Remembering the email option

I'm waiting on Posthaven to come out with their themes until the end of December, as they've promised. It's been a long nine- or ten-month wait. It had better be worth it.
 
At the same time, I really like the option to post by email and it becoming an email discussion at the same time it's posted on site. I've not taken advantage of that.
 
The demise of email has been loudly heralded. But if fax machines are still around, it's not likely that such a common means of communication will soon go by the wayside. Marketers, though they are by no means the harbingers of technology and trends, still tout email lists as the best way to get a message out there.
 
I'm testing the quote feature, pay no mind.
 
Must be that year-end itchiness to regroup, reevaluate, redefine things, but I've been looking more at Known, RedMatrix, GNUsocial, and TiddlySpace, etc., and how to best use them, or if to use them further. Are there too many good options out there? Or do all of them offer something unique?
 
I'm leaving my email sig in this time to see if Posthaven removes it, as I seem to remember it will. Anything below here?

If I exhibit strange behavior ...

... in my emails, it's because I'm experimenting with my email server's beta interface. I'm already addicted to it. The old was already excellent, and the service itself is beyond any other I've used, including gmail. Try it out.

Disclosure: If you sign up through this link and ever decide to pay for the service later on, I'll get a few pennies. But even if I didn't, I'd recommend it. I've been a paying customer since 2002.

I said I'd never pay for something that you could get for free. But after using this service, boy, did I change my mind. In 10-plus years I have yet to max out any of the limits, including storage. And while there have been a few bumps along the way, this one has given me far fewer problems than any other service I've used, including WordPress (speaking broadly of services besides email), which is also an excellent option.

Someone may think that email is on the way out, since many are turning more to texting and social media, but in the foreseeable future there's no better option to secure communication than email.

This company is one of the big boys. They know what they're doing. And they don't mine your information for advertising. They also know how to cull the junk out of your email as well. The features are nigh to endless.

They offer a choice of domains for your email address, much like flavors of ice cream. Once you sign up, try the beta interface. (Though I don't know if the freebie accounts have access to it yet. I assume so.) One friend told me today that he has signed on, and I didn't even say anything to him about it. Why not try it yourself?

Processing your inbox is part of your work

Processing your inbox is your work. It's not something extra you have to do, or some distraction that doesn't belong in your life...unless of course you feel the same way about your physical mailbox. Like it or not, dealing with all your email is as much a part of your work (and required to do your job as well as you can) as keeping lists, clearing your head, or doing regular reviews. Yet consistently, we come across a resistance people have to driving their inboxes down to zero on a regular basis—as if that's a luxury reserved for those who don't get much input or don't have anything better to do. It's a critical component for keeping you in a clear, current and creative space to work and play at your best.
via davidco.com