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Comment on Why the federal government will never understand the Internet. by Greg Scott

Greg Scott — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:39:48 +0000

Why the federal government will never understand the Internet. http://ow.ly/18PfqN

Comment on Why the federal government will never understand the Internet. by Jerome

Jerome — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:04:34 +0000

Rt @Lavender_Salts: RT @DonnaPapacosta: RT @todmaffin: Why the fed govt will never understand the Internet http://todmaff.in/govtfail #uxwg

Comment on Why the federal government will never understand the Internet. by Joelle

Joelle — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 03:46:49 +0000

RT @DonnaPapacosta: RT @todmaffin: Why the federal government will never understand the Internet. http://todmaff.in/govtfail [sad, but funny

Comment on Why the federal government will never understand the Internet. by Jesse Good

Jesse Good — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 03:37:45 +0000

RT @DonnaPapacosta: RT @todmaffin: Why the federal government will never understand the Internet. http://todmaff.in/govtfail [sad, but…

Comment on Why the federal government will never understand the Internet. by MusicScribe

MusicScribe — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 03:36:39 +0000

RT @todmaffin: Why the federal government will never understand the Internet. http://todmaff.in/govtfail [sad, but funny]

Comment on Why the federal government will never understand the Internet. by Joy Moskovic

Joy Moskovic — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 03:34:47 +0000

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Comment on Why the federal government will never understand the Internet. by Mary Henricksen

Mary Henricksen — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 03:31:30 +0000

*head hits wall* RT @todmaffin: Why the federal government will never understand the Internet. http://todmaff.in/govtfail [sad, but funny]

Comment on Why the federal government will never understand the Internet. by Donna Papacosta

Donna Papacosta — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 03:24:31 +0000

RT @todmaffin: Why the federal government will never understand the Internet. http://todmaff.in/govtfail [sad, but funny]

Comment on Why the federal government will never understand the Internet. by Tod Maffin

Tod Maffin — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 03:21:43 +0000

Why the federal government will never understand the Internet. http://todmaff.in/govtfail [sad, but funny]

Comment on Why the federal government will never understand the Internet. by Yule Heibel

Yule Heibel — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 23:56:00 +0000

Well said /written. It must be a “make-work” mentality or something – have you ever spent any time reading through the minutes of government committee meetings? Mind-numbing. The opposite of agile.

Or maybe it’s some weird way of coding in “respectfulness”… Seriously: being respectful is a powerful meme in government workplaces, and maybe all these redundancies and layers are somehow the (horrible and horribly-gone-wrong) UI “expression” of that? Just a thought.

Comment on Why the federal government will never understand the Internet. by DEWLine

DEWLine — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 20:17:00 +0000

Seems a bit odd, although perceptions of security always differ amongst governmental agencies of all sorts, never mind the general public.

Comment on Why the federal government will never understand the Internet. by Tod Maffin

Tod Maffin — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 19:31:00 +0000

Heh. Bizarre.

Comment on Why the federal government will never understand the Internet. by Tris Hussey

Tris Hussey — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 19:28:00 +0000

Ah yes, the joy of the government. You know you can’t even download GST/HST worksheets? Why? Because the forms are all personalised to the business. Not that they couldn’t just have a blank form and let you fill in the important bits. No, that would only save money on paper and stuff.

Comment on Speaking by Tod Maffin’s 10 things he wishes he knew when he started as a pro speaker

Tod Maffin’s 10 things he wishes he knew when he started as a pro speaker — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 03:33:25 +0000

[...] been lucky to have been speaking professionally since 1997 (when I was nearly chased off stage by the audience of teachers for suggesting the model [...]

Comment on My “Four Buckets System:” How I Organize, Read, and Act On 537 Articles a Day by Amy Sept

Amy Sept — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 01:34:56 +0000

[In progress] Tidying up my RSS feeds with a bit o' help from @todmaffin ? http://ow.ly/2xs5z

Comment on Proof That Microsoft is Losing the Battle by Tod Maffin

Tod Maffin — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 22:44:00 +0000

Perhaps.

