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All About Emails pt 1

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All About Emails pt 1 Free Email - gmail.com, hotmail/outlook/live.com, yahoo.com, aol.com ISP (Internet Service Provider) Email - pacbell/sbcglobal/att.net comcast.net(xfinity), sonic.net Paid Email - Earthlink, custom domain Getting alot of junk/SPAM mail? Get a new email address gmail.com or outlook.com with a better SPAM/Junk mail filter. Block an email? You can block an email or domain but the marketer will change the address. DO NOT OPEN UNWANTED EMAILS - Avoid Preview Windows, delete the email by swiping or right click (control click) and delete Unsubscribe - works if the company is legitimate. If not it is an indicator that you read your emails and you will be sent more. Get a 2nd email address to separate the junk and solicitations from friends and family junk@yahoo.com and family@gmail.com On a computer setup 2 bookmarks/favorites for each email. On a mobile device put the main email on the default email app and then download the app for the secondary email. Sign up for a ne
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Using the Internet and the WWW Effectively (iOS)

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  Using the Internet and the WWW Effectively (iOS) Using Safari the Default iOS web browser If you are using Safari on the computer use Safari on your iOS device to sync your bookmarks, settings, passwords and more. Access Macintosh Passwords Tap Settings Scroll to Passwords Use your Biometric Login (face or finger print) or type in the unlock code for your device You passwords will be revealed What is Detect Compromised Passwords? Apple helps detect passwords you’ve used repeatedly or that it has found on the dark web or is publicly available. If the password is for your email account of a financial institution, change it. Otherwise there might be too many to change and not necessary to bother so you can turn off Detect Compromised Passwords. In the Passwords section Tap Security Recommendations Tap the on/off button to turn off Detect Compromised Passwords Note that a list will still show but you won’t be prompted Edit Saved Passwords in Apple Password Manager Tap the password to see
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Using the Internet and the WWW Effectively for Macs

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  Using the Internet and the WWW Effectively (Mac) Understanding how to use Safari the default Mac Web Browser If you use the Macintosh Web Browser you’d want to use Safari and the Apple password keeper. Access the Apple password Keeper by going to: The Apple Menu Choose System Preferences/Settings Look for Passwords Login with your computer’s password Using Apple’s Password Keeper A list of already saved passwords will appear. Click the i with a circle to reveal the website, user name and password. Once you open the login you can also Edit or Delete the entry. Click the + on the top right to create/save a new website login and password. Save daily or weekly accessed websites as a Favorite Favorites appear when you first open a Safari window, unless you set a custom homepage. -or- You can see your Favorites on the favorites bar. Click the View menu Choose Show Favorites Bar The bar appears towards the top of the window under the address bar Customize the Favorites bar by adding f
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Using the Internet and the WWW Effectively (Windows)

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  Using the Internet and the WWW Effectively on Windows Understanding how to use Google Chrome Web Browser better Use one unified login to access all the same web settings across multiple devices as they sync via Google through the cloud. Access Web Browser options, settings, features and more. Click the three stacked dots (or lines) on the far top right to reveal all the options you need related to your web browser. Using Tabs to quickly navigate between commonly accessed websites. Examples would be your morning routine, 1. check email via webmail - gmail.com 2. Read the news - sfgate.com 3. Listen to music - kdfc.com 4. Play daily Wordle - https://www.nytimes.com/games/wordle To create a new tab (3 options): Click the stacked three dots on the top right, choose new tab Click the + beside the last tab on the top of the window Hold down CTRL + tap T Go to website you want to see, create another new tab and repeat, as needed for each website you want to have easily accessible *To
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