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Re: Google Inbox

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Post by krrrh »

nirvdrum wrote: post #258
wutbrodo wrote: post #241

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Not really, given that you can quite easily filter emails that you receive from your other address. I use exactly this workflow and it's much more useful than having them in separate inboxes (i.e. doesn't "defeat the purpose").

I tried it and found I constantly was sending email from the wrong account. While that's on me, it was evident I was never going to get it right either, so I went back to separate accounts.

Just in case you didn't see it, and weren't just talking about composing new emails, there is an option in the settings to send replies from the account that received the email.

Re: Google Inbox

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Post by tomkarlo »

GuiA wrote: post #19

Congrats to Google on shipping! Side question: am I the only person fully satisfied by my email workflow? I practice inbox 0- if an email is in my inbox, it means something needs to be done about it (whether it's replying, filing a bug report, writing a patch, etc). Once it's done, it gets archived. I star the stuff that I'll need to refer to later, like tickets for a flight or concert. I then have a few server side…

I'm an inbox-zero-er (and Googler) and I love using Inbox for that exact reason - it makes it even easier for me to deal quickly with emails I don't want to touch (e.g. promotional), and snooze emails I can't act on immediately so they'll come back next week or whenever I need to follow up on them.

That means I can have an even more focused inbox that just contains things I need to think about / respond to right now.

In comparison, I still use regular gmail for my work email and I have maybe a dozen emails sitting in there that I don't need to do anything about right now but need to follow up on soon.

IMHO, Inbox basically takes the stuff that inbox-zero folks had to learn to do manually, and makes a lot of it automated. It's particularly great on mobile.

Re: Google Inbox

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Post by kubiiii »

inoop wrote: post #17

I'm not sure what this 'inbox' does, but from judging from the video it's about a bunch of twenty-something hipsters from California high-fiving each other.

With vocal fry dressing.

Re: Google Inbox

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Post by zevyoura »

shostack wrote: post #235

This is the first step towards some of the functionality in the movie "Her." Trusting an AI (or algorithm in this case) to sort your email and bubble up different aspects is a huge task, and I'm glad to see Google finally start putting their full might behind it.

That functionality has already existed for quite a while in Google Now.

Re: Google Inbox

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Post by kristofferR »

huntaub wrote: post #255
kristofferR wrote: post #227

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That's a massive shame. Weird that Mailbox/Dropbox manages to do it with Gmail, but Google doesn't.

Mailbox is an all-in-one email client. Gmail is a webmail client for your (singular) Gmail account.

In this case I was talking about Inbox, which in my mind should be a all-in-one gmail inbox.

Re: Google Inbox

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Post by zevyoura »

jmgrosen wrote: post #253
gknoy wrote: post #244

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The landing page for inbox.google.com, if you scroll down slowly as you read it, seemed to explain it very well, and showcased example workflows. The video didn't convert me, but the website did.

Are you kidding, or are you seeing a different page than me? Literally all the page has for me is an "Inbox by Gmail" logo on top and some text below for "Already have an invitation?" and "Need an invitation?". No information whatsoever.

I believe they typed the wrong URL; probably meant this page: http://www.google.com/inbox/

Re: Google Inbox

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Post by scep12 »

Angostura wrote: post #237

Is it just me, or do all these attempts to mould e-mail to avoid cognitive overload just create cognitive overload. "E-mail - a list of messages from people, by default displayed in the order they arrived." Isn't that simplicity refreshing?

If e-mail were indeed only messages from people we'd have no need for these products. But it's not realistic to expect that anything we pay close attention to won't be thwarted by some form of spam or advertising in this day and age.

Re: Google Inbox

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Post by Lewisham »

isman wrote: post #226
mrtimo wrote: post #221

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You have your work and personal email in the same account? How do you separate it? Standard Filters?

I'm sure Lewisham has two different accounts. Google employees have had access to Inbox for both work and personal use for a while now.

Yes, this. I have my @google.com address, and my @gmail.com address.
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