This is a follow-up to this article, where I said there are many ways of "syncing" a POP account, and this is another way of going about it using a separate Hotmail account. Requirements:An email client with auto-blind-carbon-copy, a.k.a. auto-bcc capability (such as Mozilla Thunderbird, nPOPuk, Sylpheed, etc.) A Hotmail account (if already using a...

Lately there have been disorganized attempts to get something calling The Darknet Project a.k.a. TDP off the ground. What is it exactly? This article states it best as, "to create a global darknet, a decentralized web of interconnected wireless mesh networks that operate independently of each other and the conventional internet". Recently the people...

Yes, I know, there’s no such thing as true synchronization when it comes to POP email accounts, but this is the next best thing. Not everyone uses webmail, and many still use POP. Some use POP because they have no other choice, such as a business or ISP-based email account; others simply can’t stand webmail or IMAP and go the POP route because...

Sometimes people will do some pretty wacky things when it comes to getting statistical information. Well, now we have a relatively good idea as to how much the entire internet weighs, as in physically weighs. 50 grams. It is really a mind-blowing thing to think that physical data actually has weight to it, but it does. Watch the video below and be amazed at how...

Google just did a big changeup with their Google Reader product, and it’s ticked off a lot of people. Arguably, Reader was one of Goog’s most successful products. People who use it loved it, it worked without complaint, it was fast and there was literally nothing wrong with it. Well, of course, things must “progress”, and that’s...

For the most part, the way people type out directions using a mapping service like Google Maps or Bing Maps is exact-address-to-exact-address. Well, you don’t have to do that. If you know your ZIPs, you can get the directions info you want faster and easier. 1. Abbreviate, skip the Town/State and use the ZIP This is a good one to know because there are...

A short history of accepting payments with credit online before telling you about Stripe (and this is good info to know if you’re in business for yourself): In the early-early days of internet commerce, known as "e-commerce" back then when anything internet had an "e-" in front of it, it was required to have a true merchant account to...

It’s more or less true that the PCMech audience doesn’t really care for Twitter all that much, but regardless of that I would suggest "following" (if you use Twitter) or at least bookmarking the Twitter profiles listed below. Why? Two reasons. First, you get can get quick updates for service outages. It’s generally true that whenever...

Proving once again that Google is a useful search tool for just about anything, the search engine includes a quick lookup to display your IP address. What search term do you use? Just search for ip. That’s it. A few notes:The IP address returned is your public address, meaning the one from your ISP and not your router. Yes, it will work for both IPv4 and...

At best, the maximum file size attachment for email is 30MB and at worst 5MB. Yes, believe it or not, there are still little mom-and-pop ISPs that do not allow over 5MB file attachments in email. But even if you and the people you routinely send mail to can accept 30MB file attachments, should you? The answer depends on what you’re trying to send. This...