Comment on Proof That Microsoft is Losing the Battle by Jon Jennings

Jon Jennings — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 20:26:00 +0000

Maybe that’s representative of marketing people but that is a very specialist slice of the market. I’d argue that marketing people are a good fit for what Apple are looking for (brand conscious, price insensitive)

Comment on Killer Gmail Tip: Keep Track of “Waiting For” Emails by Tod Maffin

Tod Maffin — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 06:23:00 +0000

I feel like continually refreshing to see if I’ve got it yet. WANT!

Comment on Killer Gmail Tip: Keep Track of “Waiting For” Emails by Tris Hussey

Tris Hussey — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 06:21:00 +0000

Hey you know with the new Priority inbox you could use the “Waiting” label in one of the sections…least I think so. Trying now.

Comment on My “Four Buckets System:” How I Organize, Read, and Act On 537 Articles a Day by Tod Maffin

Tod Maffin — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 04:43:00 +0000

You’re welcome!

Comment on Killer Gmail Tip: Keep Track of “Waiting For” Emails by Tod Maffin

Tod Maffin — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 04:43:00 +0000

I’m using eSpeakers but transitioning to Highrise. eSpeakers is excellent
for speakers but expensive and doesn’t have very good API integration with
anything else.

And yeah, I wish they would combine some of them — or at least offer links
at the top of the page to jump back and forth.

At tMedia, we transitioned from Backpack to Google Docs.

Comment on Killer Gmail Tip: Keep Track of “Waiting For” Emails by Ryan J Dempsey

Ryan J Dempsey — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 01:39:00 +0000

Hey Tod, you mention you used to use ACT! Can I ask what CRM you are using now, if any? I’m looking at HighriseCRM, but not sure if I want 37Signals to have more of my money. I already use Basecamp. I wish Highrise and Basecamp were one product.

Comment on My “Four Buckets System:” How I Organize, Read, and Act On 537 Articles a Day by Ryan J Dempsey

Ryan J Dempsey — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 01:35:00 +0000

Really helpful. After reading this, I’ve implemented the same thing almost exactly. Thanks for the tips!

Comment on Proof That Microsoft is Losing the Battle by mike lopez

mike lopez — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 11:53:34 +0000

@garyvee ya they been out of the game a long time… http://bit.ly/bWsqYK

Comment on Killer Gmail Tip: Keep Track of “Waiting For” Emails by Steve Zachary

Steve Zachary — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 14:45:52 +0000

RT @todmaffin: Killer Gmail Tip: Keep Track of "Waiting For" Emails http://todmaff.in/bJO7Sw #gmail #productivity

Comment on Killer Gmail Tip: Keep Track of “Waiting For” Emails by Tod Maffin

Tod Maffin — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 00:03:00 +0000

Unfortunately not. Gmail doesn’t have a way for you to add/chance columns.

Comment on Killer Gmail Tip: Keep Track of “Waiting For” Emails by ralph

ralph — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 22:53:00 +0000

Great tip – any way to get the name of the RECIPIENT to show up in the list of emails. Right now I see a list of emails that all have my name next to them as the SENDER – need to go through each manually to review.

Comment on Killer Gmail Tip: Keep Track of “Waiting For” Emails by Tod Maffin

Tod Maffin — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 17:01:00 +0000

Enjoy!

Comment on Killer Gmail Tip: Keep Track of “Waiting For” Emails by Patrick

Patrick — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 11:37:00 +0000

Excellent hack! And it can be used for so many things… I just set it up with two inboxes for a “to do” list (used to keep actionable emails in my inbox) and articles I send myself to check later (sorted via filter).
Thanks a lot, I think this will be almost as important as when I discovered Bacn a couple of years ago. Yes, I love this trick that much. We’ll see how it holds up after a couple of weeks…

Comment on Killer Gmail Tip: Keep Track of “Waiting For” Emails by Tod Maffin

Tod Maffin — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 16:27:00 +0000

That’s odd. It works for me. Maybe there are two subtle different Gmails running around.

