Getting copied on useless emails is annoying but most people still do it because it costs nothing in time. He’s a trick to help your coworkers stop sending you meeting minutes for meetings that you have nothing to do with: Tell them it’s bad for the environment.
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Leave Me Alone – clean up your inbox this spring
Remember when spam used to come in the actual mail? Those were the days. Now we’re all getting digital spam mail, sometimes hundreds a day in the form of coupons, newsletters, and who knows what else. Unsubscribe from them with Leave Me Alone, the site that helps you dump spam.
Read MoreDailyLit – snippets of books, delivered to your email
We can read books pretty much anywhere we can carry a phone these days but you still may not have the time to leisurely enjoy the written word. If you’ve got a couple of minutes in your day, you can read some of the classics bit by bit with DailyLit, the service that sends you micro sections of fiction.
Read MoreUnroll.me – service is pulling out of the EU due to the GDPR
If you use Unroll.me and happen to live in Europe then bad news, the service is ending in your area. Bummer. They can’t meet compliance for the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and rather than fix it, they’re just pulling the service, effective May 24.
Read MoreUnroll Me – get your email back under control in 2018
Over the years you’ve probably subscribed to many email lists some of which you likely do not have any use for. Don’t waste a bunch of time going through them and unsubscribing one by one, Unroll Me is the website that helps you dump all your junk mail at once.
Read MoreAstro – pull yourself out of your overfilled email inbox
Your email is probably out of control. All of our emails are with the ridiculous amounts of promotional mailers, newsletters, and other random junk we get. Sure we use the coupons and read the information from time to time the volume is overwhelming and worse, may make you miss important correspondences. Astro is the app that helps declutter your inbox so the messages you can’t miss make it to you.
Read MoreHave A Track – email newsletter delivers beats right to your inbox
Discovering new music is awesome but unless you spend a lot of time checking out new playlists, most of what you get is probably pretty curated. If you like electronica, then check out Have A Track, the newsletter that sends you a few new tracks a week to listen to.
Read MoreRe:scam – fight back against scammers
We’ve all gotten scam email. By now, your email account is probably pretty good at filtering them into the Spam folder but sometimes one slips past the gatekeeper and makes it to you. Sure you can just delete it but wouldn’t it be better to stick it to them? Re:scam is the service that fights back against scammers using AI.
Read MoreTypeApp – get your email under control with this app
Most people’s important email accounts can be synched up through Gmail for one stop email checking but this isn’t the case for everyone. If you find that you’ve got multiple accounts and need to be able to access them from your phone (or other mobile device), TypeApp is an all in one email option.
Read MoreHow to email – check out these tips for sending a proper office message
We all use email. It’s gone outside just the world of personal missives and become normal operating procedure for offices. Rather than come by your desk, your boss and coworkers are far more likely to send a short note via outlook. We all (hopefully) know not to write in all caps but the Atlantic has published some further email etiquette to help us craft the perfect electronic mail.
Read MoreUnsubscribe From – clean out your email with a click of a button
The year is winding down quickly and it’s time to start thinking about what goals you’re going to work on for next year. If you’re not ready to start dealing with anything heavy, start small. Your inbox is probably a mess. If you use Gmail, check out Unsubscribe From, the site that makes getting rid of junk easy.
Read MoretheSkimm – the Cliff Notes of news
Keeping up with the news is hard. In our ever connected culture it seems like it’s either dominated by a single incident so you’re never sure what you’re missing or by a million different events so you’re sure you’re missing something. If it’s all too much (or too little) for you, check theSkimm, the daily newsletter that delivers all the top headlines right to your inbox.
Read MoreTone Analyzer – make sure that email isn’t accidently angry
By now most people are aware that tone does not convey well over the internet. You may mean a comment to be lighthearted and funny and it comes off across the screen as a declaration of war. Even between friends, navigating written communication can be tricky. The Tone Analyzer wants to help you get the feeling of your message across easier.
Read MoreBug Me Not – login when you don’t want to login
Just about every website you go to asks you for your email address. Sometimes this is to send you a special coupon. Other times it’s to set you up with a login which you may or may not want. You may just be there to read a few things and move on. Bug Me Not lets you use a shared login so you don’t have to be bothered with annoying pop ups.
Read MoreUnroll.me – make your inbox a cleaner place with one click [FREEWARE]
I love email but it tends to get flooded with coupons, sales flyers, and other assorted newsletters and spam. You fill in your email address for a discount and then suddenly you’re hit every few days with a newsletter, notice, or special offer. Unroll.me helps you keep your email junk mail to a minimum.
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