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Thursday, September 23, 2010

How To Prevent Windows From Turning Off The Wi-Fi Connection

Windows Vista and Windows 7, by default, have a feature in the network device driver that allows the operating system to shut off the wireless connection if the computer is idle therefore causing the internet connection to be lost at times. This guide will show you how to disable that feature so your internet connection is always alive.

1. Click on Start Menu button
2. Click on Control Panel

3. Click on System and Security

4. On the System area, click on Device Manager

5. On Device Manager, look for Network Adapters and find the Wireless adapter

6. Right-click the network adapter and click on Properties

7. Click on the Power Management tab
8. Uncheck the Allow the computer to turn off this device to save power scheme. Click OK and you are done.

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Monday, September 6, 2010

Add Gmail POP to Microsoft Outlook 2010

This tutorial will show you how to add your Gmail POP account to Microsoft Outlook 2010. The tutorial is on PDF format.

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Avast 5 - Blocks Microsoft Outlook 2010 from Sending and Receiving emails

Problem: Avast mail scan module blocks Outlook 2010 Gmail accounts from sending and receiving mail.

Solution: To solve the situation perform the following steps:

In your mail client software open the account settings and search for every e-mail accounts which require some type of encrypted connection (SSL or TLS). Also check what kind of protocols (SMTP, POP3, IMAP...), host names and port numbers are used for encrypted access to these e-mail accounts.

Figure I.
(MS Outlook example for Gmail & generic ISP)
Open the avast! user interface, click 'REAL-TIME SHIELDS' tab, from unfolded menu select 'Mail Shield' and then click 'Expert Settings' button.

Figure II.
On the left pane of MAIL SHIELD SETTINGS window click the 'SSL Accounts' option, and there in the MAIL ACCOUNTS list you have to specify host names, protocols, port numbers and of course encryption type for e-mail accounts requiring encrypted connection.

Figure III.
(Example for Gmail & generic ISP)
In the account settings of your mail client software disable encryption and set port numbers into default values for all protocols using the encrypted connection to access the relevant e-mail accounts. Do not change the other email account settings and/or protocols which use unencrypted connections (i.e. do not change the settings required by your e-mail and Internet services providers).

Figure IV.
(MS Outlook example for Gmail & generic ISP)