wilfredo Posted March 12, 2008 Share #1 Posted March 12, 2008 Advertisement (gone after registration) Last year I transitioned from PC to IMAC and my AOL on the IMAC really took a plunge. I just upgraded to MAC OSX Leopard and now my AOL is even worse. I'm going to have to dump AOL and I'm wondering what most IMAC users prefer and recommend? Thanks, Wilfredo Benitez-Rivera Photography Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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FastFashnReloaded Posted March 12, 2008 Share #2 Posted March 12, 2008 Last year I transitioned from PC to IMAC and my AOL on the IMAC really took a plunge. I just upgraded to MAC OSX Leopard and now my AOL is even worse. I'm going to have to dump AOL and I'm wondering what most IMAC users prefer and recommend? Thanks, Wilfredo Benitez-Rivera Photography Errrr... Are you still on dial-up?! If you aren't on dial up, why are you on AOL? If you are still using dial up is there not a cable company or phone company that provides an always on 'Net connection near you? Dump AOL, and go with cable, phone or satellite. I use Comcast, but they are evil. Perhaps you may have a less corporately evil company to connect with close by. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilfredo Posted March 12, 2008 Author Share #3 Posted March 12, 2008 I'm on cable. I'm wondering what people prefer ie. Yahoo, GMail... Wilfredo+ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FastFashnReloaded Posted March 12, 2008 Share #4 Posted March 12, 2008 I'm on cable. I'm wondering what people prefer ie. Yahoo, GMail... Wilfredo+ If you are on cable, you don't need AOL at all. The cable service is the provider to the 'Net. If you are asking about which email program to use, I think GMail is ok. I use .Mac also, but that's not a free service. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHAG Posted March 12, 2008 Share #5 Posted March 12, 2008 I don't know for you, but : 1/ I had AOL in France : worst service ever. 2/ A good friend of mine has AOL in California, and will get rid of it as soon as possible. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilfredo Posted March 13, 2008 Author Share #6 Posted March 13, 2008 I looked at Gmail but it doesn't seem to have an option where you can send a foto unless you send it as an attachment. With AOL you can insert the photo in the e-mail. WiIlfredo+ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjh Posted March 13, 2008 Share #7 Posted March 13, 2008 Advertisement (gone after registration) I looked at Gmail but it doesn't seem to have an option where you can send a foto unless you send it as an attachment. With AOL you can insert the photo in the e-mail. Technically, a picture will always be sent as an attachment, but with HTML mail, you make it appear to be embedded into the text. Now I’m not a big fan of HTML mail, but provided you’ve got an e-mail client that supports it, any mail server is fine. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tollie Posted March 13, 2008 Share #8 Posted March 13, 2008 Gmail is great... but as an apple user think about apple's own mail program. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FastFashnReloaded Posted March 13, 2008 Share #9 Posted March 13, 2008 Gmail is great... but as an apple user think about apple's own mail program. Which you CAN drag and drop pix into quite easily... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevelap Posted March 13, 2008 Share #10 Posted March 13, 2008 Wilfredo, If you get a .Mac account you'll have everything that you need (email, web mail, messaging, web page, 10GB storage (you can buy more) etc etc.). You have to pay though, check apple.com for the US annual subscription rates, but there is a 60 day free trial. Steve Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
xrogers Posted March 13, 2008 Share #11 Posted March 13, 2008 I'm on cable. I'm wondering what people prefer ie. Yahoo, GMail... Wilfredo+ Most cable providers also provide a POP email account (and some storage for a web site) as part of the plan---if your cable company provides this, you can set up the Mac mail program to use that account. The provider's website likely describes all this stuff, or you could give them a call and ask. You could also contact whoever is hosting your website. They also likely already have an email account set up for you, and all you'd need to do is configure Mac mail to access it (check the host website for a FAQ, or call them). --clyde Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael-IIIf Posted March 13, 2008 Share #12 Posted March 13, 2008 You have your BenitezRIvera.com domain registered and hosted. Surely your host gives you email with your web hosting, most usually offer around five mail boxes with the basic package. Use one of those and forget AOL. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesh Posted March 14, 2008 Share #13 Posted March 14, 2008 Maybe we need to clarify - 'internet access' services (from an ISP) may include an e-mail service which you might already have available to you as described above, However it may be that the email service from the ISP is not very sophisticated (like mine) and so you might decide to use it purely for internet access and supplement it with a nice free email service such as Gmail. If you just use your browser to access Gmail it's true that you have to attach image attachments which don't appear to be embedded in the message you are sending. However it is a simple matter to set up Apple's Mail application within 'System Preferences', and then use it to send and receive your Gmail messages. That way you can embed image files within the messages you are sending if that's your preference. I think though that for the recipient the result is usually identical. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wstotler Posted March 14, 2008 Share #14 Posted March 14, 2008 Most cable providers also provide a POP email account (and some storage for a web site) as part of the plan---if your cable company provides this, you can set up the Mac mail program to use that account. The provider's website likely describes all this stuff, or you could give them a call and ask. You could also contact whoever is hosting your website. They also likely already have an email account set up for you, and all you'd need to do is configure Mac mail to access it (check the host website for a FAQ, or call them). --clyde Yes! Try this route before you buy or sign up for anything. POP E-mail is almost certainly included with your current subscription. You will use Apple's Mail application (Applications --> Mail) to check, write, and send E-mail. It's integrated into the OS and can handle your attachments seamlessly. (Along with doing a good job filtering your Junk mail, etc.) You just need to get POP E-mail settings from your Cable provider and configure Mail. (Configuration directions and help here: Setting up Mail in Mac OS X) Of note, if you use Mail you can send photos from iPhoto/Aperture straight to Mail--and also use Address Book to keep track of E-mail addresses and more. (It's integrated, also.) Thanks, Will. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilfredo Posted March 14, 2008 Author Share #15 Posted March 14, 2008 Thank you all for the ideas. Wilfredo Benitez-Rivera Photography Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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