Tuesday, April 1, 2008

Online email

So I was typing this long and drawn out email to my father the other day. It was basically a quick update of what's going on in my house-hold. You know the routine. You talk about what the kids are up to, how work is going, and bla bla bla. It was probably around four paragraphs long when I was finished. Then came the bad part. I accidentally sent it to a number of email addresses. Why, you may ask? Because I was responding to a joke email my father had sent me and it was also one he sent to a whole slew of acquaintances. I guess I shouldn't have hit REPLY ALL. That's never a good feeling. None of us want to spill our guts to a large crowd. Ah, the joys of online email accounts. I will admit that they're a great deal more convenient and quick than tangible letters are, but then again, this would have never happened with a paper letter. There's still something to be said about the old-school method.

How long have you used online email accounts? Now, can you imagine how many emails you've sent regarding business and pleasure over the years? It's probably more than you can fathom. This has certainly become a part of our daily regimens. It's difficult to imagine life without them at this point. Even though we all got along fine for many years prior. I can still recall the very first time I got an email account. It was with my Internet service, so it was basically one of the ones that you pay for. It was fairly decent as far as online email accounts go. However, it didn't take me long to realize that there were free ones out there as well. Yahoo, MSN, and a few others were pretty well-known. I guess you could say I was not too computer/Internet savvy at the time. However, I soon switched to hotmail when I dumped my Internet service for another. This free online email account appeared to have the same advantages as the one I had been paying for.

What's your current online email account? Are you fully satisfied with this service, or do you wish it had more space to send pictures, files, ect? Well, fortunately there are many other email accounts to pick and choose from if you aren't happy. One thing is for certain, you practically need a reliable one to get along in the cyber-age of chaos and convenience.

2003 Microsoft Office

2003 Microsoft Office, like earlier versions of Microsoft Office, is a package of software programs designed for various office work activities. 2003 Microsoft Office comprises the programs Excel, Word, Access, Outlook, OneNote, Visio, PowerPoint, InfoPath, FrontPage, Project, Publisher, and Live Meeting. Each of these programs is sold as a separate software product, but the 2003 Microsoft Office combines them all together under a sort of bulk rate price tag.

The 2003 Microsoft Office package boasts a more complete package than any of the previous versions, offering more programs, and the most up to date versions of the software available. Of course, the older versions of the Office package are still perfectly good. I’m still using the 2000 addition, and am perfectly happy with it. It’s easy to get sucked into the hype over the 2003 Office deal only to discover that you didn’t really need the ‘improvements’. Microsoft, like all software companies, is update crazy. Newer versions of their programs represent an entire new product line for a minimal cost to them, and are often basically the same thing as the older version.

The Microsoft Office concept is a huge success for the software giant. Just about every major business has a copy of 2003 Microsoft Office or some earlier version installed on all their employee’s computers. Using the 2003 Microsoft Office programs you can do just about anything including writing form letters, tracking data, creating visual presentations, sending emails, creating graphical designs, combining text and graphical images, and arranging online meetings.

Personally, the only programs I ever use are Excel, Word, and occasionally PowerPoint. These three programs are a must have for anyone that does any kind of work involving presentations, writing, and organizing data. For these three programs alone, I think the 2003 Microsoft Office package is a good deal. Even if you don’t work with computers, Excel and Word are vital programs for personal use, making letter writing and tracking your finances much easier.

If you don’t have any Microsoft Office versions, and don’t even have Word, or Excel, I highly recommend picking up 2003 Microsoft Office. You can buy it online from just about anyone, and any stores that carry computer software will have it as well. If you already have an older Office version, you probably don’t really need to get 2003 Microsoft Office unless you do a lot of office work and are interested in the new programs that come with the package.