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Tue, 18 Nov 2008 23:25:57 +0000

[...] Managing Email: PC or Online?-Brandie Kajino There are so many options for email service providers today that it is sometimes difficult to decide which one to use! In this article, the author explores the proâ€™s and cons behind using an online service, such as GMail, or a PC account, such as OutLook. [...]

By: 10 Articles on Managing Email : Productivity501

10 Articles on Managing Email : Productivity501 — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 17:00:48 +0000

[...] Managing Email: PC or Online?-Brandie Kajino There are so many options for email service providers today that it is sometimes difficult to decide which one to use! In this article, the author explores the pro’s and cons behind using an online service, such as GMail, or a PC account, such as OutLook. [...]

By: Megan @ Disorder2Order

Megan @ Disorder2Order — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 04:31:52 +0000

Hmmm… Although I am all about the google “cool-aid” I don’t know as I would be willing to give up my outlook. I totally dig your struggles, but would you really be checking email from your villa in Tuscany?

By: Brandie Kajino, The Home Office Organizer

Brandie Kajino, The Home Office Organizer — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 18:58:16 +0000

Jeri,
That’s true, but if I ever switch to a Mac it will! And it’s great to see you here too!
Think I am migrating to Google Apps. It’s working well for two days already.
Thanks!

By: Jeri Dansky

Jeri Dansky — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 17:21:22 +0000

Brandie, my answer won't help you. I use Apple's Mail, Address Book and iCal on my Mac. They work fine for me. Jeri Danskys last blog post..Lacquer Boxes from Around the World

By: Shirley

Shirley — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:26:10 +0000

Hi,
Although I like gmail, Outlook far outpaces it with functionality for productivity, such as automated rules and formatting, archiving by date vice topic. The calendar features of Outlook such as color coding, printing, automatic formatting are also superior to google calendar (as of now of course, google is adding new features daily it seems ~).

All this said, remember, these are just “tools”. We each need to remember to make a plan for how to better manage our inboxes – whether it be reading only at certain times of day, implementing automated rules and folders, committing to responding in 48 hours, etc. (But then again, that is a whole different topic for another day, eh?)
So for now, Outlook is my primary, with gmail as secondary (and all messages forwarded to Outlook so I have a single consolidated master). ./sab

By: Erica Rueschhoff

Erica Rueschhoff — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 07:33:43 +0000

Gmail’s label system is more useful than outlook’s folder system. You can label each email with as many labels as you want, it is great if you have topics that can fit in different catagories. (Super if you have a tendency to forget where you filed something, just give the email various labels and you have a better chance of finding it). The other awesome thing about gmail is using it for an online storage cabinet. If I have different things I think I may need while I’m on the road away from my external hard drive, I just email it to myself and then I can retrieve it from wherever I am. I could go on and on about the power of gmail and how much it’s simplified my life – if that is even possible when you are talking about email .

By: Stephanie M. Cockerl

Stephanie M. Cockerl — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 02:48:37 +0000

I’m definitely in the online camp. Bouncing around the Eastern seaboard, I never know if they have a computer or not, it nice to access up my online account from anywhere

By: Cassie

Cassie — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 18:02:34 +0000

I’m not sure about folders in gmail, but what I do is create “labels” and apply them to certain emails. For example, I have a “swipe” label and any email I read that I really liked gets that label applied. Then I can go back and read all the emails I’ve labeled “swipe” instead of actually creating a folder.

I use Windows Live Mail which lets you import emails from almost any email service. I’ve got my hotmail, gmail and regular ISP provided emails all sorted in that one applicated. I set my gmail settings to forward to it so I don’t actually have to log into gmail everytime, but yet I can still access it remotely if I’m away from home.

I wrote about it on my blog just a few days ago actually. It’s great for staying organized when you typically get hundreds of emails a week from various newsletters/customers/blog comments, etc.

Cassies last blog post..Do You Work On The Weekends?

By: Grant D Griffiths

Grant D Griffiths — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 16:50:35 +0000

Google has folders, they are called labels. You can read my post on Home Office Warrior to see what I am talking about at http://is.gd/yEi