Old fogey that I am, I started out on AOL and have not been able to wean myself from it. I am comfortable using it for e-mail and favorites, and I can’t figure out how to have my e-mail address book handy when I am on other sites. So, I use AOL for that stuff, and try to avoid looking at their so-called news.
Yes, I am tech challenged. *sigh*
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I still use AOL myself. I started using it for business many years ago and there are thousands of people that have my AOL email address. It would be too much trouble to change-over now and risk losing a potential client.
Old fogey that I am, I started out on AOL and have not been able to wean myself from it. I am comfortable using it for e-mail and favorites, and I can’t figure out how to have my e-mail address book handy when I am on other sites. So, I use AOL for that stuff, and try to avoid looking at their so-called news.
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I know what you mean. I used to use it as well and it is convenient and hard to wean off of, but you can do it. The software is MISERABLE and invasive. Getting rid of all the AOL junk it leaves on your hard drive after you uninstall the software is a task, but it can be done by slowly and carefully going into the registry and deleting anything that says AOL of America Online.
One of the things I missed the most was having everything in once place. My favorites, address book, etc. it was very user friendly...... BUT the browser is and always was LOUSY!! A bastardized version of IE which also stinks.
Just keep in mind, there are plenty of other choices for email. Once you uninstall AOL software you will get used to the other in a month or so and your computer will thank you for it, trust me. PLUS now that Huffington is involved I wouldn’t trust them. I’m sure they spy on your emails just like gmail does. Try Hushmail, it’s great. Even Yahoo is better than AOL.
The ONE thing that I will always miss is that you can stick a photo right in the email and it will resize it if you choose that option. Makes it very easy to send emails with pics between the lines. I have yet to find another email that will let you do that.
I can’t figure out how to have my e-mail address book handy when I am on other sites
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Many other email services allow you to import your address book from AOL in one click. Also, if it misses a few it only take a short time to enter them. Just be sure to get your new email all set up with all of your contacts before you uninstall the AOL software, if you decide to do it.