April 2014 LCCU Meeting We’ll answers members’ questions: –Choices for Backing Up to the Cloud – Idrive, OneDrive, Google Drive, Dropbox, Spideroak … –How do you get all your in one spot - from GMail, Hotmail/Outlook.com/MSN, Yahoo, your ISP, for your PC and smart phone? –Help getting started with Windows 8.

April 2014 LCCU Meeting At future meetings, we’ll answer: –What are the best antivirus and anti-malware programs or suites and how do you use them? –Describe and demonstrate all the Firefox features. –What is a good password manager program and how do you use it (we recommend KeePass)? –What are the best media players? –How do you use Secunia PSI (Personal Software Inspector) to keep your software updated and secure?

April 2014 LCCU Meeting Bad Advice from previous meeting Previous meeting, bad advice for a PC that is connected to a network attached printer or hard drive, under the topic: Securing Windows XP after end of support:Securing Windows XP after end of support –Disable Remote Desktop – Control Panel, System, Remote tab, uncheck “Allow remote assistance…”. Note that this can prevent a PC from communicating with a network printer.

April 2014 LCCU Meeting Backing Up to the Cloud Best Free Online Backup Sites – Considerations:Best Free Online Backup Sites –Storage size – more GB is better. –Document synchronization – upload of new or changed files should be automatic. –Long-term reliability of the site – author’s judgment. –Security – Idrive & Spideroak encrypt before uploading. –File location –anywhere on drive vs. in special folder. –Ease of use – file selection should be intuitive.

April 2014 LCCU Meeting Backing Up to the Cloud Best Free Online Backup Sites –Idrive – 5GB free, encrypted, scheduled backup, versioning; for PC, Mac, Linux, mobiles.Idrive –Google Drive – 15 GB free, files must be in Google Drive folder, auto synch; for PC, Mac, tablet, phone.Google Drive –OneDrive from Microsoft – 7 GB, files files in OneDrive folder, auto synch; PC, Mac, tablet, phone.OneDrive –Dropbox – 2 GB free, files in Dropbox folder, encrypted, auto synch; PC, Mac, tablet, phone.Dropbox –Spideroak – 2 GB free, encrypted, versioning; PC, phoneSpideroak

April 2014 LCCU Meeting Backing Up to the Cloud Additional features –Idrive – unlimited # of devices; will back up Facebook photos & videos; keeps up to 30 versions of a file.Idrive –Google Drive – Google Apps – document, spreadsheet, presentation, form, drawing; integrated with Gmail & Google Chat.Google Drive –OneDrive – Microsoft Office Online – Word, Excel, Powerpoint, OneNote; integrated with Outlook.com & Skype.OneDrive –Dropbox – works with most devices.Dropbox

April 2014 LCCU Meeting Backing Up to the Cloud References and reviews –The Best Cloud Storage Solutions from PC MagThe Best Cloud Storage Solutions –The top 10 personal cloud-storage services from ZDNetThe top 10 personal cloud-storage services –11 Free Online Backup Plans11 Free Online Backup Plans –Idrive –PC World review.Idrive –Google Drive PC Mag review.Google Drive –OneDrive PC Mag review.OneDrive –Spideroak PC Mag review.Spideroak –Dropbox PC Mag review.Dropbox

April 2014 LCCU Meeting Get All in One Spot Outlook Hotmail MSN GMail Mediacom Yahoo!, ATT Import or forward other accounts to Outlook.com

April 2014 LCCU Meeting Get All in One Spot Access Outlook.com from any device or mail client. mail client Windows Live Mail Thunderbird browser Windows iOS Android phone iPhone Android phone Outlook.com Hotmail MSN, Live

April 2014 LCCU Meeting Get All in One Spot In your browser and on all your devices, to move all to one account: 1.Move old and contacts to new account: use Import (Outlook.com, Gmail, Yahoo) or hook up both to WLM and copy mail folders, export old contacts to.csv file and import that to new contacts. 2.Receive new in new account: if import doesn’t do it, set up forwarding in old account, or POP access from new account. 3.Add old account’s “from address” in new account.

April 2014 LCCU Meeting Get All in One Spot In your browser and on all your devices: –In Outlook.comOutlook.com “Import accounts”: select Gmail, Yahoo, “Other provider” (IMAP), or “ apps on your PC” (POP3); gets contacts & old mail & sets up forwarding. –In Gmail,Gmail “Import from Yahoo, Hotmail, AOL, or other webmail or POP3 account” and forward from other account (after 30 days); or “Check Mail from other accounts (using POP3)”. –In Yahoo!,Yahoo! Accounts, “Send & receive from other services”.

