Cyber Tips & Tricks: So, you have a new email account ... now what?
So, your @umn.edu email will soon go away and you've set up a new email account. And you definitely setup the recovery email and phone for the new account, since they're so important. You've moved your contacts to the new email, and moved any documents you may have on Google Drive. You've probably notified all your friends and business associates about the new email address. What else do you need to do?
- Did you change your email with UMRA? At https://retirees.umn.edu select "Change Login Email Address" and follow the prompts.
- Did you change your contact info with the University? [Note that you are a retire in the Comments box.]
- Perhaps you want an auto-responder on your old email address to remind others you have a new email?
- Do you want to forward emails from the UMN email to your new one, so you don't miss an email? Forwarding will allow you to view emails from both accounts in one account.
Did you check all of your online accounts? Any that still use the old UMN account will need changes -- you may need to either change the login, or the contact info, or both -- to the new email address. For example, you may have online accounts for:
- Your pension/benefits: Hewitt, NetBenefits, MSRS….
- Social Security account online
- Investments accounts online: Fidelity, Schwab, Vanguard, etc
- Loan accounts online
- Online Tax Software: TaxAct, TurboTax
- Credit bureau accounts online: Experian, Equifax and TransUnion [hint: ALWAYS FREEZE (NOT LOCK — FREEZE) credit checks on the three major credit bureaus. This is the single best way to protect against identify theft!]
- Bank accounts online: Blaze, USBank, Affinity FCU, TopLine FCU, etc
- Utilities, phones, internet: Xcel Energy, CenturyLink, Comcast, T-Mobile….
- Money management accounts online: PayPal, Venmo, ….
- Library accounts online (for checking out books)
- Charge card accounts online: CapitalOne, Citi, Chase, ...
- Travel accounts: Road Scholar, Rick Steves, OAT, Expedia, Booking.com, VRBO, Global Entry, airbnb
- Shopping accounts: Amazon, Instacart, eBay, Kohls, Chewy, REI, CraigsList, …
- Healthcare: HealthPartners, BlueCross Blue Shield, UnitedHealth, SilverSneakers….
- Theatre and entertainment accounts online: Guthrie, Eventbrite, History Theatre, MN Opera, FaceBook, PBS.org, Instagram, X (formerly twitter), Paramountplus.com, Roku, Apple ID, Spotify, Pinterest, familySearch.org, ticketmaster, Netflix, Nextdoor,
- Newspapers and magazines: Star Tribune, Wallstreet Journal, New York Times, New Yorker, The Atlantic….
- Home management and security: ecobee, Nest, Ring, Simplisafe, blink, ...
- Computer software accounts: Microsoft subscriptions; slack, facebook, VPNs, ZOOM, Skype, Apple ID, Spotify, Dropbox
- Transportation accounts: Uber, Lyft, HourCar, evie, AAA, metrotransit, Delta,
- Food delivery service accounts: DoorDash, ChowNow, Instacart, grubHub
- Package delivery accounts: FedEx, UPS, USPS,
- Memberships: Alumni Association (UMAA), UMRA, AAA, AARP,.
- Education: Babbel, Great Courses, OLLI, PureYoga, Community Ed accounts, DuoLingo
- Professional organizations: ResearchGate, etc.
For more info see UMRA articles: Changing your email address; or Preparing to lose your UMN.edu email
To contact the U with questions: use help desk for basic questions, and for more complicated questions use the 2nd tier email change support.
—Cathy Lee Gierke, UMRA webmaster, [email protected]
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