U3A Advanced Computers 20 Nov 2012 Mike Hender Email goes Mobile U3A Advanced Computers 20 Nov 2012 Mike Hender
Back Story – 24x7 Laboratory astrophysics Tandem Computers My first email 1982
Email becomes the corporate communications platform of choice Used and abused Fast but with a audit trail Conversational Distribution lists Reputation enhancing/ destroying
Email accounts mike@hender.net mike@hender-associates.com mikehender@msn.com mike.hender@me.com mike.hender.44@gmail.com m.hender@sky.com . . .
The Communication Challenge How do I keep all these in synch? iPhone out and about iPad in the lounge and visiting friends Laptop and desktop at work/home While moving from working to retired?
But First – Text or Email? Text – any phone Just a phone number Instant/Push Photos taken on phone Character limit (140) Smartphone Email Need email address ‘Less instant’ Any photo Any document Copies, Archive, Folders No character limit
Texts on iPhone
Resilient Architecture Old business account Main account Backup accounts mike@hender-associates.com mike@ hender.net mike.hender.44@ gmail.com mikehender@ msn.com IMAP
Protocols POP3 IMAP SMTP Incoming, deletes message from the server Incoming, retains message on the server SMTP Outgoing, most difficult to set up
Best Mail System? After 15 years of Outlook, a chance to reassess!
Web Based Hotmail – connected
Web Based Gmail - connected
Web Based Mail – not connected
Email Clients – the Beauty of IMAP Outlook Mac Mail IMAP Server Android Mail Hotmail/Outlook Windows 8 Mail IOS Mail
IMAP Folders
Native Mail Clients – Microsoft MS Office Outlook
Native Mail Clients – Microsoft ‘Hotmail’ Outlook
Native Mail Clients – Microsoft Windows 8 Mail
Native Mail Clients – Apple MacBook IOS 6
Setting up Email on iPhone and iPad
Mail clients don’t have to be online . . . . . . To read and write messages
Android (Nexus 7)
Photos – many routes 4 3 1 2
Alerts/Notifications
Demonstration HDMI Wi-Fi Wi-Fi
Also researched . . .