Using Bcc when sending emails

I want to send an email to a group people but keep the recipients anonymous from each other, how do I do this?

It is good practice to ensure that email recipients are kept anonymous from each other when sending emails to a large number of email addresses.

To do this, enter the email addresses into the Bcc box when composing a new email message instead of the To box.

Small business and selling online

Did you know?

According to a report published by BTTradespace that "six out of 10 small businesses are missing out on their share of a £20bn a year web shopping boom because they are not selling their products and services onine".

The results are from a survey carried out with 300 small businesses in the UK. The full news story can be viewed here.

Google PowerMeter

Google has announced it will be launching Google PowerMeter which is an app which allows the user to retrieve their home electricity consumption information from their utility smart meters. To see our tips on reducing your IT energy consumption see our previous blog article.

More information about Google PowerMeter can be found here.

Tech Dictionary

Need to know the meaning of a 'techie' word?

If you need to find the definition of a techie word or techie term, why not check out the TechDictionary http://www.techdictionary.com/. Or you could always just ask us!

Saving web pages in Internet Explorer

I have found some information on a website that I want to save - how do I do this?

You can save the page as an mht file. This is a bit more portable than saving it as the default Webpage, complete (*htm; html).

Visit the webpage that you want to save, click on File, Save As, choose Save as Type and Web Archive, single file (*.mht) and enter your preferred file name. Your web page is saved.

Microsoft Word Page Layout Buttons

I'm using Microsoft Word 2003 and the page layout buttons in the bottom right of my screen have gone - how do I get them back?

• Open up Word
• Click Tools, Options
• In the View tab tick the box next to Horizontal Scroll Bar and then OK.

Snow and remote working

Has your business been affected by the snow this week? Have your employees been unable to get into the office?

Acutec can help to set your business up with remote working (see previous blog post). This means that if your workers can't get into the office, they can work from home!

We can also organise email access to via an internet connection. If your office server is Microsoft Windows you can utilise Outlook webmail, this allows you to organise your email, calendar and tasks via a web browser, in other words any computer attached to the internet.

Please do contact us if you want further information about remote working.

Google Latitude

Google has launched Latitude. The new app allows users to see where their friends are on a map from their mobile phone location. Visit http://www.google.com/mobile/default/latitude.html to send invitations to your friends - sharing will begin when both parties agree to share this information.

Non mobile phone users can receive an invitation from a friend / member of family so that they can login to Latitude and see where their friends are at any time.

You will need to check that your mobile is support by Latitude. This information is available on the Google Latitude website.

You can also hide your location at any time ...

Phishing Scam

I've received an email from Google asking me to confirm my contact details by clicking a link and completing a form. I'm suspicious.

Do not click on the link and complete for form. You will notice that if you hover over the the link that it usually displays a different website address. This is a phishing scam.

Google states on its Adwords Help the following:

"Please remember that Google's AdWords team will never send an unsolicited message asking for your password or other sensitive information by email or through a link.

If you've received a phishing email that attempts to fraudulently collect passwords, credit card numbers and other sensitive information, please report to us immediately by completing the Report Phishing Form.

If you ever need to change your account information, such as your billing details or your password, you should always sign in to your account from the main AdWords login page (https://adwords.google.co.uk) and make the changes directly within your account."