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I noticed a most unusual post published yesterday by a Swiss man named Kasper Etter on a blog he calls Explained from First Principles. The post is simply called Email, but when combined with the title of his blog, you can see what he’s doing there. It’s a very long post with lovely text and illustrations and even a handy…
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The concept of instant messaging, in its various forms, has been around since dialup days. Recall the scene in the 1998 movie You’ve Got Mail when the two characters, Joe Fox and Kathleen Kelly, respectively played by Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan, suddenly realize they are both “online” at the same time and begin to use instant…
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Blogger Lars Wirzenius asked followers last year what they liked and disliked about email. He then summarized those email likes and dislikes here. The dislikes about email were typical and, in my opinion, represent several myths about email that disgorge into modern discussions about productivity and communication. These knee-jerk prima facie reactions to using email are not invalid…
Just Use Email 