Comment on Killer Gmail Tip: Keep Track of “Waiting For” Emails by Lor662

Lor662 — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 02:44:00 +0000

“is:1 WAITING” didn’t work, but “label:1 WAITING” did. Any thoughts?

Comment on Killer Gmail Tip: Keep Track of “Waiting For” Emails by Wouter

Wouter — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 14:08:00 +0000

Etacts.com can be integrated in Gmail

Comment on My “Four Buckets System:” How I Organize, Read, and Act On 537 Articles a Day by desk_stage

desk_stage — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 06:14:17 +0000

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My “Four Buckets System:” How I Organize, Read, and Act On 537 Articles a Day – Tod Maffin

Comment on Proof That Microsoft is Losing the Battle by Frank Johnson

Frank Johnson — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 22:20:00 +0000

It seems to me that if you wanted a data point about the computer platform of the future, you should have asked them to hold up their mobile phones.

Comment on Shaw Cablevision and the Stupidity of Bundling by Godonnell

Godonnell — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 20:33:00 +0000

Best idea ever, free or no commercials. Why should I be paying for Multinationals to advertise. Shaw is completely unprofessional. The ads are scams such as sign your phone over for 9.95 and they bill you 30.95. What a scam. I am reporting this to BBB

Comment on Killer Gmail Tip: Keep Track of “Waiting For” Emails by Tim Dalton

Tim Dalton — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 20:31:40 +0000

RT @todmaffin: Killer Gmail Tip: Keep Track of "Waiting For" Emails http://todmaff.in/bJO7Sw

Comment on Killer Gmail Tip: Keep Track of “Waiting For” Emails by Jorge Simarro

Jorge Simarro — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 19:35:13 +0000

RT @todmaffin: Killer Gmail Tip: Keep Track of "Waiting For" Emails http://todmaff.in/bJO7Sw

Comment on Killer Gmail Tip: Keep Track of “Waiting For” Emails by Jorge Simarro

Jorge Simarro — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 19:35:13 +0000

RT @todmaffin: Killer Gmail Tip: Keep Track of "Waiting For" Emails http://todmaff.in/bJO7Sw

Comment on Killer Gmail Tip: Keep Track of “Waiting For” Emails by Jorge Simarro

Jorge Simarro — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 19:35:13 +0000

RT @todmaffin: Killer Gmail Tip: Keep Track of "Waiting For" Emails http://todmaff.in/bJO7Sw

Comment on Killer Gmail Tip: Keep Track of “Waiting For” Emails by ben hengst

ben hengst — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 02:22:00 +0000

You can automate this by creating a filter to skip inbox and apply your waiting label for any thing sent to your.name+waiting@gmail.com. Then when you reply to an email that you want labeled as such just bcc your.name+waiting@gmail.com and it will get sent to your label.

Comment on Killer Gmail Tip: Keep Track of “Waiting For” Emails by Tod Maffin

Tod Maffin — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 02:19:00 +0000

Thanks!

Comment on Killer Gmail Tip: Keep Track of “Waiting For” Emails by ben hengst

ben hengst — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 02:16:00 +0000

You can go one step further and automate this a bit more. Create a filter such that any mail to your.name+waiting@gmail.com to skip Inbox and Apply Label of ‘waiting’. Then when you reply to an email that you want labled you can just bcc it you your.name+waiting@gmail.com and then it will get tossed in to that label for you.

Thanks for the tip.

Comment on Killer Gmail Tip: Keep Track of “Waiting For” Emails by hombrelobo.com

hombrelobo.com — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 22:48:24 +0000

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Comment on Killer Gmail Tip: Keep Track of “Waiting For” Emails by Tod Maffin

Tod Maffin — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 21:30:00 +0000

Nice touch with ~. Thanks.

Comment on Killer Gmail Tip: Keep Track of “Waiting For” Emails by Anton Korzhuk

Anton Korzhuk — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 21:16:00 +0000

gotta love this, thanks for the tip.. although i used ~Waiting instead of 1 WAITING, looks cleaner. Also try to the right of the inbox.

