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NJ governor swears off e-mail - misses the point

So Jon Corzine, governor of New Jersey, has announced he's swearing off e-mail. Not going to use it. At all. It hasn't been a very good year for Corzine who was critically injured in an accident earlier this year while racing to intervene in the Imus crisis drama soap opera...

Tags: Mastering the Inbox, Productivity

Blog posts 2007-07-14

What a long strange trip it's been

With apologies to my favorite band, thats exactly the feeling I had last night when I arrived home from ETech in San Diego to find a box from Wiley and Sons waiting for me in the front hall. In it were copies of my book, The Unofficial Guide to Microsoft...

Tags: Mastering the Inbox, Utilities and Add-Ins, Software, Productivity, Microsoft Office

Blog posts 2007-03-30

How I solved my Outlook-Google Calendar issues

Working on a number of different PCs and connected devices introduces all sorts of complexity. A constant issue is how to keep all of the information I need access to at hand, regardless of the device I happen to be using. E-mail is pretty easy - between Gmail and IMAP...

Tags: Gadgetry, Hardware, Mac, Mastering the Inbox, Microsoft Office, Mobility, Productivity, Software, Tablet PCs, Utilities and Add-Ins, Vista, Web Apps, Windows

Blog posts 2007-03-13

Steve Rubel: Top five Gmail Hacks for info warriors

Steve Rubel offers up some great ideas on how to hack Gmail, other Google apps, and web services like del.icio.us and Twitter into a serious information collection, aggregation, and organization system. Its a lengthy post and in it Stev documents very clearly how he has mashed up a variety of...

Tags: Blogs, Mastering the Inbox, Productivity, Software, Web Apps

Blog posts 2007-02-26

OnTheRun with Tablet PCs #34- CES Wrapup

Listen here ( MP3, 20.8 MB, 60 minutes) or Subscribe to the show with this link RSSJames Kendrick and I sit down finally for show #34 and have a chance to ruminate on finally meeting face to face at the Tablet PC meetup at the CES recently in Las...

Tags: Productivity, Mobility, Microsoft Office, Hardware, Gadgetry, Tablet PCs, Software, Mastering the Inbox, Podcasts, CES, tablet, tablet PC, Consumer Electronics Show

Blog posts 2007-01-21

Transition to Outlook 2007 advice

Michael Linenberger, whose Total Workday Control is my most recommended guide to serious Outlook productivity, has just authored an excellent and comprehensive guide to making the transition from Outlook 2003 to Outlook 2007 using his methodology. In his typical fashion, the articles are extremely easy to follow and well-illustrated. If...

Tags: Productivity, Microsoft Office, Tablet PCs, Software, Mastering the Inbox, Microsoft Outlook

Blog posts 2007-01-14

Is Gmail reliable?

About 18 months ago, I lost access to my Gmail account for a few hours when an early version of Greasemonkey caused a glitch that made Google think there were an inappropriate number of simultaneous logins being made to my account. The problem was resolved quickly enough but I was...

Tags: Mastering the Inbox, Web Apps, Software, Google Gmail

Blog posts 2006-12-29

Gmail adds POP3 accounts

Google is introducing a new feature, called MailFetcher, to Gmail that turns the webmail service into a full-blown POP3 client. Information on the update, which is being rolled out but has yet to grace my account, can be found in the Gmail FAQ. This is a sea change for web-based...

Tags: Google Gmail, Productivity, Mobility, Software, Web Apps, Mastering the Inbox

Blog posts 2006-12-09

ClearContext IMS released with full Outlook 2007 support

ClearContext Inbox Management System, an add-in for Outlook that performs some serious Inbox magic, has been released with full support for the new Outlook 2007 release. ClearContext uses a combination of filters, toolbars, and behavioral learning to sort the contents of your Inbox to put the most important messages front...

Tags: Groupware, Microsoft Office, ClearContext IMS, Inbox, Microsoft Outlook

Blog posts 2006-11-07