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GMail keyboard shortcuts

On October 29, 2012 / All Posts, TechnoZen

Longtime computer users know that taking your hand off the keyboard to use the mouse wastes time. In many cases, doing so means taking more steps than you would otherwise take by using keyboard shortcuts. Webmail providers like Google and Yahoo caught on to this and offer

Create a professional email signature

On May 7, 2012 / All Posts, TechnoZen

I have a confession to make: I stole the design for my email signature. Maybe I can make it right by offering my design to you.

ISP email addresses, part 2

On April 30, 2012 / All Posts, TechnoZen

A couple of years ago, I suggested people not use their Internet service provider’s free email address. Earlier this year, a podcast I follow made five arguments against using ISP addresses. I agree with everything in the podcast except for the implication that a GMail address could

Avoid the email rabbit hole

On March 5, 2012 / All Posts, TechnoZen

Several years ago, Andy Sherwood made this pronouncement: “Bill Gates is a crack dealer.”

Email and forum etiquette

On February 27, 2012 / All Posts, TechnoZen

Ever wonder if you’re driving other people batty with your email or forum interactions? Podcaster Gary Rosenzweig can let you know if you’re putting a foot wrong. Outside of warning people against ALL-CAPS TYPING, WHICH READS LIKE SHOUTING, Rosenzweig notes tips like: quoting only necessary parts of

Creating address book entries using email

On February 6, 2012 / All Posts, TechnoZen

An email inbox isn’t the right place to keep track of your contact information. Don’t believe me? Try it sometime and see if you don’t lose people’s phone numbers and email addresses among the – what – hundreds? Thousands? of other emails sitting in there too. The

Creating calendar entries using email

On January 30, 2012 / All Posts, TechnoZen

An email inbox isn’t the right place to keep track of your meetings, events and social gatherings. Don’t believe me? Try it sometime and see if you don’t lose your calendar invitations among the – what – hundreds? Thousands? of other emails sitting in there too. The

Creating tasks using email

On January 23, 2012 / All Posts, TechnoZen

An email inbox isn’t the right place to keep track of your to-do list. Don’t believe me? Try it sometime and see if you don’t lose your list among the – what – hundreds? Thousands? of other emails sitting in there too. The consequences? Not doing the

Introducing… the Delete key

On January 16, 2012 / All Posts, TechnoZen

I was once guilty: years ago, my Outlook inbox would sometimes overflow with stuff that wasn’t necessary. Unsolicited messages from PR companies (we journalists get plenty of those), unsolicited electronic commercial messages (distinct from outright spam) and other stuff could clog my inbox and, consequently, fuel the

2011 was a year of links, locks and bots

On December 24, 2011 / All Posts, Periodical Writing Samples

This past year saw its share of advances in the technology sector, and Canadian law worked hard to keep up. Here are four developments in technology law and how they affect Canadians. 1. Delinking from defamation Can one publisher be another’s keeper? Not according to the Supreme

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