Outlook has a lot of great features to check email, send email, create appointment and meeting request to improve the work activities. When the size of the emails gets bigger or you are allocated a certain size of email space, you will need to check how much data you are storing with Outlook. To check the data size, you can

- Click on “Tools” and “Mailbox cleanup”
- Click on “Mailbox Size”

Total size including subfolders will be calculated and shown. If you want to decrease the email size, you can either delete some emails or move the emails to a local drive by creating a folder on the left side of folder section in Outlook.

Morgan dollar is a true American gem which minted between 1878 to 1904 and 1921 with around one ounce of silver. Due to its design and recent interest in the silver metal, there are a lot of interest from the counterfeit coin manufacturers to fake this dollar.  Here are few tips to make sure that you dont buy fake Morgan dollar.

1- Measure the weight, always. Regardless of the mint year and location, Morgan dollar should always weigh 26.37 grams. If there is a significant weight difference (say, 24 grams, etc), it is a good proof that the Morgan dollar is fake.

2- Look at the quality of mint. If the surface of coin is not smooth an has a lot of gas bubbles, it can be cast and it is more likely fake. Here is a genuine coin that weighs 26.35 grams.

With these small tips, you can always prevent buying fake Morgan dollars.

If you want to send money overseas and want the recipient to have the money in around 10 minutes, MoneyGram is the fastest way to do it. You can send money in following way:

- First, make sure you are certain that you are sending the money for the right reason. If there is a 1% probability to be scammed, you could be scammed. When you are absolutely sure that you are sending the money for the right reason, you need to check the location of the MoneyGram agent in your area. To do this, you can use http://moneygram.com website.

- Arrive the agent location and make sure to bring enough cash to cover the transaction. Moneygram doesnt accept credit or debit card. You estimate the fees as following: If you want to send $500, the fees are around $10.

- In the agent location, there is a red phone. Once you give your name and the name of the recipient, make the payment to the agent. Make sure that the name of the recipient is spelled correctly so that there will be no confusion when the money is transacted.

- Email the reference number to the recipient so that he/she can get the money in 10 minutes after you send. You can find the reference number in the receipt that you received during the payment to the agent. Without reference number, the recipient cannot get the money.

- If the recipient doesn’t get the money in 45 days, you can get refund except the money sending fees that you paid.

Enjoy the fast money sending service but please make sure that you are sending the money for the right reason.

If you want to send a fax over the internet, there are many sites providing this service. https://faxzero.com is one of the leading site and you can send free fax up to 3 pages online. If you dont want any cover page with FaxZero name in it, you can pay $1.99 by Paypal to send fax up to 10 pages without cover pages with FaxZero logo.

Windows XP is undoubtedly the most useful and widely used operating system used in pc computers. However, while installing new programs, new registry settings allow them to start  without user’s permission whenever the computer is booted. Here is a tip how to prevent and remove unwanted programs to start in Windows.

1- From Window Start+Run, type msconfig to open System Configuration Utility

2- From Startup tab, uncheck the programs that you want to get rid of

3- Make sure that you don’t remove the critical programs from the list that can cause system instability.

4- Restart the computer. This tip should allow the computer to boot faster.

5- Check the Task Manager to see any other programs that you like to get rid of and repeat the procedure for those programs.

For more information about the computer .tips, please visit CleanPC.org or browse our website.

I just tr?ed Limewire software due to a recent suggestion of my friend. As soon as I intalled the software, my Spy-bot program warned me and found a spware in Limewire program. I am attaching the information from the Spybot log file:

2/1/2010 6:31:44 PM Encountered and terminated Win32.Agent.oc in C:\Program Files\LimeWire\execNoWindow.exe!

So, Limewire software installed Win32.Agent denen spyware. This spyware is a very tricky one as I did some research about it. It saves itself in Windows registry with a different name and automatically installs other spywares to your computers. And, without your permission. If you see any program in your task manager, it means that your computer is infected with this spyware.

sskupdater.exe
ssk.exe
sskupdater.exe5102.exe
ssk.exe
5102.exe

The easiest way to clean this spyware is install Spybot and run a complete scan for your computer. It is also important to uninstall Limewire to stop unauthorized usage of your computer by others. Of course, this spyware is known one and if you consider about the ones that haven’t been discovered yet, you can think about the security threat of your computer. For more tips and information about computer security, feel free to browse our website, CleanPC.org. Good luck.

Spyware is one of the most  dangerous software to give risk in our internet activities. An infection with a spyware can be harmless but the overall damage to the computer user can be very high. Here are some questions and answers about spyware.

• What is spyware? Spyware is a software that can collect information about the computer, its usage and computer user. It sends information to another computer. It is usually difficult to tell the computer is infected with spyware. Some of the most common spywares are WeatherBug, BearShare and Kazaa and they are used to share information between users. Most spywares are installed to our computer without our permission.
• How does Spyware affect the Performance of Computer? The infection of the spywares can vary but the most common symptoms are very slow system performance in the internet browsing, changing homepage on its own, excessive pop-up appearances, redirected websites or forced spyware removal installation notices.
• How can I get rid of Spyware? There are many useful spyware removal software available in the internet. Spybot Search and Destroy or Adware are the most powerful and free spyware removal software. You can also try McAfee antivirus software to have better internet and computer security.

It is always great to monitor the internet activities and performance while browsing the internet. Someone may watch you from over the shoulder if you don’t be cautious. It is also important to install the trusted software. For more information on better internet and computer security, you can check out more at CleanPC.org.

Computer security has become an important issue for our lives as a new security breach is being investigated almost everyday. When getting the advices on security, the following guidelines can help you to choose the most reliable information available.

Some of the established websites such as Cnet, MSN and Download.com offers the programs and security tips for the computer security. It is important to check the reviews from the users and choose the top rated products to secure your computers.

Another hint to follow is to check the ownership of the website that you are obtaining the information. This verification let you know whether the website owner/author has the required knowledge for the computer security. For verification, you can check “about” section of the website.

More information on computer security and useful tips, you can check CleanPC.org.