This month’s SPAM Blocker Tip is:
Get yourself at least 2 email accounts
Use one email account for public communications (i.e., forums, communities, business cards, etc.) and keep the other one only for trusted contacts.
This month’s SPAM Blocker Tip is:
Get yourself at least 2 email accounts
Use one email account for public communications (i.e., forums, communities, business cards, etc.) and keep the other one only for trusted contacts.
Kaizen – Good Change
In this issue:
How do Spammers grab addresses? Basically, spammers will start sending you junk email as soon as:
You list your email address on a public web page (your website, forums, etc.)
You subscribe to various newsletters and you confirm to their agreement without closely reading it (e.g., you do not uncheck the box to receive promotional emails)
You receive an email from someone who you don't know and you open the message.
Grandma always told us to be polite, but Grandma didn't grow up with computers or email. Here are some email etiquette tips to keep today's tech-savvy Grandma happy:
Reply on all occasions
- Answer the question or say answer is pending
- Create a task to provide a more complex answer
Use a subject line that hints about your topic.
This month’s email management strategy is: Eliminate Email Overload!
Email driving you crazy? Every time you delete one, do five more show up? Are you finding it impossible to answer every email you receive? If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, you’re not alone! Here are a few additional tips to reduce email overload.
This month’s email management strategy is:
Take advantage of subject lines!
If possible, put your question in the subject line or at the beginning of your message. If that’s not possible, make your subject line very descriptive so the recipient knows what your message is about.
This month’s email management strategy is: Act!
Maintain your effectiveness by working from Tasks & Calendar:
Use the Today or Next 7 Days view on Tasks
Estimate reasonable Start Date on tasks (not due date)
Consider using 2 monitors (Tasks on one, Calendar on the other)
Any questions? Give IT Radix a call.
July is here, so it is now more than officially Summer! The temperature and humidity levels are higher. Many of us are enjoying as much beach, sun, pool, hiking, amusement parks, fairs and other summer fun as possible. We sneak away from work early to enjoy the extra hours of sunlight or we hit the road for some well earned vacation time.
This month’s email management strategy is: Focus!
Some suggestions to help you stay focused at work are:
Keep the Inbox view minimized
Disable the Pop Up Preview
Change Send/Receive interval to 2 hours
Get rid of audible and visual notifications of new mail
Any questions? Give IT Radix a call.
This month’s email management strategy is: Relax!
Constantly checking email wastes time. Block time to answer your email and fight the temptation to check your email every few minutes. We recommend checking your email no more frequently than once an hour—preferably twice a day (morning and evening). You will save yourself a lot of time and be far more productive.