Monday, December 31, 2012
Automatically reply to email messages Outlook 2010
Automatically reply to email messages without using an exchange server account for your personal - POP Mail or IMAP - E-mail accounts.
~ OR ~
Auto reply to email using a personal email account in Outlook 2010
I found this Good information at the site below
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/outlook-help/automatically-reply-to-email-messages-without-using-an-exchange-server-account-HA010354932.aspx
Copy the address / URL above or click the link below:
Automate Out of Office replies in Outlook 2010 - for personal E-Mail/ non-work non-exchange account.
Happy New Years all - December 31,2012
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
To Mac or To Windows, that is the Question
I really like Apple computers, but depends much on what you use the computer for.
I work in IT / Help Desk support and have used Windows since Windows 3.0,(Used DOS 5.0 some before that) before Windows 95.
I like both Windows and Mac OS X, but I choose Mac OS X for my music and video editing, Garage Band, iMovie and iTunes, I like all of them quite a bit and use them often.
I still use Windows, and primarily support Windows in my IT / Help Desk job.
I like Microsoft Office, Word, Excel and Outlook on a Windows computer, if you will be using those quite a bit, you may want to consider a Windows based computer.
I have more difficulty in formatting documents in MS Word (and other applications such as Text Edit, and E-Mail) on the Mac, cannot get as many letters / numbers on a line etc. I can make more use of the page in MS Word on Windows. Formatting text is also easier in Windows. In Windows, hit the "Home" key on your keyboard and your cursor moves all the way to the left of the current line, press the "End" Button on the keyboard, your cursor goes to the end of the current line. Hit CTRL + Home, your cursor moves to the top left of the document, and press CTRL + End, your cursor is on the bottom left of the document.
I have spoken with other Mac users and they cannot provide me with a Mac equivalent to those. You can hit the Home button on a Mac keyboard and End, your cursor will be at the beginning and end of the document respectively.
There are virus considerations, reportedly Windows is more vulnerable, mostly (In my opinion, and many others, Google it) that since there are more Windows computers, they are a bigger target. Use care and learn safe browsing and not using peer to peer web sites will help your Internet experience on whatever platform you choose.
If you get a Mac, you can still install Windows on it using Parallels, Mac's BootCamp, Oracle's Free VirtualBox etc. and boot between Windows and Mac. Bootcamp gives you the choice of which operating system to boot into, where VirtualBox and Parallels allow you to boot into Windows (or Linux) while still being in Mac, you can switch between the two, close out of Parallels or Virtual Box, and you are still in OS X.
Many other scenarios exist, hope you find this helpful and are happy with your choice. As you know you will likely lay out more money on a Mac.
:) Source(s): Experience with Mac OS 7.6 through OS X, Windows 3.1 through 8, Virtual Computing and Linux. Much web surfing, using of the Operating systems and study. This Blogger article was inspired by a Question on Yahoo Answers: Yahoo Answers Question
I like both Windows and Mac OS X, but I choose Mac OS X for my music and video editing, Garage Band, iMovie and iTunes, I like all of them quite a bit and use them often.
I still use Windows, and primarily support Windows in my IT / Help Desk job.
I like Microsoft Office, Word, Excel and Outlook on a Windows computer, if you will be using those quite a bit, you may want to consider a Windows based computer.
I have more difficulty in formatting documents in MS Word (and other applications such as Text Edit, and E-Mail) on the Mac, cannot get as many letters / numbers on a line etc. I can make more use of the page in MS Word on Windows. Formatting text is also easier in Windows. In Windows, hit the "Home" key on your keyboard and your cursor moves all the way to the left of the current line, press the "End" Button on the keyboard, your cursor goes to the end of the current line. Hit CTRL + Home, your cursor moves to the top left of the document, and press CTRL + End, your cursor is on the bottom left of the document.
I have spoken with other Mac users and they cannot provide me with a Mac equivalent to those. You can hit the Home button on a Mac keyboard and End, your cursor will be at the beginning and end of the document respectively.
There are virus considerations, reportedly Windows is more vulnerable, mostly (In my opinion, and many others, Google it) that since there are more Windows computers, they are a bigger target. Use care and learn safe browsing and not using peer to peer web sites will help your Internet experience on whatever platform you choose.
Other Considerations
If you get a Mac, you can still install Windows on it using Parallels, Mac's BootCamp, Oracle's Free VirtualBox etc. and boot between Windows and Mac. Bootcamp gives you the choice of which operating system to boot into, where VirtualBox and Parallels allow you to boot into Windows (or Linux) while still being in Mac, you can switch between the two, close out of Parallels or Virtual Box, and you are still in OS X.
Many other scenarios exist, hope you find this helpful and are happy with your choice. As you know you will likely lay out more money on a Mac.
