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Credit: Brett Jordan from Pexels How do you manage your emails? Are you an "inbox zero" kind of person, or do you just leave thousands of them unread? Our new study, published today in the journal Information Research, suggests that leaving all your emails in the inbox is likely to leave you dissatisfied with your personal records management. In an…

Image Source : PIXABAY Gmail Google is working on reducing the amount of spam emails which are being received by the users- majorly targeting bulk email senders. This aims to improve the email experience for Gmail users by reducing unwanted messages. New policies for bulk senders Google's new policies require bulk email senders to authenticate their messages…

Google is cracking down on bulk email senders in an effort to reduce the…

'CyberGuy': Don't take the bait Kurt Knutsson provides advice on how to identify safe email links and tips for safeguarding your email account against phishing attacks. Imagine this nightmare scenario. You receive an email from your health insurance provider, let's say it's Blue Shield, asking you to update your personal information by clicking on a link. You think it’s a routine request, so you click on the link and enter your name, date of birth, and social security number. The next thing you know, your identity is…

The answer is to your inbox conundrum is simple -- declare email bankruptcy. You will feel so much better when you make those unread, unprocessed, and mostly irrelevant emails vanish into thin air, allowing you to start afresh. The steps to Inbox Zero vary slightly depending on your email service. I'll use Gmail for this example; if you use another service, you'll need to figure out the corresponding steps.Also: How to back up your Gmail: The ultimate guideOpen Gmail in a browser window, go to your inbox, and click the…

Email stinks. OK, it’s not that bad, but I’d much rather get things done in person, in a video meeting or over chat. My rule of thumb: If we get into an email back and forth, I’m calling you instead.That said, email has its place and you might as well make your inbox as useful as it can be. For me, that starts with my annual ritual: Clearing out all the old mail from the year before. Give it a try.SMARTPHONE TRICKS EVERY IPHONE AND ANDROID USER SHOULD KNOWTry my free daily tech newsletter, The Current. Written by me, not…

EVERY DAY AROUND 3 p.m. when my attention wanes and deadlines loom large, I self-soothe by filtering my Gmail for messages larger than one megabyte and deleting them. Yet, my inbox still brims with unsolicited PDFs, unread newsletters and virtual webinar invites.A more streamlined digital life is possible, say several professional organizers I consulted. Their main advice? Digital decluttering takes time. Stormy Perez, who specializes in creating organization systems for people that hire her on TaskRabbit in New York,…

If you’re looking to clean up your Gmail inbox, but you don’t want to delete anything permanently, then choosing the archive option is your best bet. Whenever you archive an email, it is removed from your inbox folder while still remaining accessible. Here’s how to access any emails you have archived previously, as well as how to move such messages back to your regular inbox for fast access. screenshot/Anita George / Digital Trends Finding archived emails via the webIf you access…

NO MATTER HOW much time we spend unclogging our email inboxes on any given day, more calendar invites, premeeting memos and “urgent” tech updates will pile up tomorrow. Given the scale of the problem, it might feel like a personal email butler is necessary.Enter artificial intelligence. Companies like Shortwave, launched by ex-Googlers, or Sanebox, a $3.49-a-month utility, offer third-party extensions that can triage your unread messages. Major email platforms are increasingly developing similar tools. When drafting a…

Slack is redesigning its app as part of the company's efforts to make the app easier to use. The business messaging app has improved the search function on the web interface and its desktop and mobile apps, while offering better navigation for channels and direct messages (DMs) across multiple workspaces on Slack. Meanwhile, the Salesforce-owned service is also making it easier for users to start new chats, channels, calls, or canvases from a single button on the redesigned version of the app.The company unveiled the…