E-Mail Overload?

Are you buried by the amount of e-mail that arrives each day, but don't want to unsubscribe from all those lists you're on? You can set rules and filters so that your important mail is always in front of you, and your mailing list mail is separated and waiting for you for when you have some free time. You can set up simple filters and rules based on the sender's name or the subject, or get very sophisticated and build lists of senders or keywords. Learn how to take control of your inbox with e-mail filters and other tricks by signing up for our in-home "E-Mail Bootcamp."

30 Second Skip

The networks and cable companies may not want you to know it, but you can skip 30 seconds ahead on your DVR with one push of a single button, instead of having to fast forward through all those commercials. Once it's set up, you just push the button once for each 1/2 minute you want to advance and, voilá, you're there. It involves programming with "discreet codes" and it's just one of many things that can be done to make your remote control a lot more friendly