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Posted by junger - 04/15/08 at 05:04:26 pm
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Gmail, Label:Unread and Controlling My Inbox
Posted by junger - 03/10/08 at 09:03:26 am
Why doesn't Google allow you to create an "unread" label for easy access in Gmail?
It's one of those "hidden labels" that Google uses, but doesn't allow you to actually access without typing into the search bar.
There are workarounds, but they're not ideal.
I use Gmail for everything. It's my personal email. It's my business email. It's my work email. I probably have 5 or 6 Gmail accounts.
So it actually IS a big deal that I have to type in "label:unread" into my search bar every time I need to find the emails I haven't read yet.
I understand that Google would rather have you archive your read emails and only keep unread emails in your inbox, but that's not how I manage my mail.
I read the stuff that is important, then leave the less important stuff unread to do later (I rarely check my starred items, so that doesn't help).
Come on, Google, let me create that unread shortcut. It would make life a lot easier for me.
Killing Trees, One Press Release at a Time
Posted by junger - 10/23/07 at 12:10:14 pmI get a lot of press releases — it's part of the job.
I can handle inbox overflow, but I cannot stand receiving snail-mail envelopes stuffed with press releases, catalogs and photos of products. It's completely unnecessary!
Nearly every paper press release I get goes directly into my trash can. Thanks, marketing departments, for killing trees.
The worst offenders are exhibitors at tradeshows. Give me thumb drive! Or even a CD! There's no way in hell I'm shlepping around your 2 lb. press materials with all of the other releases I've gotten.
Paper press releases have gone the way of the dinosaur. Get with the program.
Haven't you ever heard of an attachment? What about a PDF?
Make your email press release attractive to me: tell me "the news" in the subject line, paste a text (not HTML) version of the press release into the email, and leave it there.
I'm not a super treehugger or anything, but how much paper is wasted on sending me stuff that I'm going to end up junking in the end? Too much!
Send me email press releases. Not paper ones. Please.
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