I use email a lot. I guess everyone does these days!One of the things that drives me mad is auto-responders. While they can be used very effectively they're usually not.A good use of an autoresponder would be a specific email address that you send a blank mail to in order to get back information.Unfortunately most people who setup autoresponders don't seem to think it … [Read more...] about Pet Hates – Auto-responders
Gmail Helps Criminals
I love the internet. I love the online and offline communities that I've become involved with since I first went online.However some people's use of the internet makes me very sad.I first went online in 1994 when I was in first year in UL. Back then the internet was a very different place.To start with it was a hell of a lot "smaller".It was also a lot safer.Spam wasn't an … [Read more...] about Gmail Helps Criminals
Monster Says Sorry For Spamming
As some of you may know a lot of Irish IT professionals, including myself, received a spam from Monster earlier this week. Anyone who reads me on a regular basis would know that I am probably one of the last people you would want to spam. In any case the story grew legs yesterday, as I received legal threats from the Monster employee, as I had published his email. It is … [Read more...] about Monster Says Sorry For Spamming
Monster’s Irish Office Think Spamming Is Acceptable
Earlier today I posted about three Irish spams I'd received in the morning. I didn't go into any detail, as I was busy with other things and also wanted to see how Monster would handle the situation.The email that they sent to several hundred people included a lot of email addresses that I recognised for one reason or another. Hardly surprising as all the businesses in question … [Read more...] about Monster’s Irish Office Think Spamming Is Acceptable
The Weakness of FaceBook Invites
I joined Facebook a few weeks ago to see what all the fuss was about. I can see why people might like it, but there are a lot of things about it that I find incredibly annoying.One of the things that drives me around the bend is all the stupid emails it sends me, but that's my own fault for joining!The other thing that drives me mad is the profiles. They're not very helpful. … [Read more...] about The Weakness of FaceBook Invites