Comments on: Giving Up Outlook http://carrie.denherder.net/2007/08/giving-up-outlook Just another WordPress weblog Tue, 20 Oct 2009 02:00:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jaxon http://carrie.denherder.net/2007/08/giving-up-outlook/comment-page-#comment-52 Jaxon Sun, 12 Aug 2007 21:34:20 +0000 http://carrie.ikith.net/2007/08/06/giving-up-outlook/#comment-52 When you're composing the message and you type "family" in the to field...all of the email addresses pop in. You don't just have "family", so if there are any addresses you want to delete you can without removing it from the master list. Try playing with it, you might find you like it. When you’re composing the message and you type “family” in the to field…all of the email addresses pop in. You don’t just have “family”, so if there are any addresses you want to delete you can without removing it from the master list. Try playing with it, you might find you like it.

]]> By: Carrie http://carrie.denherder.net/2007/08/giving-up-outlook/comment-page-#comment-53 Carrie Thu, 09 Aug 2007 04:15:43 +0000 http://carrie.ikith.net/2007/08/06/giving-up-outlook/#comment-53 Well, the main reason I would use labels is not necessarily for a mailing list. This past weekend we had a surprise baby shower for my sister; to help organize it would have been nice to be able to pull up everyone with a "Family" tag, but exclude my sister in any kind of organizational email, since it was a surprise. I guess it would be like using a mailing list, but being able to delete specific people off of it, for certain occasions. For that type of usage, I suppose the groups would work ok. What I dislike about it is that there is no way to look at JUST the contacts, without also including the groups. That, and to add someone to a group, you have to edit the group; it would be nice to be able to add people by editing the group or by editing the contact and modifying what groups they belong to. Or if you were just trying to email people that were in the overlap of two distinct groups, you can't really filter so you're viewing the people from just one group. Well, the main reason I would use labels is not necessarily for a mailing list. This past weekend we had a surprise baby shower for my sister; to help organize it would have been nice to be able to pull up everyone with a “Family” tag, but exclude my sister in any kind of organizational email, since it was a surprise. I guess it would be like using a mailing list, but being able to delete specific people off of it, for certain occasions. For that type of usage, I suppose the groups would work ok.
What I dislike about it is that there is no way to look at JUST the contacts, without also including the groups. That, and to add someone to a group, you have to edit the group; it would be nice to be able to add people by editing the group or by editing the contact and modifying what groups they belong to. Or if you were just trying to email people that were in the overlap of two distinct groups, you can’t really filter so you’re viewing the people from just one group.

]]> By: Jaxon http://carrie.denherder.net/2007/08/giving-up-outlook/comment-page-1#comment-54 Jaxon Wed, 08 Aug 2007 14:56:14 +0000 http://carrie.ikith.net/2007/08/06/giving-up-outlook/#comment-54 I love my google calendar. I use it for everything! What makes it even better is that Jesse has access to my calendar and he doesn't need me around to see it. Plus I have access to his so if he tells me an appointment, he knows it gets onto the calendar because I'm better about it than he is. ;) It's so handy to have it online, I can check it everywhere and I can add things no matter where I'm at. What's the difference between adding a label to a contact and making a mailing list? You're basically doing that with the label. Honestly, gmail's contacts has the labeling feature, but it does create a mailing group. It's just like the labeling feature for email. I can have multiple groups attached to one name and all I have to type is "IRC" in the to field in an email and all 20 names appear (for instance). It's actually really nice considering I don't have to open each contact to attach it to a group either. I love my google calendar. I use it for everything! What makes it even better is that Jesse has access to my calendar and he doesn’t need me around to see it. Plus I have access to his so if he tells me an appointment, he knows it gets onto the calendar because I’m better about it than he is. ;) It’s so handy to have it online, I can check it everywhere and I can add things no matter where I’m at.

What’s the difference between adding a label to a contact and making a mailing list? You’re basically doing that with the label. Honestly, gmail’s contacts has the labeling feature, but it does create a mailing group. It’s just like the labeling feature for email. I can have multiple groups attached to one name and all I have to type is “IRC” in the to field in an email and all 20 names appear (for instance). It’s actually really nice considering I don’t have to open each contact to attach it to a group either.

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