV tags: • Place after <body> tag: • <divid="container" style="background-color: #ffffcc; width:100%; margin:0px; padding:0px; text-align:center;"><divid="contents" style="background-color:#ffffff; width:600px;margin:0px auto; padding:40px 20px; border:1px solid black;text-align:left;"> • Place before </body> tag: • </div></div>

  15. April 2013 LCCU MeetingEmail & HTML • HTML to place message in box centered on a colored background, using Table tags: • Place after <body> tag: • <tablestyle="background-color:#ffffcc;" border="0" width="100%" ><tr><td style="padding:30" align="center" > • <tablestyle="background-color:#ffffff;" border="1" cellpadding="10" width="600" ><tr><td> • Place before </body> tag: • </td></tr></table> • </td></tr></table>

  16. April 2013 LCCU MeetingEmail & HTML • HTML Standards Support according to The Email Standards Project • Solid support by Outlook Express, Windows Mail, Windows Live Mail, AOL Webmail, Eudora, Microsoft Entourage, Mozilla Thunderbird, and Yahoo! Mail Beta, plus Apple products. • Improvement recommended for Google Gmail, Lotus Notes 8, Microsoft Outlook 2007, Windows Live Hotmail. • See above for how each handles an “acid test” page.

  17. April 2013 LCCU MeetingEmail Attachments – Local • Outlook Express – “Create mail”, Insert, File Attachment, select file & send. • Windows Live Mail – New, Attach, select photo, if Yes to Photo Email message, thumbnail is sent, photo is stored on www.public.blu.livefilestore.com. • Windows Mail - “Create mail”, click paperclip, select file & send. • Thunderbird – Attach, File(s), select file(s) & send.

  18. April 2013 LCCU MeetingEmail Attachments - Webmail • Gmail – Compose, click paperclip, file Upload window opens, select file & send. • Yahoo Mail – Compose, click paperclip; options are “Attach from my computer” or “Share from Dropbox”; select file(s) and send. • Hotmail – New, click paperclip “Attach files”, select file and Send.

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