Email Management

[dninja at gmail.com (Robin Wood)]

2009/1/5 Karl Schuttler <karl.schuttler at gmail.com>:
> Robin,
>
> That feature is in RockBox, known as a bookmark. Not exactly a desktop
> app, but I thought it fits the criteria of 'open source media player'.

I like the look of that and have a sansa so it may work. Weird thing
is, I'm not nervous about flashing a fon but when it comes to my mp3
player (same price) I feel a bit uneasy!

Robin

> Karl
>
> On Mon, Jan 5, 2009 at 2:40 PM, Robin Wood <dninja at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Something I'd love to see for mp3s is the ability for them to hold a
> > bookmark. I hate getting partially into a podcast on my pc then coming
> > back to it the next day and having to remember where I left off. If I
> > could bookmark where I was in the track I could come back whenever I
> > wanted and be straight back to where I was. It has to be possible to
> > use a tag to record the current position when a track is stopped then
> > restore to there when starting again.
> >
> > I bumped into a top boss from the ipod team after my first shmoocon -
> > amazing how you get talking to in restraunts - and suggested it to
> > him. He mustn't have liked it as it hasn't made it in as a feature
> > yet.
> >
> > Any open source media player developers reading this and fancy a challenge?
> >
> > Robin
> >
> > 2009/1/5 Raffi Jamgotchian <raffi at flossyourmind.com>:
> > > wtih emails I check right away and delete or move anything.  I started
> > > working with filters to autotag stuff, but very early on. I also have
> > > too many email accounts.  work (consulting), soccer (I'm the town
> > > commissioner), blogging site/social networking, and personal.  I plan
> > > on combining some so that will help the number of boxes I need to check.
> > >
> > > As for podcasts, I too have a long commute and while I'm on a job site
> > > and not interacting with clients I have my headphones in.  For Blogs,
> > > I use NewsGator and NetNewswire which also syncs with my iphone. I'll
> > > browse through blogs at random times, but lately I've fallen behind.
> > > I started eliminating blogs and combining others using Yahoo pipes.  I
> > > allow certain blogs to come through unfiltered like the security
> > > related ones.
> > >
> > > Anyway. You have to find a way that works with your schedule and work
> > > habits. Don't use an ISP email address. Get your own domain and/or use
> > > one of the internet services like gmail and yahoo.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On Jan 5, 2009, at 11:43 AM, John H. Sawyer wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hey Brian,
> > > >
> > > > Congrats on your recent graduation.
> > > >
> > > > > So do you have any tips to get the information out while still
> > > > > having time to do your job?
> > > >
> > > > E-mail: I try to stick to the Inbox Zero method but it is easy to get
> > > > bogged down. http://www.43folders.com/izero  I also do a lot of
> > > > server-
> > > > side filtering so the e-mails go into the proper buckets that I can
> > > > review based on their importance.
> > > >
> > > > > As a follow up, how do you manage your time to keep up with news and
> > > > > podcasts?
> > > >
> > > > News: I subscribe to all the blogs/news that I read in Google Reader.
> > > > From there, I sync my Google account with Byline on my iPod Touch
> > > > that caches everything for me to read offline when I'm doing
> > > > everything from riding the bus to feeding one of my infant twins. I
> > > > can star the items that I want to review further and do that on my
> > > > laptop later on.
> > > >
> > > > Podcasts: iPod Touch comes into play here, again. I sync up and listen
> > > > when I'm cooking, riding the bus, walking around campus, waiting for a
> > > > meeting, etc.
> > > >
> > > > Hope that helps. Good luck,
> > > >
> > > > -jhs
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