Comment on Killer Gmail Tip: Keep Track of “Waiting For” Emails by fred first

fred first — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 19:43:31 +0000

Very handy gmail hack: create "WAITING FOR REPLY" mailbox. Clear setup instructions. http://bit.ly/9YloXm

Comment on Killer Gmail Tip: Keep Track of “Waiting For” Emails by Delicious Over 50

Delicious Over 50 — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 12:09:16 +0000

Killer Gmail Tip: Keep Track of “Waiting For” Emails – Tod Maffin http://bit.ly/9zVw0K

Comment on Proof That Microsoft is Losing the Battle by Mingling Media

Mingling Media — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 10:30:02 +0000

This just in, Macs win the battle over PCs! Is this the proof? http://ow.ly/2r42T

Comment on Killer Gmail Tip: Keep Track of “Waiting For” Emails by Ken Krause

Ken Krause — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 04:26:47 +0000

Killer Gmail Tip: Keep Track of “Waiting For” Emails – Tod Maffin – http://goo.gl/iRo6

Comment on Killer Gmail Tip: Keep Track of “Waiting For” Emails by AboutOne LLC

AboutOne LLC — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 04:11:32 +0000

Super simple trick for making sure you don't forget you are waiting for a response to an email. http://ow.ly/2qX0I

Comment on Killer Gmail Tip: Keep Track of “Waiting For” Emails by Tracy H-I

Tracy H-I — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 02:22:24 +0000

doing this right now! http://bit.ly/cFXh89

Comment on Killer Gmail Tip: Keep Track of “Waiting For” Emails by dsjkvf

dsjkvf — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 01:24:22 +0000

Keep Track of “Waiting For” Emails: http://bit.ly/brrpZi / Nice one. However, my best email tip is an empty Inbox.

Comment on Killer Gmail Tip: Keep Track of “Waiting For” Emails by Aleksandra Stalmach

Aleksandra Stalmach — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 21:38:20 +0000

Love this email hack so you can keep track of emails that are awaiting reply! http://bit.ly/9YloXm

Comment on Killer Gmail Tip: Keep Track of “Waiting For” Emails by Ken Krause

Ken Krause — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 21:00:55 +0000

I had to use the filter: “label:1-waiting ” to get it to work. Just using “is:1 Waiting” returned no results….

Comment on Killer Gmail Tip: Keep Track of “Waiting For” Emails by Dave Raffaele

Dave Raffaele — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 20:39:33 +0000

RT @todmaffin: Killer Gmail Tip: Keep Track of "Waiting For" Emails http://todmaff.in/bJO7Sw

Comment on Killer Gmail Tip: Keep Track of “Waiting For” Emails by macpavi

macpavi — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 20:09:25 +0000

Killer Gmail Tip: Keep Track of “Waiting For” Emails #gmail #productivity #google http://icio.us/0mapff

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Comment on Killer Gmail Tip: Keep Track of “Waiting For” Emails by Aripaco

Aripaco — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 18:01:30 +0000

Interesante tip para Gmail. http://bit.ly/bZcp9E

Comment on Killer Gmail Tip: Keep Track of “Waiting For” Emails by Karthik S

Karthik S — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 14:45:00 +0000

Useful, but seems like a lot of work – Killer Gmail Tip: Keep Track of “Waiting For” Emails http://bit.ly/dzQZbG

Comment on Killer Gmail Tip: Keep Track of “Waiting For” Emails by MikeVertx

MikeVertx — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 11:26:33 +0000

“Why not cc yourself on these using a ‘+’ alias (e.g. johndoe+waiting@gmail.com) and then set up a filter to label and archive emails to that address?”

Thank you for reminding me about this option great solution!

