Configuring Gmail to Microsoft Outlook 2010

I just tried to configure my Gmail in Microsoft Outlook 2010 last night and I was able to set it properly. Actually I was aiming to use my Yahoo email, however, the POP and Forwarding feature of Yahoo has been disabled not unless you’re going to avail their premium service. Fortunately, Gmail is still offering their free Email Forwarding features, making it possible for me to configure my gmail account in my email client.

Well first, you just have to Enable your POP through your Webemail . Sign in to Gmail. Gmail has a new interface but unlike Yahoo, you can revert it back to its old look. Anyway, just look for the gear icon on the upper right of the webpage (). Go to “Settings” , click the Forwarding and POP/IMAP tab.

PhotobucketTick the Enable for All Mail or Enable for Mail that Arrives From Now.

No open your Microsoft Outlook 2010. If this is the first time that you are going to configure your email client that most likely, you’ll see this Start Up wizard thing right after you open the application.

PhotobucketJust click on “Next“, On the Account Configuration Page, just tick the “Yes” option and then click on Next again.

PhotobucketIt will then prompt you to another page. You can configure it automatically but I am not 100% sure that it will work. Much better if you choose the “Manually Configure server settings or additional server Types” instead.

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Now, it will prompt you to the Internet Email Setting Page. Just Fill in all the necessary information. Input your display name under “Your Name” field, input your gmail address on the “email address field”. Under Server Information, input the following details:

  • Account Type – POP3 ,
  • Incoming Mail Server -  pop.gmail.com
  • Outgoing Mail Serversmtp.gmail.com

Leave the “Require logon using Secure Password Authentication (SPA)” unchecked. Click on the “More Settings” button on the lower right. it will then prompt you to another small window.

PhotobucketCheck the box next to My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication and select Use same settings as my incoming mail server.

PhotobucketGo to “Advanced” tab. Check the box This server requires an encrypted connection (SSL). Input “995″ for Incoming Server (POP 3) . Input “587″ for Outgoing . Then select TLS from the drop-down menu next to Use the following type of encrypted connection:.Click “OK”.

Conduct a self test by clicking the “Test Account Settings“. After receiving a congratulatory message, you can send a message to your own email address to ensure if there’s no problem with the “Sending and Receiving”

Okay, your all done! Enjoy accessing your Gmail on your Email client!

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Thank you to Cavitex

I think i should be very grateful enough that we have the CAVITEX (Manila-Cavite Expressway) because it makes it easier for me to commute and to reach my working place earlier than what i am always expecting. So far, i never been late to my work and i am planning to keep that standard for a long time. We were assigned into a “7am to 4pm” shift for this whole month of January and I used to go out 3 hours ahead of my schedule. I woke up every 3 am (thanks to my alarm clock who help me manage my time well LOL) and start preparing my things. I prepare the breakfast myself and fix my own clothes too. If you’re going to take the normal route then you might have to spend 2 and half hours traveling especially if there’s a heavy traffic along your way. I don’t have my own car and I don’t know how to drive either so i really have no choice but to commute and bear with all that sacrifices. However, if you’re going to take the CAVITEX route, most likely, you’ll cut your travel time into half. What a great convenience indeed though i am quite worrying that they might close the expressway temporarily because of the on going construction. I’m not really sure what the construction is all about but it seems that it is a big one knowing that they hired a lot of workers just to fix the entire road. I saw some boulders and tractors working on the other lane of the expressway , spreading asphalt and cement on the surface. Not really sure if they are using diamond saw blades for the road but it really seems to be a major project. I just wish that my schedule will not be ruined by this on going expressway renovation.

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Balut ala Tokneneng

PhotobucketOh yes! My “Balut” obsession continues and you can’t stop me from loving this famous Filipino delicacy. Actually, Balut is taking it up to the next level because it is now being served in a different way. I’m not really sure with the name but for the luck of the better term, i will call it as “Balut ala Tokneneng” because the balut is being cooked the Tokneneng way. Tokneneng are hard boiled eggs that are dipped with yellowish or reddish batter and deep-fried until it becomes crispy. To eat Tokneneng you may dip it with vinegar with spices or sweet sauce. Balut, on the other hand is a fertilized duck embryo that is boiled alive in way that you can recognize the baby duck inside. Some of my Malaysian friends find it quite disgusting while others find it interesting and exotic. I really don’t mind the appearance actually because I am all after it’s taste. I used to buy street foods before going home after my work. Usually, you can see a lot of Balut vendors roaming around the street at night to sell the eggs but now, you can see a lot of carts and stalls occupying the sidewalks selling these “balut ala tokneneng” and other street foods.
PhotobucketI really don’t mind buying balut or penoy from them but i would suggest that they should get a more presentable stalls to attract more buyers. We cannot please all people and some of them are quite sensitive when it comes to sanitation and other related matters. They should have established a better eating place to keep foods safe from any sort of germs or bacteria. It doesn’t have to be large or expensive. A nice and clean table and a stainless steel sink are good enough to maintain the cleanliness and orderliness  of their stalls. Oh great! Now I am craving for another Balut again! >_<

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What Makes February 14 Extra Special To Me?

PhotobucketValentines Day is just few weeks away and I’m sure you guys are so excited for this very special and heart-filling celebration. This is a perfect time to celebrate love and affection between two lovers and if you’re planning to set a date on this very special day for your sweetheart, then you better start thinking of a nice and romantic ideas as early as this month to make that date extra special and memorable for her. Well, i know that i do not have the right to give such tips knowing that i am not really that romantic and I never had a great date in my entire life. Valentines day is somehow special to me because I had my first ever girlfriend on this very special day. I was actually in my first year college when i started to court her and i finally got her big “Yes” exactly on February 14. I remember i bought her a small teddy and flowers and oh not to mention the poem that i made. Okay… I know it sounds too cheesy for you but you can’t blame a person if he’s in love right? haha

Unfortunately, our relationship didn’t last that long and we didn’t have a formal break-up that time which is quite sad because i am not expecting that it would be that fast. Maybe I am just too immature for her or something like that. However, since that was my first relationship, i would never ever forget those moments we have shared together.

Going back to our topic, as i said, you better plan things ahead if you really want to make your date very special to her. Send Flowers or buy her some sweets chocolates. It may sounds so typical but if you are creative enough then it may have a different and engaging approach to her. Have your date be personalized and show a sweet side of you that she isn’t really aware of.  Surprise her in a way that she ‘s gonna remember everything that you will do from the beginning up to the end of your date. Anyway, you still have more time to prepare so if you’re also grabbing this opportunity to propose a marriage then I must say good luck and I wish you all the best!

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