Tag Archives: email

Keep your Info Secure

5 Apr

I was reading an article at Media Temple and was surprised to see the figures produced by this chart. It shows that Web Malware increased by 139% in 2010 compared to the previous year! This is a very dramatic increase.

Malware Chart

We should all do our part to protect the valuable information on our websites and personal computers.  The more importance we allocate to technology in our daily lives the more it will be exploited by shady characters.  Are you doing enough to keep your information secure?

Take a look at this checklist on the Gmail site to help you keep your email and computer secure.

Email Setup Tutorial Roundup (Media Temple)

26 Feb

This post serves as a reference for how to set up your email on several different devices and email programs wether your website is hosted on Media Temple or with Creation-1.

Set Your Email up With:

How To Check Your Webmail

5 Jun

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You will often find yourself needing to check your email but for whatever reason you do not have access to your computer.  This is where the beauty of webmail comes in!  Just open up your browser and you can read your most current emails online.

Creation-1 Hosting Clients:

1.  Open up your browser.

2. Type in webmail.yourdomain.com

3. Your username is your email address.

4.  Your password is the same password you used to set up your email account.

5.  Press the “Log In” button

6. Check your email

Genus Customers:

1.  Open up your browser.

2. Type in mail.yourdomain.com

3. Your username is your email address.

4.  Your password is the same password you used to set up your email account.

5.  Press the “Login” button

6. Check your email

Notes:

Your default email program is what decides how early emails are deleted from the server.  Emails that are not on the server are likely archived on your computer.  These settings can be adjusted on your personal computer.  Also, Please use Firefox and save yourself a headache.

E-Marketing Application Breakdown

18 May

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We are always asked by clients about what applications we recommend to use for email marketing and sending bulk newsletters.  We broke down our three favorites and discussed some of the pros and cons.  Overall, Genus is the most affordable, comprehensive and feature rich application because it is fully integrated with your website.  So here is the Comparison of Mailchimp vs. Constant Contact vs. Genus: (more…)

How To: Set Up Your Email using Apple Mail

1 May

Things You will Need:

  • Your domain name -example.com
  • Your Email address username@example.com
  • Your email password.

Here’s What To Do:

  1. Open Apple Mail.
  2. From the Mail menu, choose Preferences.

3. Click the (more…)