Comment on Killer Gmail Tip: Keep Track of “Waiting For” Emails by Shea Laughlin

Shea Laughlin — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 11:06:59 +0000

RT @todmaffin: Killer Gmail Tip: Keep Track of "Waiting For" Emails http://todmaff.in/bJO7Sw – w/labels & "multiple inbox" lab feature. #in

Comment on Killer Gmail Tip: Keep Track of “Waiting For” Emails by EversonVargas da Luz

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Jun Emi — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 09:22:57 +0000

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Comment on Killer Gmail Tip: Keep Track of “Waiting For” Emails by Jack Forbush

Jack Forbush — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 09:12:00 +0000

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Comment on Killer Gmail Tip: Keep Track of “Waiting For” Emails by Alex Osterloh

Alex Osterloh — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 06:06:32 +0000

does the red 1Waiting labeled email appear on both inboxes, also the regular one ? is there a way to not show in inbox. I guess with the name+waiting@gmail.com you can set up rule to assign label 1Waiting and remove from Inbox … I like that best.

Comment on My “Four Buckets System:” How I Organize, Read, and Act On 537 Articles a Day by guylaine l'heureux

guylaine l'heureux — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 04:17:51 +0000

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Comment on Killer Gmail Tip: Keep Track of “Waiting For” Emails by CK

CK — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 03:04:46 +0000

I wrote the service http://www.FollowUp.cc for almost this exact purpose: to be reminded of emails you need to follow up on (if the person doesn’t respond)

The great thing is you set the reminder in the CC or BCC field of your email. So much easier! In addition, once those reminders are in your address book over time, it’s literally like one click reminders. Really flexible, I think you’ll like it. (It was written about on LifeHacker recently too).

Comment on My “Four Buckets System:” How I Organize, Read, and Act On 537 Articles a Day by timchan

timchan — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 03:00:05 +0000

Time to get organized! RT @intersection1: Four Buckets System–Organize, Read & Act On 537 Articles Daily – Tod Maffin. http://ow.ly/2qbBu

Comment on Proof That Microsoft is Losing the Battle by Sean Young

Sean Young — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 02:50:03 +0000

The group you were lecturing to is Apple’s demographic. Young 20 somethings that eat the Apple marketing up. It is “cool” to have an Apple PC. I doubt Apple will kill Microsoft but I think it’s leaning towards a more even balance of PCs and Macs.

Comment on My “Four Buckets System:” How I Organize, Read, and Act On 537 Articles a Day by Mark Smiciklas

Mark Smiciklas — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 02:15:05 +0000

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Comment on Killer Gmail Tip: Keep Track of “Waiting For” Emails by Monkd

Monkd — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 00:30:56 +0000

An easier way to do this is to Bcc yourself on messages that you want to go to the waiting label. Instead of your regular email address you can a +waiting between your regular email username and the @ symbol. Then use a filter to apply a label. So your email address will look like joe.blow+waiting@gmail.com. Gmail will let you add all of types of additional words to your email address.

Comment on Killer Gmail Tip: Keep Track of “Waiting For” Emails by Mark

Mark — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 23:15:05 +0000

OK, here is a way that can apply an automatic label when sending, although i have not tested it. There is a feature in google where you can send email to your inbox by using your gmail address with a plus symbol at the end of your email address before the @ sign. For example if your email address is omar@gmail.com you can send any emails to omar+alias@gmail.com. Any text after and including the plus sign is dropped and will be delivered to your inbox (this is a good way to track which sites send spam). So if you add a BCC with your own email address but add +waiting, so in this example omar+waiting@gmail.com,you can add a filter to automatically add labels to emails with that address in the BCC field. Once again I have not tested this, but see no reason why it wouldn’t work

Comment on Killer Gmail Tip: Keep Track of “Waiting For” Emails by Kerry Rosenhagen

Kerry Rosenhagen — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 22:09:47 +0000

Why not cc yourself on these using a ‘+’ alias (e.g. johndoe+waiting@gmail.com) and then set up a filter to label and archive emails to that address?

Comment on Killer Gmail Tip: Keep Track of “Waiting For” Emails by kabelux

kabelux — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 21:52:14 +0000

I´m doing the same thing, but with superstars (enable more stars types on Gmail Labs). Thanks for sharing!

