Comments on: Email is broken

By: jason

jason — Mon, 04 Dec 2006 02:27:13 +0000

There is a guy I work with here who has a two-sided sign on his desk. On one side it says ‘Busy’ and the reverse reads ‘Out’…

By: Che Tibby

Che Tibby — Mon, 04 Dec 2006 02:23:23 +0000

hmmm. after reading this post i read the one above about alternatives to email.

good points. except that my experience of IM is “people notice you’re home and pester you for conversation”. i suppose a system that has, ‘currently engaged’, or ‘why aren’t you phoning me or walking over here’ would be terrific.

By: jason

jason — Mon, 04 Dec 2006 01:31:02 +0000

Thanks Che,

A good tactic. The very existence of the tactic, however, reinforces the point that what was once a useful communication channel is now something that requires an inordinate amount of management - at the personal and professional level.

Good to hear Hotmail is still around and good for something. I have had Gmail recommended for its spam filtering, but the page load is a killer.

By: Che Tibby

Che Tibby — Sun, 03 Dec 2006 23:45:18 +0000

to avoid this issue i use dummy addresses put up in public, and ensure the provider of the address fields anti-spam software gratis.

who ever thought microsoft hotmail would be so useful?

i then use select email addresses for corresponding with friends/family etc. i also keep my work email for work only. mostly.

seems to work.