Expedient E-mail

At the beginning of the year, students were finally given a new e-mail account. The old University account was pretty poor in comparison to the modern e-mail client's ability. Many people have multiple accounts out there from their history of internet use and uses. I myself have 3 accounts and utilize them all very regularly: one for school, one for work, and one for my personal use. The reason I use all three is to regulate space between business me, student me and the real me. I surely don't want an e-mail from work to hit me during leisure time. Nor do I prefer for personal me or student me to interfere with work me. But hey, that's me. Some prefer all-in-one which I can see to be very manageable. I have noticed that many of my friends here at the University prefer to have all of their USC e-mail forwarded to their personal account. I must say though that the current student e-mail account through MS Outlook Live is pretty slick.

I would like to hit on some of the features of the current e-mail client within the University. A Microsoft Outlook Web App account has been issued to all students, yet not everyone utilizes their full account capabilities. Such features include a calendar and instant messaging (w/fellow clients/users) which is a current component within other e-mail services. A high point to add is access to some programs for the MS Office Suite. This includes a web version of Word, Excel, Powerpoint and OneNote. This prominent feature could come in quite resourceful if one is in a bind for a document or presentation if no Office program is available within situational computer constraints. But the biggest hallmark to be noted is the "SkyDrive" with a 25GB storage capacity. The SkyDrive (which is an online storage base) could also prove very clutch in a situation where one has forgotten or temporarily misplaced their flash drive or external hard drive. And with 25GB of storage, one probably wouldn't need their portable data as long as an i-net connection can be provided. One more reason why the internet and technology is lightening the load.

So, what I am harping on is the resourcefulness of your University-issued e-mail if you either have not utilized it or if you already know of its capabilities. Be sure to consider all existing equipment whenever in the virtual world. With your new, well-conditioned, much-better-than-previous-student-e-mail account in full swing, be sure to recognize your online efficcacy, especially when no MS Office is available and definitely if you've forgotten your flash drive!

Let me know of some quality features of your current e-mail client or one highly recommended. I am currently looking for a new personal e-mail account, so any tips or tools noted would be greatly acknowledged.