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Mozilla Firefox 3.5 released – Get it!

mozilla-firefoxlogoMozilla released version 3.5 of their  browser, Firefox, less than two weeks ago. I jumped on the update the day  it came out and have had zero problems. You already know that I recommend everyone use an alternative to Internet Explorer for daily browsing. If you aren’t using an alternative browser yet, then now is the time to jump in and start using something other than Internet Explorer.

Mozilla Firefox 3.5 shored up a lot of speed and memory problems that seemed to hamper some with their 3.0 release. I noticed an immeadiate improvement with Read More »Mozilla Firefox 3.5 released – Get it!

Email of the Week – 009

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QUESTION

Name:  Patrick

From:   gj

OS:      Windows XP

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Solving email problems
Saturday, July 22nd, 2006 | Email Tips | Rick

Rick, the two email tips in this post could not be found.  Are they still applicable?

ANSWER

Thanks for writing and thanks for finding more dead links here at HelpMeRick.com. Some of the tips here date back to 1996, when I first started this site. And the site has undergone many transitions and improvements since then.

For that reason, it helps me and many others who visit the site when I get a chance to correct tips like the one you were reading. To answer your question, the Read More »Email of the Week – 009

Rick Answers his Email Videocast – 050

This week’s edition of questions come to you from Jason, Sissy, Marguerite, Vaibahv, Sue, Bruce, Rod, Terry, and Bobby. They asked questions about Ubuntu, DVD burning, setting up printers, displaying wallpaper, fake security warnings, Internet Explorer 8 updates, and more. Have a look!

Gmail adds drag and drop to labels

In my mind, Gmail solidified their hold at the top of the email mountain by adding drag and drop functionality to their innovative labels system. Look for a quick video demoing this feature in the near future. In the interim, read the full article from Google below and read and watch my Gmail tips by clicking here. Official Gmail Blog:… Read More »Gmail adds drag and drop to labels

Creating an email group in Gmail – Video Tip

I’m thrilled that so many people are heeding my advice and starting to use Gmail. Search Gmail here at the site to find three how-to videos about Gmail to see why so many people are jumping to Gmail.

New Gmail users frequently ask me how to setup an address group in Gmail. Groups allow you to send a single email to a group of people in your address book by addressing the message to the group instead of the individuals in the group.

To create the group:

  1. In Gmail, click the contacts link
  2. Click the New Group icon
  3. Type a name for your new group
  4. Click OK
  5. Click All Contacts
  6. Place a check mark in the boxes of the contacts you want to belong to your new group
  7. Click the Groups menu
  8. Click the name of the group you want for them

That’s it! It makes more sense watching it being done so watch the video below to see these steps in action AND see how to use your group after you have built it!

7 Tech items I would take to college

HP 41CV Programmable Calculator
HP 41CV Programmable Calculator

I graduated from college almost 10 years before computers started being a main stream college accessory. I would love to be a student again not only because I enjoy learning, but I would love to have access to the technologies today’s students use every day.

The most advanced piece of tech I used in college was the HP 41 CV programmable calculator with the magnetic card strip reader attachment. I loved that calculator, and to this day, it is the only kind of machine I have truly programmed. Yikes, sorry for the geek flashback.

If I was going to college this fall, I would take and useRead More »7 Tech items I would take to college

Printable Gmail Tip Sheet

Google just released a printable reference guide you can download for free. The PDF file downloads quick and contains two pages of tips from beginner to advanced. If you print the two pages on one sheet of paper (front/back), it can be laminated and be a great reference tool to keep next to your computer. Remember you can also watch… Read More »Printable Gmail Tip Sheet

Adding RAM to increase computer speed – Video Tip

RAM is the temporary memory that the computer uses to give us the feeling of programs opening and running with some pep. It’s like giving your computer a larger desk to work from so it can spread out and find things more efficiently. RAM also allows us to open multiple computer programs at the same time with less impact on the speed of the computer.

256 megabytes used to be a lot of RAM. Today, I’m recommending users have at least