April 2014 LCCU Meeting Get All in One Spot In your browser and on all your devices: –Set up new “From account”: –In Outlook.com: “Managing Your Account”, “Your accounts”, ”Add a send-only account”. –In Gmail: “Accounts and Import” tab, “Send mail as”

April 2014 LCCU Meeting Get All in One Spot To access on all your devices: Android, iOS, Blackberry, Window phone, etc.: –For outlook.com: Mobile Outlook.comMobile Outlook.com –For Gmail: Google mobileGoogle mobile –For Yahoo: Yahoo MobileYahoo Mobile

April 2014 LCCU Meeting Get All in One Spot How to get all your in one spot. –In clients on your computer: In Windows Live MailWindows Live Mail In Mozilla ThunderbirdMozilla Thunderbird – client communicates with server using these protocols: HTTP with DeltaSync for Hotmail IMAP for Gmail or Yahoo – tutorial for GMail–tutorial for GMail POP for Mediacom EAS for Outlook 2013, mobile devices

April 2014 LCCU Meeting Get All in One Spot IMAP is Internet Messaging Access Protocol. –Preview, delete, and organize messages directly on the e ‑ mail server. – is downloaded to the client only when read; copies are stored on the server. –New mail is accessible from any device at any time. POP is Post Office Protocol. –All mail is downloaded from the server to the client. –You can choose to leave a copy on the server.

April 2014 LCCU Meeting Get All in One Spot Get Outlook.com mail in Windows Live Mail: –For outlook.com/Hotmail/msn - To add account, click Mail, Accounts tab, . Type address, display name and password. Click Next, follow any additional steps, Finish. Https server uses DeltaSync to synchronize folders, works similar to IMAP.

April 2014 LCCU Meeting Get All in One Spot Get Gmail in Windows Live Mail:Gmail in Windows Live Mail –For Gmail, first enable POP or IMAP access in Gmail settings and under Labels, uncheck All Mail, Spam.enable POP or IMAP access – To add account, click Mail, Accounts tab, . Type address, display name and password. Check “manually configure server settings”. –Incoming server type: IMAP, address: imap.gmail.com, port: 993; Outgoing server address: smtp.gmail.com, port: 465; “This server requires a secure connection (SSL) for incoming & outgoing.

April 2014 LCCU Meeting Get All in One Spot Get Yahoo.com mail in Windows Live Mail: –To add account, click Mail, Accounts tab, . Type address, display name and password. Check “manually configure server settings”. –Incoming server type: IMAP, address: imap.mail.yahoo.com, port: 993; Outgoing server address: smtp.mail.yahoo.com, port: 465; check “This server requires a secure connection (SSL) for incoming & outgoing.

April 2014 LCCU Meeting Get All in One Spot How to get all your in Thunderbird: –General: Application menu, Add Account, input your account information, Options…, Account Settings…, Account Actions button, Add Mail Account…, Input account information. Continue, Manual config, –For Outlook.com, use IMAP & SMTP settingsIMAP & SMTP settings –For Gmail, enable POP or IMAP access in Gmail settings, then as above, using Gmail IMAP settings.enable POP or IMAP access –For Yahoo, use Yahoo IMAP settings.

April 2014 LCCU Meeting Get All in One Spot IMAP settings, incoming and outgoing: –For Outlook.com, imap-mail.outlook.com, port 993, TSL/SSL and smtp-mail.outlook.com, port 587, STARTTLS –For Gmail, imap.gmail.com, port 993, TLS/SSL: yes and smtp.gmail.com, port 465, TLS/SSL: yes –For Yahoo, imap.mail.yahoo.com, port 993 (SSL) or 143 and smtp.mail.yahoo.com, port 25 or 465 (SSL). –For AOL, imap.aol.com, port 143, none and smtp.aol.com, port 587, none

April 2014 LCCU Meeting Get All in One Spot References: Best Free Software from techsupportalert.comBest Free Software The Best Web-Based Services from PC Mag, 8/2012The Best Web-Based Services Gmail review Outlook/Hotmail review Yahoo Mail review How to move from Gmail to Outlook.com How I switched from Gmail to Outlook.com by Ed BottHow I switched from Gmail to Outlook.com How to Access a Gmail Account in Windows Live Mail Combine Your Accounts Into a Single Inbox: Here’s How – 11/2012 from makeuseof.comCombine Your Accounts Into a Single Inbox: Here’s How

April 2014 LCCU Meeting Help getting started with Windows 8. –Microsoft’s Windows 8 End User Training BrochureWindows 8 End User Training Brochure –Windows 8 and Windows RT Product GuideWindows 8 and Windows RT Product Guide –From YouTube: –Top 5 How Do I Questions with Windows 8Top 5 How Do I Questions with Windows 8 –Windows 8 Beginners Guide Part 1Windows 8 Beginners Guide Part 1 –Windows 8 Beginners Guide Part 2 Quick Access MenuWindows 8 Beginners Guide Part 2 Quick Access Menu –Windows Beginners Guide TutorialWindows Beginners Guide Tutorial