Using Outlook/Outlook Express to Send Mail Through a Firewall

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I had been experiencing a certain computer problem for months, and finally arrived at a solution the other day, so here it is for all who might be dealing with the same issue:

I regularly use my laptop at our local library. Actually, I occasionally teach seminars at the local library, and between classes I like to catch up on email correspondence. Receiving email was, as usual, no problem. Sending email, however, was a major pain. In yet another ongoing crusade to control spam, the library’s firewall prevented email of any kind to be sent via port 25. Read more…

AudioLava 1.0 versus Spin it Again 2.1 Vinyl Cleaning Software Review

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When I agreed to convert my Dad’s 100 or so vinyl record collection to CD, I first had to acquire a software package for the job. I’m computer literate as well as fairly experienced working with digital music production, but I don’t have a lot of time so I was looking for something that was first and foremost easy to learn and use. Next, since I was doing this as a labor of love, it needed to be something that was inexpensive. Finally, I wanted acceptable quality in the final output. While my Dad isn’t particularly particular about the quality (most of the records were in pretty bad shape), I actually wanted some of the songs for my mp3 player myself, and I AM a little picky about the sound.
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