Thursday, December 15, 2011

Harvesting eMail Addresses

“What's it all about, Alfie?” -- Jude Law (English Actor, b.1972)

This Desulfurization Blog is about more than desulfurization technology.  It is about how to make the most effective use of your time no matter what technology you research.

So today we offer another timesaver tip.  It is one of those tips that seem so obvious, and yet until you are reminded of it, you might not think of it.

The tip: Cursor and copy.

This works especially well for ScienceDirect.  It is typical of this database to provide hyperlinks to author emails.  When you click on the hyperlink, it opens up an email window in your Microsoft Exchange or other email client account.

But what if you want to save the email address, but are not yet ready to send an email?

Or, what if you have no email client configured on your laptop?

Try this …

·         Rest your cursor on the eMail icon
·         Look at the email address displayed in the lower left corner of your screen
·         Type the address into your favorite application

The screenshot below illustrates the procedure …


A second tip … Make new friends among your colleagues by telling them about the Desulfurization Blog (http://www.desulf.blogspot.com/)

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