EPCC presents Have Laptop Will Travel by Jim McKittrick

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EPCC presentsHave Laptop Will TravelbyJim
McKittrick

• Using your laptop on the road
• Basics
• Getting Email
• Sending Email
• IM

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Basic Gear

• Laptop
• Wi Fi on Computer (built in or card)
• Phone cord
• Extension Cord
• Surge Protector
• Hotel etc., with Internet access

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Email Options

• Dial Up
• WiFi Wireless Broad Band
• we will not discuss
• Wireless Phone Card
• Corporate Work Arounds (port25, SSH Tunneling)

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Dial Up

• Almost Universal In Hotels (no charge)
• Uses Your ISP same as being home
• Slow
• Phone Charges
• No libraries, coffee shops etc
• Broadband plans don't generally offer dial up
  option

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BroadbandWiFi

• Fast
• Common in non hotel settings
• Sometimes wired with ethernet
• Fees
• Not using own email set up

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The Public Access Complicator

• Spamaphobia
• Fear of Malware
• Liability

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Using The Hotel Wifi

• Get any instructions from hotel
• Turn on Computer
• Search for Available Network
• Connect
• Bring Up Browser
• Follow Hotel Instructions

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Using Outlook Express on Public WiFi

• Incoming mail will usually download
• Outgoing mail will usually not go anywhere

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Successful Email On Public WiFi

• Best bet use Webmail
• Most Broadband ISPs have webmail (comcast,
  verizon, ATT, etc)
• Also can use web emails from other websites
  (Juno, Google, Yahoo, AOL, Hotmail)

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Be Prepared For Using Webmail

• Make sure you have webmail before you leave home
• Set up your webmail account
• Import your address book before you leave

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Potential WiFi Problems

• Limits on number of emails that can be sent on
  broadcast or email lists
• Limits on size of attachments
• Webmail Differences from Outlook Express , etc

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Worth A Try

• Portable App Thunderbird on a Flash Drive
• Works Around Email Blocking 50 of the Time
• http//www.portableapps.com/

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Instant Messaging

• AIM Express(http//www.aim.com/)
• Meebo (http//www.meebo.com/)

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Palm OS WiFi

• Blazer will work
• Versamail will always download sometimes upload
• http//m.gmail.com/ works with Blazer
• Opera Mini http//www.opera.com/mini/
• JVM http//mytreo.net/
• Yahoomail works best
• http//mail2web.com/pda

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Free Hot Spot Finder Website

• http//www.wififreespot.com/
• http//www.jwire.com/

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EPCCpresentsHave Laptop Will Travel

• Using your laptop on the road
• Basics
• Getting Email
• Sending Email
• IM