I had written a previous article describing why some people experience sending emails out with their email client software such as Outlook. After receiving some feedback that it was difficult to understand because I did not explain how to look up SMTP since it differs from each internet service provider. I will try to explain how you can locate who your current internet service provider is and then go on Google and look up there SMTP server. Here are some simple steps to take, step by step in doing so.
- Click on your START menu on the lower right corner.
- Click on RUN and a window will open up.
- Inside the window you can type in “cmd” without the parenthesis.
- Now, another window, the DOS prompt will open and now type “ipconfig” without parenthesis.
- You can locate your current Connection Specific DNS Suffix which will be your current ISP (internet service provider); even if you are on a router.
- Now with this information handy; go to Google and search the ISP and the word “SMTP”.
- View through the results and you will most likely find your SMTP server.
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Apple finally released the anticipated iPod Touch. Very much like it’s older brother the iPhone, it sports many of the same features.
- Multi-touch interface
- 3.5-inch widescreen display
- Wi-Fi web browsing via Safari
- You-tube videos
- Calendar, clock, calculator
- Photo viewer
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So you have been listening to music and charging your iPod thats connected to your computer and your suddenly prompted to restart to complete a Windows update. You go ahead and restart your computer and when it is loading back up, it gets stuck! You keep retrying to restart the computer and it always hangs up on a loading screen. What in the heck is going on? Has your computer finally broken down?
I have had several people ask me why their computer hangs after starting up and most of the times I encountered this incident, it is because their iPod is connected to the computer. It has something to do with the USB drivers being cached. All you have to get your computer up and running again is to unplug your iPod from your PC an restart again. Voila! Your PC will start up normally again.
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Go Foxy! This little software is a peer to peer program like Limewire or Napster; but it is a Chinese software where most of the files shared are Chinese songs.
It is easy to navigate and to use just like the more popular peer to peer programs out there. Most of the media content is fairly new and the quality is good as well. It may not be like torrent content where it is usually complete albums, but this gives you a chance to listen to popular songs out right now.
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If traveling from city to city and staying at different hotels is your game; then you definitely travel with a laptop so you can get your office work done while your on the road. Problem is, this laptop could be a loaner laptop from your company and many times, its configuration settings are already set.
The biggest pain is to find out that your laptop is not configured properly and you will not be able to get out onto the internet whether you are in your guest room or in a meeting room. So here, I offer some tips for you to ask your IT department to configure for you so that once you are away, you will still be able to utilize your laptop.
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This is a typical question I am asked about frequently. Especially if you have just moved and were using your previous ISP (internet service provider) carrier’s email address. Here is an example:
Your email address is johndoe@carrier1.net and all your settings are set for that. You do not want to change your email address so you keep it even though carrier2 has given you an email address as well. However, your POP3 and SMTP settings are still set for carrier1 which most likely could be mail.carrier1.net for both POP3 and SMTP.
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For all the business travelers, meeting planners and hotel and convention properties, there is a revenue stream in providing HSIA (or high speed internet access) inside the meeting room area, lobby or public areas and guestrooms. Providing internet access has become a big game for internet service providers and this article will give you an inside look to the game.
Lets cover the basics, internet access in the hotel to the public essentially covers three areas which are guestrooms, lobby or public areas and meeting room convention type space. A single property can have three different carriers for each area of internet access. Here is an example:
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Joost is a innovative idea where they bring television content to your PC. I have tested Joost and it is pretty good as far as quality and ease of use. The only thing lacking at the moment is the content. There is a large variety of shows, but it is not exactly the programs I am looking for. Another downfall is the picture quality is limited because of bandwidth limitations. I played around and watched the shows on Joost for about a week, but it just seemed most of the programs were just looped. The good thing is that everything is on demand so you can watch any program anytime you want and any episode as well.
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