Windows Live Essentials Preview

Jun 24, 2010 | 2 Comments

Windows Live Wave 4 Essentials beta was released today, but not everyone is happy. Zack Whittaker says simply that “it’s awful.” When describing the Mail portion of the app, Zack states “the program is clunky, sluggish and feels like it’s been thrown together by an angry child at best.” That doesn’t sound good. The only [...]

The Future of Mail

May 1, 2010 | 10 Comments

One caller the other night was ringing me all the way from Denmark. He is a mailman in his home town, and wondered what my thoughts are about the future of traditional post offices. It’s something interesting to think about. With technology advancing more every day, people don’t want pieces of paper lying around. The [...]

How to Track Your Mail with Google Envelopes

Apr 6, 2010 | 4 Comments

Many years ago, my mother wrote out a check for the rent of our house at the time, stuffed it into an addressed envelope, slapped a stamp on it and tossed it into a mail box. The letter was picked up the next day by our neighborhood mailman, and mom assumed that it would reach [...]

How Does Mail Work on the iPad?

Mar 30, 2010 | 3 Comments

Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed With Mail on the iPad, you can actually feel your email. That huge multi-touch display will quickly adapt to show you things in a way that works best for you. In Landscape mode, your mail will appear down the left side [...]

65 Reasons Why Outlook 2007 Will Suck

May 26, 2006 | 107 Comments

It started with a small list of Outlook look-outs. But the closer I look at Outlook 2007′s second beta, the more I’m starting to worry. It’s worse than I thought. I know many people disagreed with my assessment of Outlook 2003 (what, with it sucking – though not sucking as much as Outlook XP). However, [...]