Tackle It Tuesday posts are usually about getting something done around the house, but I'm using it today to discuss a problem I have that is much, much bigger than just a messy house - my email inboxes. My inboxes are the bane of my existence. Everyone in my family and most of my close friends have, at one time or another, had to listen to me talk about how I cannot get caught up on email. I use Gmail, which lets me create folders to put messages in, or labels to mark what messages in my inbox are for, and I've tried. Believe me, I've tried. And to make it worse, I have three Gmails. One for Table for Five, one for MomReviews, and one for MomCooks. Gmail lets me combine all three into one inbox if I want, but with hundreds of messages a day coming into all three, it just got stressful seeing that many messages all in one place! My ultimate goal is to achieve Inbox Zero. Inbox Zero is the creation of Merlin Mann of 43 Folders, a site about finding the time and attention to do … [Read more...]
I Got The Classic Spam Email
alternate title: What do you think? Should I send her the money? This lovely email just hit my inbox. The sender is kdubois1@gmail.com, which I'm sure is a totally legitimate email address belong to a real, live person. Because gosh, gmail wouldn't let spammers get an email address, right? Here's her urgent plea: Hello, I am in a hurry writing you this mail. I traveled to UK wales for an urgent function and i got mugged at a gun point. It was a terrible experience. All cash and credit cards were stolen away from me. I reported to the police they asked me to wait for 2 weeks to carry out investigations. I am totally freaked out here. Right now, my return flight leaves 24hours from now. I am only telling you this because i do not want you to panic at all. just keep it the way have told you till i return back home. I am seriously having problems in settling my hotel bills which i have to clear before i can leave the hotel to avoid further embarrassment and to get a … [Read more...]
What do I have in common with Time Magazine & Oprah?
We all love the handiest new gadget for keeping up with email, the Peek! TIME.com put out their list of the Best Inventions of 2008, and they have the Peek listed alongside such products as the Wii Fit and the iPod Touch. And, in the current edition of "O" magazine, Oprah has the Peek on her "O List" of Great Gifts Under $100. What makes the Peek worthy of the attention of TIME and O magazines? The Peek does one thing, and one thing only, and that's email. It's not a phone, or a video camera, or a music player, it's just email. And for me, who gets hundreds of emails a day, having an easy-to-carry device that lets me take advantage of downtime to open, read, and save or delete emails, plus be able to send new ones, the Peek is exactly what I have been needing! I was extremely fortunate to get an email a few weeks ago from the Peek team asking if I would like to take a look at this hot new gadget. I took a look at the status of my email inboxes and immediately replied … [Read more...]
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