:) Source(s): Experience with Mac OS 7.6 through OS X, Windows 3.1 through 8, Virtual Computing and Linux. Much web surfing, using of the Operating systems and study. This Blogger article was inspired by a Question on Yahoo Answers: Yahoo Answers Question
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
The Cloud and SAAS - Software As A Service
The Cloud and SAAS - Software As A Service
I copied the quoted portion of this from the following blog site:
http://blog.beyondtrust.com/bid/90202/PowerBroker-Mobile-on-a-35-Linux-Box
Link to Blog.beyontrust Article
I like the analogy of using old apps as the author likens using some old apps designed for a network appliance, in "the cloud", as putting toothpaste back in the tube.
Quoted portion: "Unfortunately, there's a lot of misinformation about "the cloud" both in what it does and in how it works, and it's necessary to clear the air about software designed for SaaS. Many enterprise software companies would have you believe that shoving whatever on-premise solution they've shipped for years in the cloud will suddenly reap all the benefits of elastic and distributed computing. Dressing up software originally designed as an appliance, and then putting it "in the cloud" is the technological equivalent of putting toothpaste back in the tube. While theoretically possible, it's going to be a mess."
The computer environment has changed by leaps and bounds, especially since the introduction of the iPhone and the other mobile devices, pads and mobile computers. The terminology is changing fast as well.
"The Cloud" exists in many forms but at its basic level "the cloud" is for remotely storing your data and running apps that are on remote servers using your remote computer or "device" which can be a phone, tablet or mobile computer in general.
Where is "the cloud"? It is all over, here are some example of where the cloud is today.
Apple's iDrive http://www.apple.com/icloud/features/ Apple iCloud Features Link
Windows SkyDrive http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/skydrive/windows-app-faq Windows SkyDrive Link
Windows Mesh http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows/mesh-devices-sync-upgrade Windows Mesh Link
Google's Drive https://drive.google.com/ Link for Google Drive
Digital services like "Netflix", and "Amazon Movies", hold content in the Cloud on remote servers, you can "access them" they are not yours, but that would be another example of cloud computing.
There are many other examples of Cloud computing. Your company may have its own private Cloud Storage, or remote applications.
Not all people want their data in "The Cloud", or all of their data, as long as that remains true, people will have their storage media in forms of DVD's, CD's, Flash Drives,etc.
Please feel free to comment.
I like the analogy of using old apps as the author likens using some old apps designed for a network appliance, in "the cloud", as putting toothpaste back in the tube.
Quoted portion: "Unfortunately, there's a lot of misinformation about "the cloud" both in what it does and in how it works, and it's necessary to clear the air about software designed for SaaS. Many enterprise software companies would have you believe that shoving whatever on-premise solution they've shipped for years in the cloud will suddenly reap all the benefits of elastic and distributed computing. Dressing up software originally designed as an appliance, and then putting it "in the cloud" is the technological equivalent of putting toothpaste back in the tube. While theoretically possible, it's going to be a mess."
The computer environment has changed by leaps and bounds, especially since the introduction of the iPhone and the other mobile devices, pads and mobile computers. The terminology is changing fast as well.
"The Cloud" exists in many forms but at its basic level "the cloud" is for remotely storing your data and running apps that are on remote servers using your remote computer or "device" which can be a phone, tablet or mobile computer in general.
Where is "the cloud"? It is all over, here are some example of where the cloud is today.
Apple's iDrive http://www.apple.com/icloud/features/ Apple iCloud Features Link
Windows SkyDrive http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/skydrive/windows-app-faq Windows SkyDrive Link
Windows Mesh http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows/mesh-devices-sync-upgrade Windows Mesh Link
Google's Drive https://drive.google.com/ Link for Google Drive
Digital services like "Netflix", and "Amazon Movies", hold content in the Cloud on remote servers, you can "access them" they are not yours, but that would be another example of cloud computing.
There are many other examples of Cloud computing. Your company may have its own private Cloud Storage, or remote applications.
Not all people want their data in "The Cloud", or all of their data, as long as that remains true, people will have their storage media in forms of DVD's, CD's, Flash Drives,etc.
Please feel free to comment.
Saturday, June 9, 2012
How to partition hard drive for installing Ubuntu Linux 12.04
Installing Ubuntu Linux as the only Operating System on your computer.
What you will need:
1) A working computer that has a CD or DVD burner - hopefully separate from the computer you are installing Ubuntu on.
2) A blank CD or DVD
3) An Internet Connection
4) ISO burning software so you can create the install CD or DVD
I user IMG Burn as several of my tech buddies do - works really well and is simple to use.
