Comments on: Apple’s Mail is the worst user experience http://davidcrow.ca/article/764/apples-mail-is-the-worst-user-experience Commentary about high tech happenings in hogtown Tue, 15 May 2012 16:26:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: dave http://davidcrow.ca/article/764/apples-mail-is-the-worst-user-experience/comment-page-2#comment-5135 dave Fri, 06 Feb 2009 02:19:33 +0000 http://blog.davidcrow.ca/?p=285#comment-5135 Eudora is the best. Unfortunately, it's no longer being updated. But the little details that it incorporates, such as finding the next email by typing in the first few letters of the person's name, return receipt, automatic conversion of urls to links, select text and drag to new location and more, make it far superior for power email use than wimpy Apple Mail. Eudora is the best. Unfortunately, it's no longer being updated. But the little details that it incorporates, such as finding the next email by typing in the first few letters of the person's name, return receipt, automatic conversion of urls to links, select text and drag to new location and more, make it far superior for power email use than wimpy Apple Mail.

]]> By: dave http://davidcrow.ca/article/764/apples-mail-is-the-worst-user-experience/comment-page-2#comment-10380 dave Fri, 06 Feb 2009 02:19:00 +0000 http://blog.davidcrow.ca/?p=285#comment-10380 Eudora is the best. Unfortunately, it's no longer being updated. But the little details that it incorporates, such as finding the next email by typing in the first few letters of the person's name, return receipt, automatic conversion of urls to links, select text and drag to new location and more, make it far superior for power email use than wimpy Apple Mail. Eudora is the best. Unfortunately, it's no longer being updated. But the little details that it incorporates, such as finding the next email by typing in the first few letters of the person's name, return receipt, automatic conversion of urls to links, select text and drag to new location and more, make it far superior for power email use than wimpy Apple Mail.

]]> By: Bill http://davidcrow.ca/article/764/apples-mail-is-the-worst-user-experience/comment-page-2#comment-214 Bill Mon, 14 Nov 2005 08:49:59 +0000 http://blog.davidcrow.ca/?p=285#comment-214 <p>Eudora. </p> <p> I have numerous e-mail accounts, lots of mailboxes and all my e-mail saved for sinvce 1997. </p> <p> I am amazed but I don’t consider the advertisements to be a hassle at all. I usually don’t notice them and when I do pay attention, it’s for something I want.</p> <p> Storing and sorting old e-mail is what I want an e-mail program for.</p> Eudora.

I have numerous e-mail accounts, lots of mailboxes and all my e-mail saved for sinvce 1997.

I am amazed but I don’t consider the advertisements to be a hassle at all. I usually don’t notice them and when I do pay attention, it’s for something I want.

Storing and sorting old e-mail is what I want an e-mail program for.

]]> By: Bill http://davidcrow.ca/article/764/apples-mail-is-the-worst-user-experience/comment-page-2#comment-10348 Bill Mon, 14 Nov 2005 01:49:00 +0000 http://blog.davidcrow.ca/?p=285#comment-10348 <p>Eudora. </p> <p><br /> I have numerous e-mail accounts, lots of mailboxes and all my e-mail saved for sinvce 1997. </p> <p><br /> I am amazed but I don’t consider the advertisements to be a hassle at all. I usually don’t notice them and when I do pay attention, it’s for something I want.</p> <p><br /> Storing and sorting old e-mail is what I want an e-mail program for.</p> <p>Eudora. </p> <p><br />
I have numerous e-mail accounts, lots of mailboxes and all my e-mail saved for sinvce 1997. </p> <p><br />
I am amazed but I don&Atilde;&cent;&acirc;&sbquo;&not;&acirc;&bdquo;&cent;t consider the advertisements to be a hassle at all. I usually don&Atilde;&cent;&acirc;&sbquo;&not;&acirc;&bdquo;&cent;t notice them and when I do pay attention, it&Atilde;&cent;&acirc;&sbquo;&not;&acirc;&bdquo;&cent;s for something I want.</p> <p><br />
Storing and sorting old e-mail is what I want an e-mail program for.</p>

