Is there a security risk when you forward or reply to a message? A reader writes: “if you forward the message (we’re supposed to forward SPAM messages to a particular internal mailbox for analysis, etc.) that fetches the image and reveals the IP and other information sent by the web browser. I really wish there […]
‘Click here to download images’ in Outlook may seem like a nuisance but it’s there for a good reason Why does Outlook prompt you to download images with messages – instead of just getting them? The ‘Click here to download images’ may seem like a nuisance but it’s there for a good reason It may […]
About the special ‘Hidden info’ image included in Office for Mere Mortals. As part of an article on Outlook security Office-Watch.com made a special ‘image’ that displays, within an email, some system information sent by Outlook to the Internet. This image was included in Office for Mere Mortals for Monday 4 June 2012 and Office […]
Merge your cloud documents into your regular computer folders. Windows 7 has ‘Libraries’, a way to bring folders and files from different locations into a single searchable ‘location’ and that can include sync’d folders from cloud services. ‘Location’ in quotes because no files are moved or copied – it’s a virtual folder. By default, Libraries […]
How to copy an Outlook PST into Gmail or other online email storage. Leigh O. asks: “I cannot find any instructions on how to upload the .pst file into Gmail which is what I am using now.” You can’t upload a PST file to Gmail (or any other email service that we’re aware of). To […]