You can download IMB Burn from: http://www.imgburn.com/ or by clicking on the link below:
IMG Burn home page
Download Ubuntu Linux Desktop latest version (current version is 12.04) at time of this writing, from the site below. www.ubuntu.com/download
or click the link to download now: Ubuntu.com/download
Create your ISO CD or DVD Boot disk, If you do not know how, then search the web for it using GOOGLE, BING, or your favorite search engine. Next boot from the Ubuntu media (CD or DVD etc.) - If when you reboot the computer it does not boot to the CD or DVD, then you must set your BIOS to boot from the CD or DVD drive - you will need to search the Internet for that, for your particular computer if you do not know how. When you boot from your Ubuntu CD, you will see a screen asking for install options such as install along with windows, install Ubuntu as only the OS etc. or Do something else. Choose the "Do something else option". Now the partition tool will open. You can see the unallocated space on the hard drive. Select that space by clicking on it and click on Add. Add the SWAP partition - Give the swap partition space about 1 or 2 GB, I chose 2000 MB (close enough, if you want to be exact use 2048 MB. If you have over 3 GB of RAM, a 1GB swap file may be large enough. Select SWAP in file system dropdown.Press "OK". Next you may want to add a BOOT partition (for faster speed of good practice [Google it if in doubt], Adding the boot partition - When selecting the "boot" space, select the unallocated space, Click, Add, use approximately 4 GB, 4000 MB is close enough, you can allow more if you have plenty of hard drive space. If you have over 250 GB hard drive, it would not hurt to allow approximately 5 GB for the boot partition. Select, file system as the latest (fastest) "ext4" and the mount point as "/boot" from the drop down menu. Finally you will need to add the Ubuntu user space partition. For the final partition, select the remaining space Select filesytem as ext4 and mount point as /. Once you have set up the partitions, Click on Install. The install only takes a few minutes, depending on if you choose 3rd party apps. For a faster install don't enable downloading of 3rd party apps and updates I chose to install the 3rd party apps but received an error, your outcome may vary. I hope you have a good Ubuntu installation experience should you be ready!
If you don't have any blank CD's, here is a link to Office.Max.Com - CD's. Verbatim - 50-Pack 52x CD-R Disc Spindle 96164
1) A working computer that has a CD or DVD burner - hopefully separate from the computer you are installing Ubuntu on.
2) A blank CD or DVD
3) An Internet Connection
4) ISO burning software so you can create the install CD or DVD
I user IMG Burn as several of my tech buddies do - works really well and is simple to use.
You can download IMB Burn from: http://www.imgburn.com/ or by clicking on the link below:
IMG Burn home page
Download Ubuntu Linux Desktop latest version (current version is 12.04) at time of this writing, from the site below. www.ubuntu.com/download
or click the link to download now: Ubuntu.com/download
Create your ISO CD or DVD Boot disk, If you do not know how, then search the web for it using GOOGLE, BING, or your favorite search engine. Next boot from the Ubuntu media (CD or DVD etc.) - If when you reboot the computer it does not boot to the CD or DVD, then you must set your BIOS to boot from the CD or DVD drive - you will need to search the Internet for that, for your particular computer if you do not know how. When you boot from your Ubuntu CD, you will see a screen asking for install options such as install along with windows, install Ubuntu as only the OS etc. or Do something else. Choose the "Do something else option". Now the partition tool will open. You can see the unallocated space on the hard drive. Select that space by clicking on it and click on Add. Add the SWAP partition - Give the swap partition space about 1 or 2 GB, I chose 2000 MB (close enough, if you want to be exact use 2048 MB. If you have over 3 GB of RAM, a 1GB swap file may be large enough. Select SWAP in file system dropdown.Press "OK". Next you may want to add a BOOT partition (for faster speed of good practice [Google it if in doubt], Adding the boot partition - When selecting the "boot" space, select the unallocated space, Click, Add, use approximately 4 GB, 4000 MB is close enough, you can allow more if you have plenty of hard drive space. If you have over 250 GB hard drive, it would not hurt to allow approximately 5 GB for the boot partition. Select, file system as the latest (fastest) "ext4" and the mount point as "/boot" from the drop down menu. Finally you will need to add the Ubuntu user space partition. For the final partition, select the remaining space Select filesytem as ext4 and mount point as /. Once you have set up the partitions, Click on Install. The install only takes a few minutes, depending on if you choose 3rd party apps. For a faster install don't enable downloading of 3rd party apps and updates I chose to install the 3rd party apps but received an error, your outcome may vary. I hope you have a good Ubuntu installation experience should you be ready!
If you don't have any blank CD's, here is a link to Office.Max.Com - CD's. Verbatim - 50-Pack 52x CD-R Disc Spindle 96164
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