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Email. U3A New Technology 4 March 2013 Mike Hender. Download this information from:. hender.net/u3a NB: 5MB. Questions. Do I need email or could I just use Texts, Facebook and Twitter? What's the best mail service to use? Should I use a browser or client based mail ?

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  1. Email U3A New Technology 4 March 2013 Mike Hender

  2. Download this information from: hender.net/u3a NB: 5MB

  3. Questions • Do I need email or could I just use Texts, Facebook and Twitter? • What's the best mail service to use? • Should I use a browseror clientbased mail ? • How can I reduce the clutter in my inbox? • How do I reduce SPAM and Virus attacks? • How do I find an old email? • How do I set up email accounts on computer, tablet, and phone and keep them in synch? • How do I backup my mail? • How do I send to a group?

  4. Do I need email or could I just use Texts, Facebook and Twitter?

  5. Text or Email? Text – any phone • Just a phone number • Instant/Push • Photos taken on phone • Character limit (140) Smartphone Email • Need email address • ‘Less instant’ • Any photo • Any document • Copies, Archive, Folders • No character limit

  6. Texts on iPhone

  7. Facebook?

  8. What's the best mail service to use? e.g. mike.hender@me.com e.g. mike.hender.44@gmail.com e.g. mike.hender@msn.com e.g. mike@hender.net

  9. How I keep it simple You Main account mike@hender.net IMAP Me

  10. How I keep it simple You Backup accounts Apple account Main account mike.hender@me.com mike.hender.44@gmail.com mike@hender.net mike@hender-associates.com mikehender@msn.com IMAP Old business account

  11. How I keep it simple You Main account mike@hender.net IMAP

  12. Should I use ‘browser’ mail or a mail ‘client’? “Hmmm, let me think, . . . what exactly are they?”

  13. Browser or Client? Internet

  14. ✓ Browser Based Hotmail – connected

  15. ✓ Browser Based Gmail – connected

  16. Browser Based Mail – not connected ✗

  17. Native Mail Clients – Microsoft MS Office Outlook

  18. Native Mail Clients – Microsoft ‘Hotmail’ Outlook

  19. Native Mail Clients – Microsoft Windows 8 Mail

  20. Native Mail Clients – Apple MacBook IOS 6

  21. Android (Nexus 7)

  22. Mail clients don’t have to be online . . . . . . To read and write messages

  23. How can I reduce the clutter in my inbox?

  24. How can I reduce the clutter in my inbox? Oh Dear !

  25. 1. Learn to love your SPAM/JUNK button! It learns on the job!

  26. 2. Folders! • Set up some folders • Always empty your inbox • But how do I remember my actions?

  27. 3. Move to Folder and Add to Tasks

  28. How to reduce SPAM and Virus attacks? Some are blindingly obvious!

  29. Others not so obvious . . .

  30. Security Actions ✓ • Anti virus and Firewall ON • Spam Filter (if appropriate) ON • Be alert and use your common sense ✓ ✓

  31. How do I find an old email?

  32. How do I find an old email? “Where did I put that email from Susan?”

  33. How do I set up email accounts on computer, tablet, and phone and keep them in synch?

  34. You may be lucky!

  35. Protocols • POP3 • Incoming, deletes message from the server • IMAP • Incoming, retains message on the server • SMTP • Outgoing, most difficult to set up

  36. Email Clients – the Beauty of IMAP Outlook Mac Mail IMAP Server Android Mail Hotmail/Outlook Windows 8 Mail IOS Mail

  37. Setting up Email on iPhone and iPad

  38. How do I backup my mail?

  39. Backing Up Mail • Use IMAP plus a CLIENT • Forward to another email address • Back up your mail folders • Back up your PC

  40. Backing Up Mail Backup accounts Main account mike.hender.44@gmail.com mike@hender.net mikehender@msn.com IMAP

  41. How do I send to a group? Examples: Family, U3A, Close friends . . . • Use Facebook or Google+ • Keep a Word file of email addresses and then copy and paste into the ‘To:’ field • Build a ‘Distribution Group’ in your mail system

  42. Demonstration HDMI Wi-Fi Wi-Fi

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