Comment on My “Four Buckets System:” How I Organize, Read, and Act On 537 Articles a Day by Laura Machan

Laura Machan — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 21:33:54 +0000

Read much? Here's help – RT @todmaffin: "Four Buckets System:" How I Organize, Read, and Act On 537 Articles a Day http://todmaff.in/bmPstP

Comment on My “Four Buckets System:” How I Organize, Read, and Act On 537 Articles a Day by Amy Sept

Amy Sept — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 21:31:17 +0000

Reading @todmaffin's "4 bucket system" for organizing RSS feeds. I like it! I'd also + an "audition" folder for new finds http://ow.ly/2q7Ie

Comment on Killer Gmail Tip: Keep Track of “Waiting For” Emails by Ozh

Ozh — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 21:27:31 +0000

You don’t need multiple inbox for this. Just apply a label.

Comment on Killer Gmail Tip: Keep Track of “Waiting For” Emails by Juan

Juan — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 19:55:05 +0000

I’m glad you took a stab at this.

First, @Joe King, I’ve been waiting for to be able to label an outgoing email forever!

Second, this may work for many people but my biggest problem with this is keeping all of these emails/thoughts you are waiting on in your inbox (basically) and in your head. This causes mental clutter. You tend to worry about things you can’t really do anything about. My suggestion is archive (hide) these emails you are waiting on, as long as they are labeled “Waiting” and set up a weekly reminder email to check your “Waiting” label. This way, you will only have to think about this possibly long list of things you can’t do anything about, only once a week. If at that point they are not resolved, then you can ping the person you are waiting on again.

Lastly, including people’s tweets/retweets as comments kind of kills the point of comments, IMHO. I had to look through all “30″ comments to find two people who actually had something to say.

Comment on Proof That Microsoft is Losing the Battle by Don Risi

Don Risi — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 19:11:56 +0000

I work on a PC at work and at home. Why? At work, I am required to use one. It is the only computer the university supplies to its employees.

At home, there is only one reason for me to use a PC instead of a Mac — the software that I have collected (and more importantly, have both mastered and depend desperately on) over the years is only available for the PC. There are (and in a couple of cases, never will be) a Mac equivalent. I am stuck in the land of the PC, like it or not.

I am not particularly fond of Windows computers, and as much as anyone might wish otherwise, the PC is still the computer of choice in the business world. Until Apple finds a way to make Windows software run on a Mac — natively inside the Mac OS, and not in Windows that happens to be running on the Mac — the Mac will never replace the PC.

I put the onus on Apple to make Windows software work on their OS because the software manufacturers will never do that — they have too much to lose. But if Apple were to succeed in making that happen, they could put Microsoft out of business inside of a couple of years.

Comment on Killer Gmail Tip: Keep Track of “Waiting For” Emails by Winkyboy

Winkyboy — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 19:02:45 +0000

Thanks for this tutorial – it’s perfect for people like me.

How about creating a filter that is activated by emails from you that contain the word “await” or “waiting for”… It works pretty nice.

Comment on Killer Gmail Tip: Keep Track of “Waiting For” Emails by J. F. Mitre

J. F. Mitre — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 19:01:32 +0000

I use star (superstars) instead labels. Where each star type refers to something.

Comment on Killer Gmail Tip: Keep Track of “Waiting For” Emails by Joe King

Joe King — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 18:01:48 +0000

Great idea. Now if Google Labs will come up with a way to “LABEL and SEND” in one button, you could eliminate the trip to the SENT mail.

Comment on Killer Gmail Tip: Keep Track of “Waiting For” Emails by Adam Schwartz

Adam Schwartz — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 17:57:41 +0000

This looks great, thanks so much. I wrote about this general concept months ago but you’ve come up with a simple implementation. I originally referred to this concept as the “Resolved Sent Technique” – see my post here: http://www.computercourage.com/2009/11/11/following-up-on-your-sent-emails-the-resolved-sent-technique/

Comment on Killer Gmail Tip: Keep Track of “Waiting For” Emails by Leto Atreides II

Leto Atreides II — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 17:54:48 +0000

Great idea. Quick question, though. Instead of manually adding the label to the sent mail, couldn’t one just use a filter?

