About The MicroMedia Blog
I use this blog primarily as a place to take notes for myself. However I do occasionally post helpful "How To" articles for my clients to assist with explaining topics such as setting up a mail client or using Wordpress.
Connecting Hotmail To A POP3 Account
MSN Hotmail comes with the ability to connect your account to a POP3 email inbox on your server. By doing so all new mail will be automatically delivered to your inbox, and you’ll have the ability to send mail from that account. Here are the steps to set that up: First log into your Hotmail ...
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Connecting Gmail to a POP3 Account
In a previous post we talked about configuring Thunderbird to connect to a POP3 e-mail account on a server so that you can download new mail and send mail through that address. In this article I will show you how to use Google’s Gmail for the same purpose. Your first step will be to create ...
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Beginner’s Guide To WordPress
WordPress is a fantastic blogging platform that is becoming more and more popular, not just for blogs but also website content management systems. Although the admin “dashboard” may seem a little daunting at first, it’s actually not too complicated. In this article I’ll take you through some of the basics of using your WordPress-powered website. ...
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Configuring Your Mail Client
In a previous post I explained how to set up Thunderbird to access your e-mail accounts on an external server. Thunderbird requires some basic account information such as your incoming and outgoing mail server settings. Here I will show you how to access this information on your cPanel account. The first step is to log ...
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Configuring Thunderbird
Thunderbird is an open source (free) alternative to Microsoft Outlook for your computer. With it you will be able to access and manage e-mail from multiple in-boxes, including POP3 accounts associated with your personal website. *note: to configure Thunderbird you will need some basic account information. You can refer to this article for help with ...
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Search Engine Optimization
So you want better ranking on search engines huh? Of course you do, and so does everybody else. But with such fierce competition for the highest spots on Google, Yahoo, MSN and others how can you get your website to rise above the rest? It requires a bit of work and a lot of time, ...
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