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Test the Spammyness of Your Emails

Posted on November 3, 2024October 8, 2024 by Tim Hannon in Email, Services

Do colleagues report that they don’t get emails that you send? Do you use a custom domain for your business, such as soundsupport.biz or yourcompany.com? If so, you should use Mail Tester to help you assess the spammyness of email messages that you send. Previously, I wrote about how you should setup SPF, DKIM and … Read more

A Free And Easy Way To Test Your Fax Machine

Posted on February 2, 2020February 13, 2025 by Tim Hannon in Faxing, Services

Do you have a fax machine? Have you ever wanted to test it to confirm that it’s working? Perhaps a colleague or a friend indicated that he or she was unable to send a fax to you. GotFreeFax is an easy way to determine if your fax machine can receive a fax. FaxBeep is an … Read more

Backups Don’t Exist Unless You Test Them

Posted on March 2, 2014March 3, 2014 by Tim Hannon in Backup, Computer Basics, Time Machine

This week’s Tech Tip is a cautionary tale. Backups Don’t Exist Unless You Test Them. This adage may not make immediate sense to you, but let me explain. It is extremely important to test your backups by actually restoring one or more files. If you don’t know that you can successfully restore a file from … Read more

How to Restore a File from Your Time Machine Backup

Posted on October 2, 2010December 2, 2024 by Tim Hannon in Backup, Data Recovery, Local Backup, Time Machine

Testing your backup system is a critical, but often over-looked task. You need to monitor and test your backup system not only so you know that it’s properly copying your files, but more importantly so you learn how to use your backup system to retrieve a file. By practicing, you’ll be confident and ready when … Read more

Testing Your Carbon Copy Cloner Full Backup

Posted on September 12, 2010December 5, 2024 by Tim Hannon in Backup, Local Backup, Time Machine

Monitoring and testing a backup system are two critically important steps which many people skip. If you don’t consistently monitor and periodically test your backup system, you could be in for a big surprise when disaster strikes and you try to retrieve files from your backup system. Monitoring and testing gives you confidence that your … Read more

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