I don't even live in the US. I'd rather continue my work on making a really slim PC running Linux to do it. That way it can double as a family email reading station at the same time for little extra effort. The price tag is interresting tho...
I like the idea of seeing less. The less junk the more usefull the bootup messages are.
For use in a general user environment with stable hardware and a chosen kernel it doesn't make sense to see the same thing over and over again. At most one would count on using this when installing a new kernel or some new hardware.
Going further on the idea of levels of verbosity however, we really could use a boot option to help with possible diagnostic boots.
And let not forget for the real hardcore computer kids that a nice look adds a great deal to the end-user experience.
It all comes down to filtering and cleaning
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In the past 10 years as an internet user I've gone trough many aspects of the use of internet. Regardless, I deal with some 600 emails a day and find time for my regular activities in between. Of course the worst things always is coming back from vacation and catching up with the backlog of emails that built up when you were out. That always seems to take a day. Still I would claim email, on average doesn't take more then 10% of my time these days.
Anyway, I think there is a method to successful email management:
1. use filters (server based filtering like procmail works best but use whatever you can get your hands on.)
2. clean and review your filters regularly (otherwise you will end up filtering something you wanted to keep around.)
3. do not check out the spam you get (this usually just solicits more spam.)
4. check your mail regularly (it's better to spend 5 times 5 minutes a day reading/replying then spending an hour. This will help you stay focussed.)
5. Be critical (after the 5th email with a guy, take the phone and end the discussion that way.)
6. Once a month, throw the old trash out. (Keeping your mail spools to reasonable size will improve your chances of finding relevant information in it!)
7. If you're on a mailing list you'd like to get off: unsubscribe (try it, it usually works.)
8. Be carefull who you give your email address to.
Is it not obvious? After the US government passing all those silly internet laws for so long, all the other nations feel left behind and they too want their fair share of stupid backward laws obviously designed by people who don't know what they are trying to control.
There are lots of new laws out there and more and more also outside of the US. Unfortunately everybody makes the same mistakes, in 10 years the internet will be entirely illegal and the sending of an email will be a criminal offense.
I am all for the boycott, I think it makes sense. I haven't really visited CeBit in the past but now I plan not to go this year too. Nobody interesting would go to something like that anyway. Everybody join in and boycott CeBit!
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That aint pushing the envelope, this is:
http://newsroom.cisco.com/dlls/prod_041702.html
Urd.
I don't even live in the US. I'd rather continue my work on making a really slim PC running Linux to do it. That way it can double as a family email reading station at the same time for little extra effort. The price tag is interresting tho...
.02 Euro,
My
Urd.
I like the idea of seeing less. The less junk the more usefull the bootup messages are.
For use in a general user environment with stable hardware and a chosen kernel it doesn't make sense to see the same thing over and over again. At most one would count on using this when installing a new kernel or some new hardware.
Going further on the idea of levels of verbosity however, we really could use a boot option to help with possible diagnostic boots.
And let not forget for the real hardcore computer kids that a nice look adds a great deal to the end-user experience.
Me.
The ultimate next step of course is the eradication of all recording and multiplication technology in the world. -me.
That particular trick is called: a DOS-attack.
Urd.
Anyway, I think there is a method to successful email management:
1. use filters (server based filtering like procmail works best but use whatever you can get your hands on.)
2. clean and review your filters regularly (otherwise you will end up filtering something you wanted to keep around.)
3. do not check out the spam you get (this usually just solicits more spam.)
4. check your mail regularly (it's better to spend 5 times 5 minutes a day reading/replying then spending an hour. This will help you stay focussed.)
5. Be critical (after the 5th email with a guy, take the phone and end the discussion that way.)
6. Once a month, throw the old trash out. (Keeping your mail spools to reasonable size will improve your chances of finding relevant information in it!)
7. If you're on a mailing list you'd like to get off: unsubscribe (try it, it usually works.)
8. Be carefull who you give your email address to.
Happy mailing!
Urd.
Is it not obvious? After the US government passing all those silly internet laws for so long, all the other nations feel left behind and they too want their fair share of stupid backward laws obviously designed by people who don't know what they are trying to control.
There are lots of new laws out there and more and more also outside of the US. Unfortunately everybody makes the same mistakes, in 10 years the internet will be entirely illegal and the sending of an email will be a criminal offense.
Three cheers for progress!
Urd.
I am all for the boycott, I think it makes sense. I haven't really visited CeBit in the past but now I plan not to go this year too. Nobody interesting would go to something like that anyway. Everybody join in and boycott CeBit!
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