The Verge: “…There are other good reasons to have a local backup of your Google info. You may be switching jobs, or maybe you’ve decided to stop using a specific email account, or you just want a copy of all your emails just in case. Whatever your reasons, it’s not a bad idea to back… Continue Reading
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Category Archives: E-Mail
How workplace bullying went remote
BBC: “Workplace bullying is thriving in the remote-work era, as technology opens new avenues for unkind behaviour. At first, Joyce didn’t identify what was happening in her workplace as bullying. Her company had been largely remote for years, and she felt no physical threat from her colleagues. “I didn’t really think about that,” says the… Continue Reading
The Law Firm of the Future: Improving Communication in the Legal Setting
American Bar Association – “Senior lawyers may recall a time when we generally connected with each other via telephone calls, the U.S. Postal Service, or face-to-face meetings. In light of the numerous communication options now available, life is no longer so simple. Most importantly, choosing the wrong platform can lead to ineffective or failed communication.… Continue Reading
COVID-19 Archive Prototype
Our COVID-19 Archive aims to aggregate digitized documents related to the the initial phases of the pandemic. To start, we have processed the emails of Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. They are now divided into individual emails, which can be searched and sorted with the original metadata… Continue Reading
EMail Innovation Timeline
Computer History Museum: “This timeline reflects the history of computer-mediated human communications (any human communication that occurs through the use of two or more electronic devices), the events that led up to the development of electronic mail (email), and its commercialization. It is intended for use by researchers and academics interested in the technical evolution… Continue Reading
Gmail is getting (another) redesign. Here’s how to find what you need.
Washington Post: “Google is rolling out a new design for Gmail. Among the coming changes are a left-hand menu to quickly click into Chat, Spaces and Meet; easier filtering to find emails faster; and many shades of blue. Google says the move is aimed at making it simpler to access different apps — like the… Continue Reading
Analysis Of The Importance Of Gmail For Ediscovery
hanzo / David Ruel: “Organizations that use Gmail for business communications need a way to preserve and extract discoverable information in the event of litigation. But that’s harder than it would appear at first glance. This is the first in a three-part blog series explaining: why Gmail data is an important data source for modern… Continue Reading
Microsoft shares workarounds for Outlook crashing after launch
Bleeping Computer: “Microsoft is investigating customer reports of a known issue causing Outlook for Microsoft 365 to freeze and crash right after opening. According to a new support document published by Redmond on Thursday, these Outlook desktop client crashes will be automatically logged and can be confirmed by checking the Windows Event Viewer Application Log… Continue Reading
How to find out if you are involved in a data breach and what to do next
ZDNet: “Think you’ve been involved in a data breach? This guide will help you find out where and when, and it lists the steps you should take next. Data breaches are security incidents we now hear about every day. They strike every industry, every sector, every county; victim organizations can be everything from small, independent… Continue Reading
Why The Massive China Police Database Hack Is Bad News For Surveillance States Everywhere
TechDirt: “A couple of weeks ago, Techdirt wrote about how an anonymous user had put up for sale the data of an estimated one billion Chinese citizens, probably obtained from the Shanghai police. Back then, what exactly had happened was a little unclear — not least because the Chinese authorities were shutting down any discussion… Continue Reading
How to change the side panels in Gmail’s new view
The Verge: “When The Verge’s Richard Lawler reported that Google was rolling out its newly stylized version of Gmail for the web, I decided I wanted to take a look as well. Since my Gmail page hadn’t yet switched over, I clicked on the cog-like Settings icon in the upper-right corner of my page and… Continue Reading
What is end-to-end encryption?
Mashable: “One easy way to up your privacy game and communicate securely online is to start using apps that utilize end-to-end encryption. End-to-end encryption prevents any bad actors from picking up your messages in between you and the person you’re sending a message to. Basically, end-to-end encryption means that your messages are for your eyes… Continue Reading
