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How to receive important email via SMS when you are away from your PC

Posted by Paul on September 26th, 2006

Follow these steps to set your PC up to SMS you when important email arrives while you are away from your desk. (Note: The following instructions assume that you already have Outlook 2000/XP/2003/2007 installed).
1. Follow these instructions to set up Skype if you don’t already use it.
2. To have SMS messages sent […]

How to receive an SMS when any Outlook reminder pops up while you are away

Posted by Paul on September 25th, 2006

You can set Skylook up to send you an SMS for any Outlook reminder that pops up when you are away from your desk.
The most common use for Outlook reminders is for appointments set up in the Outlook calendar.
However you can also set up reminders for other Outlook items such as tasks and email items.  […]

How to send SMS messages to Outlook contacts

Posted by Paul on September 14th, 2006

Here is how you can send SMS messages to your Outlook contacts, directly from the Outlook application. (The following instructions assume that you already have Outlook 2000/XP/2003 installed).
1. Download Skype here if you don’t already have it, or if you are running a Skype version earlier than 2.5. If you only plan to do SMS, […]

How to review all communications with a Contact, including email, phone calls, instant messages and SMS

Posted by Paul on September 3rd, 2006

The steps below show you how you can store phone calls, PC-to-PC calls, instant messages and SMS together with email in Outlook, and then review all of these together for each individual contact. This in effect gives you a history of communications with each contact. (Note: The following instructions assume that you already have Outlook […]

How to file away all communications, not just email

Posted by Paul on September 1st, 2006

Many people, particularly at work, file away all of their email in case they need it for future reference. Others don’t keep everything but of these, many keep the important emails, and perhaps categorize them into Outlook folders.
PC-based voice communications and instant messages are just as important as email, and are as worthy of filing […]

How to receive SMS or phone alerts when important contacts come online

Posted by Paul on September 1st, 2006

Have you ever wanted to talk to someone urgently but been unable to contact them? If so, when that person finally “surfaced” again, you would probably have appreciated a way of knowing (rather than having to continually try to reach them, or rely on them hearing/reading a message from you and getting back to you).
The […]

How to forward Instant Messages to SMS when you are away from your PC

Posted by Paul on August 31st, 2006

Follow the steps below to get Skype instant messages (also known as text chat messages, or chat messages) forwarded to your mobile phone via SMS when you are away from your desk. (These instructions assume that you already have Outlook 2000/XP/2003 installed).
1. Follow these instructions to set up Skype if you don’t already use it.
2. […]

How to be alerted via SMS about appointments

Posted by Paul on August 31st, 2006

Many people use Outlook to maintain details of appointments. It’s great to be able to get an automatic reminder when an important meeting or other appointment is due. But what happens when you are away from your PC and unable to see the reminder?
Some people use palmtop or advanced mobile phone devices, and synchronize their […]