Does online education really teach us anything?

by Ethan Waldman | Mar 5, 2013 | General

I visited my grandmother a few weekends ago. While I was in Scottsdale, I helped her with a variety of technology things that needed fixing. Perhaps you are the defacto tech support person for a friend or relative, and can relate. One of the toughest things about...

Getting back some SelfControl

by Ethan Waldman | Feb 26, 2013 | Productivity

I, like many, am constantly searching for the perfect blend of to-do list meets productivity system, meets time management. I'm happy to report that I've finally concocted a system that works. Here's the recipe for my personal productivity cocktail: 1. Start with some...

How to set up your freebie the right way

by Ethan Waldman | Feb 12, 2013 | Email, Email Marketing

I was reading Sarah's excellent blog post about finding your own way through mailing list freebies, and I got to thinking: This is something I help people with… a lot.  For some reason, the mechanics of how everything flows together- from collecting an email...

How to deal with messages you want to delete later: Introducing the To Delete label

by Ethan Waldman | Feb 5, 2013 | Email

The fact that Gmail has an amazing search function isn't always the best thing. Sometimes this amazing search can get downright annoying. Here's the problem. One of the original unique things about Gmail was that you had this Archive button. When you archived a...

How to Set Up Professional Google Email Without Paying for Google Apps

by Ethan Waldman | Jan 8, 2013 | Email

I considered calling this post Google Giveth and Google Taketh Away. On December 7th, 2012, Google Apps Free users around the world received the following “Google Apps customer notice”: Starting today, we're no longer accepting new sign-ups for the free...