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Google Inbox: a Next Step for Gmail

Google has just launched Google Inbox – an alternative to using the traditional Gmail interface to handle email. Inbox works on Android (version 4.1 Jelly…

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A decade of Gmail

Gmail celebrated its 10th anniversary last month, and it was ten years ago today that I finally was able to get my own account and…

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How to make your Gmail much more secure

Google has always worked hard to make sure Gmail is secure and they’ve done a great job with it.  However, with so many people having…

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Don’t let the meta drag you down; the two minute rule

As I’ve mentioned a few times before, keeping my inbox at zero is a huge part of my organizational process, and I attribute much of…

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Get more productive by trying new things

I was working with a client recently that declared that they didn’t want to use Google Apps because Gmail is too “weird”.  While I agree…

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How much email do you deal with each day?

While I’m a huge fan of the “inbox zero” concept, I always felt I had it easy.  I certainly get a lot of email, but…

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Organize Your Digital Life 3 – Calendar management

This is the third in a series of posts in the Organize Your Digital Life series. Calendars are one of the areas that most people…

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Organize Your Digital Life 1 – Get Control of Your Email

This is the first in a series of posts in the Organize Your Digital Life series. Email is becoming an overwhelming problem for a lot…

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