Comment on My “Four Buckets System:” How I Organize, Read, and Act On 537 Articles a Day by Greg Scott

Greg Scott — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 08:23:07 +0000

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Comment on My “Four Buckets System:” How I Organize, Read, and Act On 537 Articles a Day by Greg Scott

Greg Scott — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 08:23:07 +0000

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Comment on My “Four Buckets System:” How I Organize, Read, and Act On 537 Articles a Day by Ken Schafer

Ken Schafer — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 04:53:47 +0000

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Comment on My “Four Buckets System:” How I Organize, Read, and Act On 537 Articles a Day by Ken Schafer

Ken Schafer — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 04:53:47 +0000

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Comment on My “Four Buckets System:” How I Organize, Read, and Act On 537 Articles a Day by Jennifer Johnston

Jennifer Johnston — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 03:45:31 +0000

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Comment on My “Four Buckets System:” How I Organize, Read, and Act On 537 Articles a Day by Jennifer Johnston

Jennifer Johnston — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 03:45:31 +0000

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Comment on My “Four Buckets System:” How I Organize, Read, and Act On 537 Articles a Day by Margaux Lee

Margaux Lee — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 01:17:39 +0000

Great idea! RT @DonnaPapacosta RT @todmaffin: My "4 Buckets System:" How I Organize, Read & Act On 537 Articles/Day http://todmaff.in/bmPstP

Comment on My “Four Buckets System:” How I Organize, Read, and Act On 537 Articles a Day by Margaux Lee

Margaux Lee — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 01:17:39 +0000

Great idea! RT @DonnaPapacosta RT @todmaffin: My "4 Buckets System:" How I Organize, Read & Act On 537 Articles/Day http://todmaff.in/bmPstP

Comment on My “Four Buckets System:” How I Organize, Read, and Act On 537 Articles a Day by Cheryl

Cheryl — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 21:14:08 +0000

My little project when the iPad arrives! RT@todmaffin:“Four Buckets System:” Organize, Read & Act On 537 Articles http://todmaff.in/4buckets

Comment on My “Four Buckets System:” How I Organize, Read, and Act On 537 Articles a Day by Cheryl

Cheryl — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 21:14:08 +0000

My little project when the iPad arrives! RT@todmaffin:“Four Buckets System:” Organize, Read & Act On 537 Articles http://todmaff.in/4buckets

Comment on My “Four Buckets System:” How I Organize, Read, and Act On 537 Articles a Day by Adrian Corscadden

Adrian Corscadden — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 04:46:45 +0000

Thanks for this Tod. I’m going through about 400 articles/day on my google reader, and definitely don’t have a system like this. My only current strategy is to star long articles that I plan on reading in full later.

Comment on Proof That Microsoft is Losing the Battle by Benoît Marchal

Benoît Marchal — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 14:04:49 +0000

Proof that Microsoft is loosing the battle http://todmaffin.com/macswin

Comment on Proof That Microsoft is Losing the Battle by Greg Scott

Greg Scott — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 08:33:44 +0000

Proof That Microsoft is Losing the Battle – In case you are wondering what the computer platform of the future will … http://ow.ly/18w9uk

Comment on Proof That Microsoft is Losing the Battle by Megan Mallen

Megan Mallen — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 23:10:49 +0000

RT @todmaffin: Just posted: Proof that Microsoft is losing the battle. http://todmaffin.com/macswin

Comment on Proof That Microsoft is Losing the Battle by Joe FitzPatrick

Joe FitzPatrick — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 20:58:54 +0000

Cute RT @todmaffin: Just posted: Proof that Microsoft is losing the battle. http://todmaffin.com/macswin

Comment on Proof That Microsoft is Losing the Battle by Richard Perry

Richard Perry — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 17:47:50 +0000

RT @DonnaPapacosta: Just posted: Proof that Microsoft is losing the battle. http://todmaffin.com/macswin (via @todmaffin)