I don't IM. It always freaks me out when a chat window opens in GMail or FaceBook.
Wesley: Hey. Hey, Gunn. Is something weird going on? … Charles, you just peed on my shoes. Gunn: I'll be damned. That's weird.
'Life of the Party'
Natter 65: Speed Limit Enforced by Aircraft
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, pandas, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Laura - Mar 18, 2010 7:48:27 am PDT #17099 of 30001
Our wings are not tired.
megan walker - Mar 18, 2010 7:49:00 am PDT #17100 of 30001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Yeah, I'm a ruthless deleter. I clean out my inbox at a minimum of once a day and the only thing in there is about a dozen emails that serve as reminders of things outstanding.
msbelle - Mar 18, 2010 7:50:15 am PDT #17101 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
If I didn't keep emails I would have been nailed on several things due to what people say they were never told about or never responded to.
Polter-Cow - Mar 18, 2010 7:51:20 am PDT #17102 of 30001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I save everything, which is why the new policy of auto-deleting messages after 120 days—unless they are moved into Managed Folders archives—makes me twitchy.
Gudanov - Mar 18, 2010 7:53:13 am PDT #17103 of 30001
Coding and Sleeping
I like to keep all e-mails that aren't total chaff. Having a record of conversations is very useful.
megan walker - Mar 18, 2010 7:55:17 am PDT #17104 of 30001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
I keep essential emails. When I say I empty out my inbox every day, I delete or use folders.
For anyone interested, the Get-It-Done-Guy podcasts have some great tips for managing your inbox (and other ways to become more efficient).
Stephanie - Mar 18, 2010 7:55:43 am PDT #17105 of 30001
Trust my rage
I like to have a record of stuff, but I also hate to have my inbox filled with crap. I should set up a system to manage that stuff, and I suppose I will once i get my work computer set up properly. Still, I like IM for stuff that I don't need a record of.
megan walker - Mar 18, 2010 7:57:07 am PDT #17106 of 30001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Life before Google: [link]
Frankenbuddha - Mar 18, 2010 7:58:24 am PDT #17107 of 30001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
I keep my inbox and sent items ruthlessly clean. I archive the important stuff and delete the rest, as I get way too many emails to keep them all. Usually I'll delete stuff that's more than a year or two old unless it's somethinge very important.
Stephanie - Mar 18, 2010 7:59:16 am PDT #17108 of 30001
Trust my rage
As military people, I was always making huge lists of numbers I couldn't lose - the DMV in Tacoma, the Records office in MN where I was born, my former addresses, and so on. Google totally got rid of all that.
I remember when there was this new search engine called Google that would actually find what you wanted instead of giving you lists of crap before you got to the actual website. World-changing