In the first of this series I had a look at one of the pioneers in the inbox management area - ClearContext. Then I turned my attention to one of the young guns - Xobni. Today I am delighted to be writing about Gist - where your inbox meets the web.
Tools that show us a glimpse of e-mail 2.0. Part 3: Gist
Arthur Alston
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e-mail, personal productivity & simplifying technology
14 February 2009 | 4 comments
Is e-mail the opium of the masses? The psychological aspects of e-mail addiction.
Occasionally I stumble across a blog posting that sums up exactly what I think and how I feel about a subject that I am passionate about. I love such serendipity. Today is such a day.
Tools that show us a glimpse of e-mail 2.0. Part 2: Xobni
Last time I had a look at one of the pioneers in the inbox management area. Today, it is the turn of one of the young guns and being young, this one brings (amongst many other features) social networking aspects to Outlook.
Tools that show us a glimpse of e-mail 2.0. Part 1: ClearContext
Since so much of infomania and information overload relates to the influx of e-mail - and the main focus of my business is on how to manage this debilitating condition - I thought it a good idea to review some programs (or as Mac users call them, applications) that currently push the e-mail management envelope and provide us with a glimpse on how e-mail management will look in the future. First up, ClearContext.
Update to my experience with OtherInbox
I posted - Hot off the press: OtherInbox - about a web application called OtherInbox a couple of weeks ago and I thought it was time for an update.
The cost of constantly checking your e-mail
One of the aspects that I focus on in the E-mail Redux workshop is interruptions, the effect they have on productivity and a couple of techniques on how to handle them.
Arthur Alston
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e-mail, interruptions, personal productivity & simplifying technology
30 September 2008
Hot off the press: OtherInbox
I just came across this new service. It looks very promising.