We Care Computers Newsletter, January, 2009, Three Things You Might, Should, Could Do...

Too Many Saved Emails May Crash Your Computer

Even at the end of January, some of those well intended New Year's resolutions have fallen by the wayside.

Regarding your computers, however, consider these simple tips:

Clean Out Your Email Clutter (it can crash you computer)
2009 Resolution: Back Up Your Data
Take advantage of a Recession Buster

More info and tips on each topic below.

These simple tips can help you prevent a crash, improve your productivity, and save your valuable personal information.
Avi & Tahl

Avi Smith-Rapaport, Tahl Smith-Rapaport, and the entire team at:
We Care Computers, LLC
860-836-4191 or info@wecarecomputers.com

Clean Out Inbox, Sent Items, and Deleted Items Clean Out Your Email Files!

Email is a wonderful tool for staying in touch and doing business, but did you know that too many emails in your system can cause your email program to freeze and even crash the computer?

Yes, true to both. While keeping your Inbox clean and up-to-date is challenging enough, at least once a year you should clean out ALL of your email folders. Out of sight, out of mind is the rule of thumb for emails, but your Sent and Deleted files can get huge, with more than 1,000 emails or more. That's trouble brewing for your computer. Too many emails will crash the email program (bye-bye emails) or even the computer.

Here's how to do it:

A. Go through your Inbox and delete all old emails.
B. Then go to your Deleted Items and delete all emails in that folder.

Then it gets a tiny bit trickier. Many people store the emails they send in their Sent Items folder, and even use their Inbox as a To-Do List. What should you do if you want to keep those emails but also not crash your computer?

Easy. Just move them to separate email folders you can create with a click of a mouse.

As the illustration for this story shows, there are separate folders for Sent_2007 and Sent_2008. Plus Your_Folder_1, 2, and 3 (you may name these anything you like when you create them).

You can also have a lot of these folders, one per project, client, etc.

How do you create a folder? In Outlook Express, simply put your mouse on Local Folders and right click it. Then select New Folder, and you've got it.

Then select the emails you'd like to transfer to the folder and drag them across. Easy.

This simple tip, once a year, will ensure your email program works efficiently, will not freeze on you, or crash.

You may also find using "folders" is a great way to organize and handle your email quickly on a daily or weekly basis as well.

Backing Up Your Data Can Save You Time and Money! Back Up Your Data

Just about everyone agrees the information and files on their computer is valuable.

An overwhelming majority agree the information should be backed up.

Is your information backed up?

If you're like the majority of computer users, NO.

Personal or business, please make it a New Year's Resolution to back up your computer.

We Care Computers offers a wide variety of data back-up services, from external hard drives to sophisticated on-line systems. You can simply purchase the equipment from us (we match or beat Best Buy, Staples, or any other vendor's "street price"), or we can install it and show you how to work it.

Remember one thing about hard drives. They are mechanical devices, and it is not IF they will fail, but WHEN.

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Parting Shot: Tahl & Avi Are Going To Boston This Year!
Avi and Tahl are currently training for the Boston Marathon.

Avi and Tahl just got accepted to run in the Boston Marathon.
It's a little slippery out there to run right now, but they're both putting
on miles in the gym and outside, weather permitting. Go, you guys!

Quote Of The Month

"You must be the change you wish to see in the world."

Ghandi