First, make sure your e-mails are going to people who are already interested in what you have to say.

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The shaman of snacks goes to great lengths to make sure, for example, that e-mail is answered in a timely fashion.

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Also, make sure you request and inspect pertinent tax forms, e.g.

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Tumblr told its customers to review any e-mail conversations they had with Zendesk to make sure there was no account information that could be used in phishing attacks.

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Chuck Robel, one of Silicon Valley's leading accountants, has five contact telephone numbers and an e-mail address on his business card to make sure that his clients can get hold of him.

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But if not, make sure clearing your desk takes precedence over things like checking e-mails and chatting with co-workers in the morning.

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And a member of his staff supervised that personally to make sure that that happened, leaving no possible trace of e-mail evidence or other what - other things that he left behind.

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And while you are taking steps to secure your e-mail, you would be well-advised to make sure your WiFi connection is secure.

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S.E is working with IBM and will partner with others, he said, to make sure that Linux can meet the demand for more enterprise-oriented applications.

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"I felt like I had this great responsibility to make sure this technology didn't get lost, " says Wilcox who, with E Ink's founders and senior management, owns a minority stake in the company.

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