Report from Lanning Labs
Many long-time readers of SIO will remember that last september I switched my email service from Hotmail to Google's new service, Gmail (which is still in beta, for some reason). I promised back then to give a report on the service, and I am happy to say that I've used it long enough to offer some insight on the matter.
Now, as I figure it, most of us use email. Probably free email, or email that is somehow related to a website with paid hosting. There are still those AOL types out there, but if you ask me AOL is now a dinosaur. Anyways, for those of you in the free web email scene, Gmail is your best bet. It's fast, clean, simple, and yet complex. Its organizational capability is unmatched. Multiple replies get stacked together as conversations, and your sent email is also included. You don't put email into folders, you put labels on them which you use to sort stuff out. A star can also be put on important mail so it doesn't get lost in the pile. You never have to delete anything because you've got a gigabyte of space (recently Yahoo upgraded their offer from like 2 meg to 1 gig... I wonder why?). The address book is great, and you never actually have to open it because it shows you all the choices you have while you're typing.
So there you have it. Switch now. Oh, and if anybody needs an invite let me know. I have fifty invites to give out, or somesuch. Technology is moving forward. Are you being left behind? Oh, and for those who haven't noticed, I've changed SIO's site tracking service. I'm quite satisfied with the results. On an aesthetic note, this is now 2 posts in the same day. I think that is a record.
Now, as I figure it, most of us use email. Probably free email, or email that is somehow related to a website with paid hosting. There are still those AOL types out there, but if you ask me AOL is now a dinosaur. Anyways, for those of you in the free web email scene, Gmail is your best bet. It's fast, clean, simple, and yet complex. Its organizational capability is unmatched. Multiple replies get stacked together as conversations, and your sent email is also included. You don't put email into folders, you put labels on them which you use to sort stuff out. A star can also be put on important mail so it doesn't get lost in the pile. You never have to delete anything because you've got a gigabyte of space (recently Yahoo upgraded their offer from like 2 meg to 1 gig... I wonder why?). The address book is great, and you never actually have to open it because it shows you all the choices you have while you're typing.
So there you have it. Switch now. Oh, and if anybody needs an invite let me know. I have fifty invites to give out, or somesuch. Technology is moving forward. Are you being left behind? Oh, and for those who haven't noticed, I've changed SIO's site tracking service. I'm quite satisfied with the results. On an aesthetic note, this is now 2 posts in the same day. I think that is a record.
