Ritesh Sapra Digitalized

This is a question often asked. I need to start using Outlook Express to check my GMail, but what should I use - Pop3 or Imap?

Before we get into the comparison of both, lets look at them individually.

IMAP - IMAP stands for Internet Message Access Protocol. It is a protocol for accessing email from your local computer. It is a client/server protocol in which e-mail is received and held for you on the servers. You can view just the header information, which includes the sender and subject of the letter, allowing you to decide whether to download the message or not.

POP3 - POP3 stands for Post Office Protocol 3. It can act as a standard protocol to receive email on your client, or as a client/server protocol. The mail is stored on the server, until you download it on your client. Once downloaded the mail gets deleted from the server.

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Lin.cr- A new URL Shortening service.

Is it any different from TinyUrl, you may ask?

For starters, its not yet different. It provides the basic functionality of shortening your long URL’s, but there’s more coming up in the future.

So what is so different about Lin.cr? Okay, first of all, I think it sounds very cool. Its so much better than TinyUrl.

Its shorter than TinyUrl.com, so in effect you get an even shorter URL. I’m sure a couple of characters also make a difference when you’re texting the URL to a friend, or typing it manually in the browser.

Quick Example -> Compare Lin.cr with TinyUrl.com

• lin.cr/tg
• tinyurl.com/4udk3z

Both of them point to RiteshSapra.NET. You decide for yourself which looks better, cleaner, and more simpler

Ever felt the need to auto improve your images ?? Just came across this website, which allows you to upload your image, and the website will improvise it for you. Thanks VJ.

The website shows you some sample pics which they have improvised, but when I uploaded a couple of test images - the results were not satisfactory.
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You’ve just sent out an email to a work colleague and it went to a wrong receipient..

Do you…..

• Regret after hitting the ‘SEND’ button?
• Wish you could recall the mail so you wouldnt be in an embarrasing moment?
• Wish your mail could self destruct, so there would be no proof that you sent the email?

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Ever wondered if you could verify if a certain email address actually exists? I’m not sure why you would need to do so, but in case you ever, here’s a quick solution.

Email Address verifier. This website verifies if the user/mailbox actually exists on the server.

I tried testing this website with a fake email it, and to my surprise it resulted with an “OK”, which means the account does exist. (It DOESN’T actually)

So sorry, test failed and this website is good for nothing. Instead of digging it, we should have a link to say “This website sucks” !!

Update: A little more research verified that the website can detect incorrect domain names, but doesn’t detect if the user has a mailbox.

Most corporates have Internet Access restrictions, and mine is no exception. At work, we are not allowed to visit popular social networking sites like orkut, facebook. Initially, I was kinda upset that I wont be allowed to use facebook at work, but with the help of Proxy sites (or whatever you may prefer calling them) I can visit any website from work, even if it is blocked.

These sites allow you to browse the web anonymously and access sites that are blocked.

• Vtunnel
• Hide My Ass
• RedLista
• Browser Jump
• Go Proxer
• Proxy Browsing
• Ninja Proxy
• Proxify
• W3Privacy
• KProxy

I havent tried all the above websites, but my personal fav is Vtunnel

Initially, I didnt like using gmail, but ever since I’ve started using Google Apps to manage my personal emails, I’ve fallen in love with the gmail interface, and wanted to move all my Outlook emails to gmail.

I tried using the GML software but it required the .NET framework, and often hung without uploading all the emails.

Here is a very easy way to upload your Outlook mails to Gmail, without the need of any software.

Step 1: Enable IMAP on your Gmail/Google Apps account. This step by step tutorial tells you how to enable IMAP.

Step 2: After you configure GMail on your Outlook (as part of the above step), you will see the IMAP folder (Gmail) and it will list out all the labels that you use as separate folders.

Step 3A: If you dont not wish to maintain a backup of the emails in Outlook, and just want them in your gmail inbox, drag the mails to your gmail Inbox (Under IMAP folder). If you drag them to your labels folder, they will automatically be labelled.

Step 3B: If you do wish to keep a copy of all emails in Outlook, you can right click on the folder you wish to upload, and hit -> Copy folder. Once the folder is copied, you can move those emails to GMail, so your original emails will still be stored in Outlook.

This could take a while, especially if you have large emails. I tried selecting all the emails, and moved them to gmail, and my Outlook hung, so I did them one batch at a time.

You can comment here, if you face any problems.