]]> By: Rick http://davidcrow.ca/article/764/apples-mail-is-the-worst-user-experience/comment-page-2#comment-213 Rick Mon, 14 Nov 2005 01:09:06 +0000 http://blog.davidcrow.ca/?p=285#comment-213 <p>Apple Mail is the best user experience, i.e., Mail.app rocks! Not sure what your problem is, but I’m sure it has more to do with you than with the app. I’ve used it since it was introduced. It’s simple to use, uncluttered interface, easy to set up accounts (I have 12 email accounts, and I filter mail into a variety of mailboxes). I archive old email to keep it from consuming too much disk space. There are two kinds of problems. User created, and computer related. No offense, but I think your problem is the former.</p> Apple Mail is the best user experience, i.e., Mail.app rocks! Not sure what your problem is, but I’m sure it has more to do with you than with the app. I’ve used it since it was introduced. It’s simple to use, uncluttered interface, easy to set up accounts (I have 12 email accounts, and I filter mail into a variety of mailboxes). I archive old email to keep it from consuming too much disk space. There are two kinds of problems. User created, and computer related. No offense, but I think your problem is the former.

]]> By: Andrew Karantzis http://davidcrow.ca/article/764/apples-mail-is-the-worst-user-experience/comment-page-2#comment-212 Andrew Karantzis Sun, 13 Nov 2005 19:23:00 +0000 http://blog.davidcrow.ca/?p=285#comment-212 <p>Hi David,</p> <p> Mail has failed for me time and time again. I switched to Powermail 7 years ago. To all of the people who say clean your inbox, I say bah! thats ridiculous why should a software program dictate how much email I should have in my inbox.</p> <p> My in box has over 3000 emails in it and my whole mail database consists of over 50000 emails.</p> <p> Powermail from ctmdev (http://www.ctmdev.com/) works well for me, I suggest if you want a real email client then switch.</p> Hi David,

Mail has failed for me time and time again. I switched to Powermail 7 years ago. To all of the people who say clean your inbox, I say bah! thats ridiculous why should a software program dictate how much email I should have in my inbox.

My in box has over 3000 emails in it and my whole mail database consists of over 50000 emails.

Powermail from ctmdev (http://www.ctmdev.com/) works well for me, I suggest if you want a real email client then switch.

]]> By: Rick http://davidcrow.ca/article/764/apples-mail-is-the-worst-user-experience/comment-page-2#comment-10373 Rick Sun, 13 Nov 2005 18:09:00 +0000 http://blog.davidcrow.ca/?p=285#comment-10373 <p>Apple Mail is the best user experience, i.e., Mail.app rocks! Not sure what your problem is, but I’m sure it has more to do with you than with the app. I’ve used it since it was introduced. It’s simple to use, uncluttered interface, easy to set up accounts (I have 12 email accounts, and I filter mail into a variety of mailboxes). I archive old email to keep it from consuming too much disk space. There are two kinds of problems. User created, and computer related. No offense, but I think your problem is the former.</p> <p>Apple Mail is the best user experience, i.e., Mail.app rocks! Not sure what your problem is, but I&Atilde;&cent;&acirc;&sbquo;&not;&acirc;&bdquo;&cent;m sure it has more to do with you than with the app. I&Atilde;&cent;&acirc;&sbquo;&not;&acirc;&bdquo;&cent;ve used it since it was introduced. It&Atilde;&cent;&acirc;&sbquo;&not;&acirc;&bdquo;&cent;s simple to use, uncluttered interface, easy to set up accounts (I have 12 email accounts, and I filter mail into a variety of mailboxes). I archive old email to keep it from consuming too much disk space. There are two kinds of problems. User created, and computer related. No offense, but I think your problem is the former.</p>

]]> By: AltOpt http://davidcrow.ca/article/764/apples-mail-is-the-worst-user-experience/comment-page-2#comment-211 AltOpt Sun, 13 Nov 2005 13:24:19 +0000 http://blog.davidcrow.ca/?p=285#comment-211 <p>Tiger Mail.app is the first version that I can tolerate, and I love it big time. I moved from Eudora. </p> <p> I use POP access to a gmail account though, and not IMAP. I wouldn’t be surprised if IMAP was the root cause of your sorrows, because I have heard anecdotally that IMAP is only well implemented in a few email clients. One that keeps being mentioned is Mulberry (although I have heard it is being discontinued or something). </p> <p> I use Mail.app in the “GMail style� i.e. I leave everything in the In Box, and use Smart Mailboxes and the search function to find mail. </p> <p> I plan to take everything in my In Box, and shove it into a “2005� mailbox at the end of 2005, and startout with an empty In Box again. Should work.</p> Tiger Mail.app is the first version that I can tolerate, and I love it big time. I moved from Eudora.

