#10
/ April 17, 2009 / 2:07 min.
News, video, horoscopes and much more via Yahoo
In addition to a full featured e-mail inbox, an excellent mapping service, a handy note app, a useful calendar and a personalized home page, Yahoo features news, horoscopes, weather and much more.
download this episode now
show notes
- On
Yahoo's home page you can find all sorts of top information by clicking on the appropriate news feed tab. Default choices include, Featured, Entertainment, Sports and Video.
- You can play any video by clicking the Play Video button.
- You'll also have access to News, World, Local and Finance under the main section for the latest in news for each of these categories.
- To access all of Yahoo's services click the More Yahoo! Services button located under the left-hand navigation menu.
- On the right side you'll find the personal navigation that will show you your Mail, Messenger, Weather, Horoscopes and more.
- You can change the color of your site by clicking the Page Options link at the top right of the screen and choosing a color from the drop down menu.
filed under
#1
/ April 6, 2009 / 1:25 min.
The first step in unlocking the power of
Yahoo! is to
sign up for an account. Your
Yahoo! account gets you an email address, access to personalized maps, the ability to post on Yahoo! Answers and much more. It's money well spent... especially considering that you don't actually have to spend any money.
#2
/ April 7, 2009 / 2:00 min.
Before it grew to offer the array of services it does today,
Yahoo search was Yahoo's killer app... by virtue of the fact that search was its only app. Times have changed and Yahoo now offers a wide array of other online services too, but its powerful search engine still stands and is sure to help you find what you're looking for.
#3
/ April 8, 2009 / 1:26 min.
Signing up for an account with
Yahoo! brings with it a number of extras. Not the least of these extras is a free email account that you can
access on your PC or on your mobile phone. When signing up for an account you also get a Yahoo calendar and notepad that you can access anywhere.
#4
/ April 9, 2009 / 1:57 min.
You can
customize your
Yahoo Mail account with the look and feel that you like. In addition, it's easy to set up an e-mail signature that will append to the bottom of every message you send, to set a vacation e-mail auto-responder and more.
#5
/ April 10, 2009 / 1:49 min.
Yahoo Messenger is a powerful chat tool that will allow you to chat with friends and family around the world. It's fun, free and with these tips, it's easy too. Whether you're on a computer with Yahoo Messenger installed or not, you can still access your instant messaging friends through a browser window. We'll show you how.
#6
/ April 13, 2009 / 1:54 min.
Have a question? The community on
Yahoo Answers may have the answer you're looking for. We'll show you how to use this site to find the wisdom you seek. Proving that many heads are better than one, post your question on
Yahoo Answers and a reply is all but imminent... whether it's the answer you were looking for is another matter entirely.
#7
/ April 14, 2009 / 2:44 min.
Along with your
Yahoo Messenger, your
Yahoo Mail and your
Yahoo Answers logins, a Yahoo account also gives you a
My Yahoo home page. We'll show you how to make your Yahoo home page a little more you by customizing what you want to see on it.
#8
/ April 15, 2009 / 1:41 min.
Don't bin your in-car GPS system just yet but
Yahoo Maps is a powerful tool to get directions where you need to go. It can also help you find businesses along the way.
#9
/ April 16, 2009 / 2:01 min.
With these
Yahoo Maps power-user tips, you can do even more with
Yahoo's powerful online mapping app. Set your default location,
find restaurant, hotel and store reviews from other Yahoo users or add your own thoughts. Particularly helpful is the
Real Time Traffic reports that is especially useful when traveling to a potentially congested area.
#10
/ April 17, 2009 / 2:07 min.
In addition to a full featured
e-mail inbox, an excellent
mapping service, a handy note app, a useful calendar and a personalized home page,
Yahoo features news, horoscopes, weather and much more.
about Essential Yahoo

Molly McDonald, AKA DemoGirl, runs through everything you need to know about Yahoo!. From signing up for an account, using power-searching tricks and techniques, getting your Yahoo! Mail on your mobile, finding your way with Yahoo!'s powerful mapping service, creating your own personalized Yahoo! home page and more.