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Posts tagged “email”

How We Wish Email Actually Was Delivered

Enjoy this momentary diversion as we sort our home internet connection issues (driving us mad over here, so pardon us if we come and go)......

Make the Most of Tech When You Work from Home

We all spend a lot of time and money getting our home offices looking good (That's why we're all here reading Unplggd, isn't it?). It makes you want to spend every minute that you can in there. You mi...

Email'N Walk Prevents Typing-While-Strolling Disasters

So you know about the obvious dangers of texting on the phone while driving. Something about the combination of being distracted and—oh yeah, not looking at the road (!!) ends in automobile coll...

Email Habits: Round-The-Clock Clicker or Day Tripper?

Somebody who was paid to watch 3000 Europeans and 122,000 Americans send emails for 83 days and two years, respectively, figured out that most email users fit in to one of two categories depending on ...

Undo Send in Gmail?!?! OMFG... Is it Real?!

We added Gmail's official blog to our bookmarks a while ago, as the tips and tricks that Google insiders give you about the program they themselves created, and continue to foster, are for sure the mo...

Survey: Twitter and Facebook Instead of Email?

For many people, at least the ones we know, updating Twitter and Facebook is a daily routine that is right up there with having a cup of coffee in the morning. It is so common that the words themselve...

Callout Cards Tell Your Textual Abusers to Back Off!

It can happen to anyone, anywhere. It can come from someone you know and love, like a boyfriend or your mom, or it can be a stranger, like everyone from MoveOn.org. It's called textual abuse, and you ...

The "G-Fail" Resonates through Twitter, the Whole World

We hope you didn't have a late-night project to finish up. Most of us here in the US were asleep, but starting around 9:20 am GMT (4:20 am EST or 1:20 am PST), G-Mail and most of the Google network wa...

Mobile Email for the Non-Smartphone Set

On a recent trip out of town with a friend, we both knew we needed almost constant access to our respective email inboxes. It was no problem for me; I always bring my Blackberry everywhere I go. But f...

Get Disposable Identities & Keep Your Real One Safe

It seems like every site you visit is making you register your info and sign up for a login. (When it gets to the point that we have to log in to check the weather, we'll quit the internet forever.) S...

Butler 500: A Home Phone That's More Than a Home Phone

When I think of phones, the first thing that comes to mind are cell phones. After all, it seems that many of you are cell phone only now. Maybe it's because I have so much more going on with my cell t...

PayPal's Viral Campaign Will Collect on Your IOUs

It happens everyday: Susie bought Little John a hot dog when they left the bar at 3 a.m. because he didn't have any cash leftover for the vendors. Although Little John said, "I'll pay you back," he ha...

Gmail is Doing Their Part to Stop Drunk Emailing

Following in the footsteps of breathalizer phones is this Gmail add-on from The Official Gmail Blog called Mail Goggles. When you enable Mail Goggles, it will check that you're really sure you want to...

The Mailbox Indicator Flag for the New Generation

If you want to be annoyed into a screaming stupor whenever you get a message on your computer, get an iKnock. If you'd rather have something more, shall we say—subtle to let you know when a new ...