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New TDS email: how to change spam settings

by on November 26, 2014 45 comments
When you start using the email new platform, you might notice more email spam making it into your inbox—but it doesn't have to be this way. The new email platform has a spam filter and you can control how hard the it looks for email you didn’t ask for. We show you how to change the settings so you'll get only "real" email, and not an inbox full of spam.
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Changes to TDS email: more details

by on November 20, 2014 73 comments
If you have an email account with TDS, you’ve already heard the news—the Google email platform we’ve been using is being discontinued (we weren’t happy about it either). Even though the move to a new platform should be fairly painless process, you still may have some questions. There are four new things about the email switch you might be interested to know.
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We can solve two of your biggest fears

by on November 12, 2014 0 comments
A recent story in USA Today caught our eyes—they reported on a Chapman University survey exploring what people feared the most. Of the top five fears people revealed, two are completely solvable (right now!) by using tools TDS has available. Find out what the top fears are and how we've got you covered.
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TDS goes to Washington

by on October 22, 2014 0 comments
We may be your local phone and Internet company, but we’re also your advocate in Washington. There are lots of big issues in the telecommunications world that could affect you (and your bill) including rural call completion, retransmission consent, and changes to the universal service fund. Find out about our meetings with almost 20 members of congress and how TDS is working on your behalf.
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The Dropbox password leak–6 lessons we learned

by on October 15, 2014 0 comments
Yet another massive user ID and password leak. This time it affects about 7 million DropBox users, even if DropBox denies they were hacked. As usual, such a hack means that the data these users have stored in DropBox is in jeopardy. It also means that those who use the same ID and password on many services have much bigger troubles. We have six things we can learn from this most recent alleged hacking incident.
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Falling back into your school routine?

by on October 8, 2014 0 comments
The days of pens and crayons have been replaced by laptops, tablets, and smart phones. But what happens when they stop working correctly? It’s easy to be shaken when your devices suddenly start misbehaving—especially if you’re scared about losing important files. There are three things you can do to help keep your electronics running smoothly…and avoid that sinking feeling you’ve lost hours of work.
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