http://helpmerick.com Easy to understand computer help Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:02:07 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Easy to understand computer help Rick Castellini clean Rick Castellini rick@yourpcpartner.com rick@yourpcpartner.com (Rick Castellini) Castellini on Computers Easy to understand computer help technology, tech, computers, Internet, Web, how-to, instruciton http://helpmerick.com/wp-content/uploads/powerpress/small_COC_logo.jpg http://helpmerick.com/category/computer_tips/email-tips http://helpmerick.com/all-45-of-my-gmail-tips.htm http://helpmerick.com/all-45-of-my-gmail-tips.htm#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:02:07 +0000 Rick http://helpmerick.com/?p=5344 At today’s local computer users group, I discussed the basics and more of Google’s Gmail. All of the tips and tricks I discussed at the meeting and many more are here for you at HelpMeRick.com. Start by clicking here to see all my articles and tips regarding Gmail. Leave any Gmail related questions you have [...]]]> http://helpmerick.com/all-45-of-my-gmail-tips.htm/feed 0 http://helpmerick.com/how-to-correct-send-later-issue-in-thunderbird-notes.htm http://helpmerick.com/how-to-correct-send-later-issue-in-thunderbird-notes.htm#comments Sat, 10 Dec 2011 17:03:56 +0000 Rick http://helpmerick.com/?p=5293 A client recently emailed me that he had a problem with his Thunderbird showing the Send Later icon vs. Send icon when composing mail. This is due to Thunderbird being accidentally set to Offline mode. Here’s how to correct it: On the main opening screen of Thunderbird, Click File from the menus Click Offline UNCHECK [...]]]> http://helpmerick.com/how-to-correct-send-later-issue-in-thunderbird-notes.htm/feed 0 http://helpmerick.com/how-to-attach-photos-to-bresnan-web-based-email-notes.htm http://helpmerick.com/how-to-attach-photos-to-bresnan-web-based-email-notes.htm#comments Wed, 16 Nov 2011 18:04:35 +0000 Rick http://helpmerick.com/?p=5255 Here are the notes that I created for a client who uses Bresnan’s web based email system and wanted to attach photos. Although the notes are for photos specifically, one can use the methodology to just as easily attach documents as well. Related posts: Scanning and Attaching Documents to Yahoo Email – Notes Attach files [...]]]> http://helpmerick.com/how-to-attach-photos-to-bresnan-web-based-email-notes.htm/feed 0 http://helpmerick.com/scanning-and-attaching-documents-to-yahoo-email-notes.htm http://helpmerick.com/scanning-and-attaching-documents-to-yahoo-email-notes.htm#comments Thu, 10 Nov 2011 17:02:58 +0000 Rick http://helpmerick.com/?p=5244 These notes were generated for a customer using an older HP All-in-one printer. He needed to learn how to scan documents, save them, then attach them to his Yahoo email. For folks learning how to scan or attach items to Yahoo email, these notes will help. Related posts: How to attach photos to Bresnan web [...]]]> http://helpmerick.com/scanning-and-attaching-documents-to-yahoo-email-notes.htm/feed 0 http://helpmerick.com/notes-from-a-session-with-a-macbook-user.htm http://helpmerick.com/notes-from-a-session-with-a-macbook-user.htm#comments Thu, 10 Nov 2011 14:08:24 +0000 Rick http://helpmerick.com/?p=5240 These notes were created while sitting with a customer who uses a MacBook and was learning how to use his Gmail account. You can find all of these tips in my other Gmail tips, but here’s what I left for him. Here is a PDF Version of Gmail Notes pictured. Related posts: Printing from Gmail – [...]]]> http://helpmerick.com/notes-from-a-session-with-a-macbook-user.htm/feed 0 http://helpmerick.com/google-rolling-out-new-gmail-look-and-functions-video-tip.htm http://helpmerick.com/google-rolling-out-new-gmail-look-and-functions-video-tip.htm#comments Thu, 03 Nov 2011 00:26:28 +0000 Rick http://helpmerick.com/?p=5228 Starting today, Google is rolling out the option for you to try out there new interface (look and function). You will see an option to try out the system in the lower right hand side of your Gmail screen (see picture at left for what it will look like). In a nutshell, don’t be overwhelmed [...]]]> http://helpmerick.com/google-rolling-out-new-gmail-look-and-functions-video-tip.htm/feed 1 http://helpmerick.com/printing-from-gmail-notes.htm http://helpmerick.com/printing-from-gmail-notes.htm#comments Tue, 11 Oct 2011 00:25:22 +0000 Rick http://helpmerick.com/?p=5190 Starting today, I have the capability to digitize notes and how-tos that I write up for my clients each and every day. My goal is to use this option extensively and build a large library of specific how-to’s that are much more focused than my general tips and how-tos here at HelpMeRick.com. I hope you [...]]]> http://helpmerick.com/printing-from-gmail-notes.htm/feed 7 http://helpmerick.com/how-to-use-multiple-signatures-in-gmail-without-add-ons-or-tweaks-video-tip.htm http://helpmerick.com/how-to-use-multiple-signatures-in-gmail-without-add-ons-or-tweaks-video-tip.htm#comments Wed, 21 Sep 2011 17:01:59 +0000 Rick http://helpmerick.com/?p=5165 This week I helped a client start the transition to Gmail from Microsoft Outlook. Turns out that although he used the same email address, he did have different signatures setup for various uses (personal, business, charity, etc). With Gmail, it is possible to setup a separate signature for different email addresses (which not many people [...]]]> http://helpmerick.com/how-to-use-multiple-signatures-in-gmail-without-add-ons-or-tweaks-video-tip.htm/feed 1 http://helpmerick.com/disable-gmail-web-clips-and-important-markers-video-tip.htm http://helpmerick.com/disable-gmail-web-clips-and-important-markers-video-tip.htm#comments Thu, 08 Sep 2011 02:24:33 +0000 Rick http://helpmerick.com/?p=5136 Frequent visitors to this site know that I’m a huge fan of Gmail and recommend it and its web interface. However, every now and then Google introduces some features that perplex me. Some people may like the features, but it is nice to be able to disable them if you don’t use or like the [...]]]> http://helpmerick.com/disable-gmail-web-clips-and-important-markers-video-tip.htm/feed 2 http://helpmerick.com/how-to-fix-microsoft-outlook-email-address-lookup-when-composing-email.htm http://helpmerick.com/how-to-fix-microsoft-outlook-email-address-lookup-when-composing-email.htm#comments Thu, 21 Apr 2011 00:55:24 +0000 Rick http://helpmerick.com/?p=4961 Microsoft Outlook’s time is up…actually it has been up for many years. The interface gets worse and worse. The fact that very few of us work solely on one device makes it more irrelevant. And the fact that transferring of data gets more and more complex is absolutely unconscionable in this day and age of [...]]]> http://helpmerick.com/how-to-fix-microsoft-outlook-email-address-lookup-when-composing-email.htm/feed 0