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2 years ago
in How To Configure your Mac to Send Mail Regardless of Where you Are on Technosailor
For a Mac newbie, your kung-fu is strong.
2 years ago
in For a laugh on TechWinter
That's pretty funny! This is actually the first time I've seen this widget work for Slacker Manager. It's always shown up as zero before...they must've taken the stopper out of the bathtub or something...
3 years ago
in New Blogging Gig! on JPC - Jason Clarke
Nice, Jason! Download Squad has been one of my favs since I saw it on Lifehacker. Good stuff--congrats on the new gig, it'll be fun!
3 years ago
in Review My Resume - New Service, New Blog on JPC - Jason Clarke
I like it--couldn't find the RMR blog, though. Do you have a link? And good choice with Mambo--it's what I use for the FinAidPro.com site too...
3 years ago
in If Your Inbox Has More Than a Screenful of Messages In It, You’re Rude on JPC - Jason Clarke
I ran across this post right after you posted it but didn't have a moment for a meaningful reply. I don't now either, but I'll just roll with it.
Mark Orchant and I have done a little battle over this in the past¹...I see you're on the side of all that is good and light. I, however, embody the Dark Side of email non-filers.
I'm quite certain that nothing falls through the cracks with me. Folks get timely replies--generally within the hour, certainly the same day. A quick answer usually resolves most notes (and when it doesn't, 'Bells & Whistles' helps thread the notes), but for bigger issues I print the email and it gets processed like any other physical bit in my inbox--never gets dropped.
And, get this, I never move stuff out of my inbox. Outlook currently has 213 emails in the inbox (they get auto-archived when they're more than 2 weeks old) and Gmail has 1,622 in the inbox as of right now. I can sense you gagging as you read this.
Like Sérgio, earlier, my email inbox just doesn't carry the same mental weight as my physical inbox. My email inbox is searchable--and gmail has tags. Why spend time moving stuff when doing so doesn't make it any easier to find something? Autofiling I do...listserv stuff doesn't clutter up my inbox, stuff from my boss goes to a dedicated folder, so I don't miss it. But everything else? It just doesn't bother me. In fact, empty email inboxes give me the creeps. :-)
¹ http://tinyurl.com/56ndu
Mark Orchant and I have done a little battle over this in the past¹...I see you're on the side of all that is good and light. I, however, embody the Dark Side of email non-filers.
I'm quite certain that nothing falls through the cracks with me. Folks get timely replies--generally within the hour, certainly the same day. A quick answer usually resolves most notes (and when it doesn't, 'Bells & Whistles' helps thread the notes), but for bigger issues I print the email and it gets processed like any other physical bit in my inbox--never gets dropped.
And, get this, I never move stuff out of my inbox. Outlook currently has 213 emails in the inbox (they get auto-archived when they're more than 2 weeks old) and Gmail has 1,622 in the inbox as of right now. I can sense you gagging as you read this.
Like Sérgio, earlier, my email inbox just doesn't carry the same mental weight as my physical inbox. My email inbox is searchable--and gmail has tags. Why spend time moving stuff when doing so doesn't make it any easier to find something? Autofiling I do...listserv stuff doesn't clutter up my inbox, stuff from my boss goes to a dedicated folder, so I don't miss it. But everything else? It just doesn't bother me. In fact, empty email inboxes give me the creeps. :-)
¹ http://tinyurl.com/56ndu
3 years ago
in strange days on Beerdrinker.org is a beer drinker
Yeah, leaving is kinda weird, huh? Sounds like you've got a great new adventure ahead, though!
4 years ago
in simple and slackin on Beerdrinker.org is a beer drinker
Hey, Beerdrinker! Thanks for the kind words and glad you dig the manifesto. :-)