into the address bar opens an empty compose window for me. And, if you have a different program (like Thunderbird or Postbox) set as your default mail client, it'll open a compose window in those ...

Every so often Google unveils a new feature that's so cool and helpful that I can't help but get excited. Such was the case when it became possible to compose an email directly from within a Google ...

Compose, an incredibly simple app that took only about an hour to design and another to build, may not be as ridiculous as it initially sounds. The app serves only one purpose: it lets you shoot off a ...

The other week, someone told me the best part of being in between jobs — besides putting the fun in funemployment — is having zero work emails. As someone who is constantly playing email catch-up, the ...

There may be people in the world who are not distracted by a full email inbox, but I have never met one of them. Every single person I know is regularly consumed by email and very few inboxes ever get ...

A couple of weeks ago, I explained How to Write a Convincing Email. That method works when you’re asking somebody whom you already know (boss, co-worker, existing customer) to make a decision. Note: ...

The most effective e-mails--business and personal--tend to be brief, focused and, in some fashion, compelling. But even the most finely crafted missive is only as effective as its subject lines--the ...