iPad Email Settings for Eircom.net Users

iPad Email Settings for Eircom.net Webmail Users


After a lot of misinformation from the internet and several hours of trial and error, I managed to hook up my iPad Mail to my Eircom.net Webmail account.

Here are the settings I used:

(Insert your own user/password of course, and SMTP host will have to change according to your Internet Provider. These settings are for an Eircom Broadband internet).

Good luck!


GO TO SETTINGS > MAIL > ACCOUNTS > NEW ACCOUNT

then set as follows:

Account - ON
Name - Your name
Email - Your actual webmail username (ie. jimmy@eircom.net)
Description - Your name

Incoming Mail Server
Host Name - webmail.eircom.net
User Name - Your actual webmail username
Password - Your webmail password

Outgoing Mail Server
SMTP - mail1.eircom.net

(GO INTO > FURTHER SETTINGS HERE)

Primary Server
mail1.eircom.net - MAKE SURE IT IS SWITCHED 'ON'

(GO INTO > FURTHER SETTINGS FOR EACH SERVER AND SETUP)

Host Name - mail1.eircom.net
User Name - Your actual webmail username
Password - Your webmail password
Use SSL - OFF
Authentication - Password
Server Port - 587

Select 'Done'


I added 2 other SMTP settings also - the ipad will go through them when it is trying to send and will select one that works. This way, it has a few choices and this is what appears to work for my ipad.

Set as above:

Other SMTP Servers

Host Name - mail1.eircom.net
User Name - blank
Password - blank
Use SSL - OFF
Authentication - blank
Server Port - 25

Select 'Done'



Host Name - mail2.eircom.net
User Name - blank
Password - blank
Use SSL - OFF
Authentication - blank
Server Port - 25

Select 'Done'


Advanced
Remove - After one week
Use SSL - OFF
Authentication - Password>
Delete from server - Never>
Server Port - 110
S/MIME - OFF



That's it! Try it out now. It may require different combinations of the above, but, like I say, this setting works fine on mine.

If it still doesn't work, try Eircom support. They're generally pretty helpful.


NOTE: In theory, these settings will only work when you are within the boundaries of your Eircom wi-fi signal.
The emails won't work away from this. If out and about, simply login to your webmail via www.eircom.net. This is convoluted, but would appear to be the only way to handle this.

Alternatively, set up a gmail account and set your eircom webmail to forward automatically to this. Gmail translates much better.

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WEBSITE MARKETING GENIUS

Check out Hubspot for this free and AMAZING web marketing tips page for your own site. I've never seen a blog so thorough. Brilliant! Provides core strategies for you to improve your site performance and ranking.

http://marketing.grader.com/

FACEBOOK TIMELINE - CUSTOMIZING

With the advent of Timeline pages for all users (particularly businesses) there seems to be a lot of confusion about the changes to pages and the customization options.

The most queries we are receiving relate to fangate pages/contest pages, formerly created with the fbml app, and now seemingly obsolete. We shall post about creating these for Timeline shortly.

For now, it's the app buttons. The little square boxes under the main picture in Timeline which you can use for your own promotions and product prioritisation. Everything that needs to be said is visible at this link:

http://louisem.com/1180/how-create-custom-tab-images-facebook-timeline-fan-page?fb_ref=addtoany&fb_source=timeline

So enjoy!

FONT-FACE DECLARATION - BROWSER COMPATIBILITY

Using @font-face declaration in your CSS is great for creating distinctive and original sites that are content friendly to search robots but can cause you problems when you consider browser usage.

@font-face will work great if you are running an up-to-date browser but you have to remember that the majority of net users are not. If you are running anything earlier than the list here, then be sure to declare a reasonably close secondary font to display as substitute:

Firefox 3.5+
Safari 3.1+
Opera 10+
IE8+
Chrome 4+


If you wish to use @font-family rule in your css page for a site, then follow the coding EXACTLY as on the CSS sample page here.

@font-face {
    font-family: 'yourfontname';
    src: url('yourfont.eot?#iefix') format('embedded-opentype'),
         url('yourfont.woff') format('woff'),
         url('yourfont.ttf')  format('truetype'),
         url('yourfont.svg#svgFontName') format('svg');}

Code must be observed EXACTLY as shown as all the symbols are for different browser interpretation.

Always check your chosen font's licensing restrictions to avoid further grief down the road.

Look at Nice Web Type or FontSquirrel for help on choosing web-friendly fonts.

There are several file type convertors to change your ttf into an eot or woff as required.



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FORGET ABOUT IE6 AND EARLIER VERSIONS - A SIMPLE CODE SOLUTION

Spending hours trying to navigate around the display madness of IE6 and earlier? It's time to forget about it now. And this tiny piece of code will sort out all your woes by displaying an 'upgrade' message over the homepage to encourage upgrade to a better/more recent browser.

Recent figures show that only 1% of ALL web users still use IE6 and this is dropping by the day, so this is the best solution and will save you a lot of grief.





Just add the following piece of html just after the opening <BODY> tag:


<!--[if lte IE 6]>
  <iframe src="http://www.browserupgrade.info/ie6-upgrade/?lang=en&title=www.yoursite.ie&fx=true&more-info-at=http://www.browserupgrade.info" frameborder="no" style="height: 81px; width: 100%; border: none;"></iframe>
<![endif]-->

That's it! Simple! Goodbye IE6!



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Google+ For Business Pages

Google+ is fast becoming the social media network of choice and business and marketeers are clamouring for a piece of the action. Currently the pages and networks are exclusively for individuals and businesses and brands are discouraged from setting up branded pages just yet. In fact, these are being deleted until Google has worked out exactly what parameters the business page will feature.

Their advance screenshot looks inviting with smaller and larger networks established and the mouthwatering opportunity to link in with Google Adwords, Analytics and Search Engines will have businesses slavering.

Also integration with Google Maps and YouTube will make the complete package for anyone looking to promote their product or business.

Come on, Google! Let's roll with this one!

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Create a Transparent Favicon

There's nothing worse, after spending many days getting a strong designed site ready to go live, to discover an ugly white box around the favicon in the url bar. You can get rid of this box relatively easily using Photoshop, following these instructions.

1. Create your favicon image (in Illustrator or Photoshop) at 16x16px and Save For Web as a jpeg.
2. Open the jpeg in Photoshop and save as a .psd file
3. Use the Background Eraser to take out your background
4. Select MODE > INDEXED COLOUR
5. Use these options:
    PALETTE: exact
    FORCED: web
    TRANSPARENCY: ticked
    OPTIONS SECTION: all 'none'
6. Save as .ico file. (Or save as jpeg then manually change the file end to .ico)
7. Load this file to your website's root making sure a correct link is applied in the <HEAD> section. ie:

<link rel="shortcut icon" href="myfilename.ico" type="image/x-icon" />


And that's it. Your favicon is no longer surrounded by that cheap white box.


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