I use POP access to a gmail account though, and not IMAP. I wouldn’t be surprised if IMAP was the root cause of your sorrows, because I have heard anecdotally that IMAP is only well implemented in a few email clients. One that keeps being mentioned is Mulberry (although I have heard it is being discontinued or something).

I use Mail.app in the “GMail style� i.e. I leave everything in the In Box, and use Smart Mailboxes and the search function to find mail.

I plan to take everything in my In Box, and shove it into a “2005� mailbox at the end of 2005, and startout with an empty In Box again. Should work.

]]> By: Andrew Karantzis http://davidcrow.ca/article/764/apples-mail-is-the-worst-user-experience/comment-page-2#comment-10374 Andrew Karantzis Sun, 13 Nov 2005 12:23:00 +0000 http://blog.davidcrow.ca/?p=285#comment-10374 <p>Hi David,</p> <p><br /> Mail has failed for me time and time again. I switched to Powermail 7 years ago. To all of the people who say clean your inbox, I say bah! thats ridiculous why should a software program dictate how much email I should have in my inbox.</p> <p><br /> My in box has over 3000 emails in it and my whole mail database consists of over 50000 emails.</p> <p><br /> Powermail from ctmdev (<a href="http://www.ctmdev.com/) " target="_blank"><a href="http://www.ctmdev.com/)" target="_blank">http://www.ctmdev.com/)</a> </a>works well for me, I suggest if you want a real email client then switch.</p> <p>Hi David,</p> <p><br />
Mail has failed for me time and time again. I switched to Powermail 7 years ago. To all of the people who say clean your inbox, I say bah! thats ridiculous why should a software program dictate how much email I should have in my inbox.</p> <p><br />
My in box has over 3000 emails in it and my whole mail database consists of over 50000 emails.</p> <p><br />
Powermail from ctmdev (<a href="http://www.ctmdev.com/) " target="_blank"><a href="http://www.ctmdev.com/)" target="_blank">http://www.ctmdev.com/)</a> </a>works well for me, I suggest if you want a real email client then switch.</p>

]]> By: AltOpt http://davidcrow.ca/article/764/apples-mail-is-the-worst-user-experience/comment-page-2#comment-10375 AltOpt Sun, 13 Nov 2005 06:24:00 +0000 http://blog.davidcrow.ca/?p=285#comment-10375 <p>Tiger Mail.app is the first version that I can tolerate, and I love it big time. I moved from Eudora. </p> <p><br /> I use POP access to a gmail account though, and not IMAP. I wouldn’t be surprised if IMAP was the root cause of your sorrows, because I have heard anecdotally that IMAP is only well implemented in a few email clients. One that keeps being mentioned is Mulberry (although I have heard it is being discontinued or something). </p> <p><br /> I use Mail.app in the “GMail style� i.e. I leave everything in the In Box, and use Smart Mailboxes and the search function to find mail. </p> <p><br /> I plan to take everything in my In Box, and shove it into a “2005� mailbox at the end of 2005, and startout with an empty In Box again. Should work.</p> <p>Tiger Mail.app is the first version that I can tolerate, and I love it big time. I moved from Eudora. </p> <p><br />
I use POP access to a gmail account though, and not IMAP. I wouldn&Atilde;&cent;&acirc;&sbquo;&not;&acirc;&bdquo;&cent;t be surprised if IMAP was the root cause of your sorrows, because I have heard anecdotally that IMAP is only well implemented in a few email clients. One that keeps being mentioned is Mulberry (although I have heard it is being discontinued or something). </p> <p><br />
I use Mail.app in the &Atilde;&cent;&acirc;&sbquo;&not;&Aring;&ldquo;GMail style&Atilde;&cent;&acirc;&sbquo;&not;? i.e. I leave everything in the In Box, and use Smart Mailboxes and the search function to find mail. </p> <p><br />
I plan to take everything in my In Box, and shove it into a &Atilde;&cent;&acirc;&sbquo;&not;&Aring;&ldquo;2005&Atilde;&cent;&acirc;&sbquo;&not;? mailbox at the end of 2005, and startout with an empty In Box again. Should work.</p>

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