Thunderbird

Nope, I am not referring to a car, a new superhero movie or a cheap wine.  I am however talking about one of the better applications out there.  It is cross platform meaning it is available for Linux, Windows and Mac computer operating systems. However, at this time it is not available for iPhones or…

Wait, Stop That Email

I know I have been writing about Google products for the last couple of months.  Since they are the number one free email provider in the world that makes sense…for me anyway.  Today we will talk about one that many have asked me about over the years… the “oops” button (my lingo). Not just for…

Temporary Gmail Access

Rick emailed an interesting question about Gmail this week. His company uses Google’s product, “G Suite Business” for their email. With G Suite all email and cloud storage is handled by Google in the cloud. This can allow big savings in money, time and equipment for the company. I have used it before in the…

A Paper That Changed Our World

A Paper That Changed Our World

You know everyone makes mistakes; however, not many make as far reaching a mistake as Bill Burr.  Mr. Burr is the person responsible for the current password guidelines he dispersed and he now says the instruction was wrong. He authored an eight-page document which was OK’d by the National Institute of Standards and Technology.  He…

Chrome Extensions, Part 6

This week we will continue examining Chrome Extensions.  They will all be related to one item…Google.  Since I have gotten emails thanking me for this series of articles I have bad news for those who liked it, we only have one more to go after this one.  For those of you that were bored that…

Chrome Extensions, Part 5

Thanks to the emails I have received I will continue this week with many of the Google Chrome browser extensions that I like and/or find useful. First this week is the “Email this page (by Google)” extension.  If you use Gmail, which you are since you are using Chrome or you would not be reading…