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Microsoft Courier

Autor brendon | 08.10.2009 | Category Rant

Gizmodo broke the news recently about a new style of Tablet being released by Microsoft. While I’m sure the interface is likely to change going forward, this is where I see portable computers going. Work is still needed on the speed of touch interface with Microsoft software but it is progressing in leaps and bounds.

The days of tablets having a keyboard and swivel screen are numbered. Just look at the HP TouchSmart and Dell Studio and imagine the possabilites once the 3D user interface is released.

POP3 from Telnet

Autor brendon | 07.10.2009 | Category TechStuff

From time to time you need to test POP3 from a client but don’t want to go through the hassle of configuring an Outlook profile or Outlook Express mailbox (if you have the apps installed).

Santovec.us has a useful page explaining the commands you can use from a Telnet window. The commands are:

USER <username>
PASS <password>
LIST
RETR <message_ID>
QUIT