Gina Trapani: I like to keep my email inbox clear and deal with messages as they come in, and archive or delete them when I’m done. But I’d fallen deeply behind on my personal email inbox a few years ago and never dug myself out. Realizing I had almost 4,000 unprocessed threads, I considered declaring email…

I’m afraid I won’t be answering Julie here. For one, it feels a bit like spam. Like a response just marks in a database some where they’ve got a live one. For two, that broken image feels awfully suspicious, like it’s trying to do the same. For three, even if Julie happens to be real…

Maybe I’ll make this Chris’ Law #893. I feel like if I get a text message, any text message, I should be able to respond to it. Like if it’s an appointment reminder, cool, thanks, I can respond to it and tell you to cancel it. Or confirm it. Or ask you clarifying questions. And…

It’s common for an email client to have both Archive and Delete buttons. Which means you’re essentially forced into developing your own strategy for when to use one or the other. (We could factor in “spam” as well, as that is another option. But I think everyone largely agrees you spam spam.) When GMail launched…

Matt Webb: Out of Office is one of those weird email features that (a) has hyper usage by certain kinds of professionals (where, say, professional courtesy is a reply within max half a day, and OOO will be set even for public holidays) and (b) for everyone else, sits on that line between kinda lame…

Thoughts:

Amelia Bellamy-Royds: … at this point whenever I send an email and don’t get a reply, I just assume that it has been blocked by some over-eager spam filter & that way I don’t have to feel rejected that someone doesn’t have time or interest in replying. I trust that everyone else likewise assumes the…

Noting this for my online long term memory, as I’ve only just heard of it! MailMaven: MailMaven combines the familiarity of Apple Mailwith the power of MailSuite. I can’t vouch for it yet. I’m still happy on Mimestream, and the design in MailMaven looks a little looser at a glance. I’m intrigued by the “notes” feature though,…