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E-mail Etiquette: “Reply All” button can do more than send a message

Oops! Hitting the Reply All button strikes havoc once again. The State Department‘s email was almost shut down because of the size of an email. One person decided to hit this email choice, clogging the system to a noticeable level. So here are some considerations for better e-mail etiquette.

1. Select only the people in the cc: list that care about or need the information. Rarely is it everyone on the carbon copy diatribe.

2. Re-title the message as the theme and topic changes. For the receiver of the message, it keeps the focus on what you are addressing. For you, it makes it easier if you are searching for a message previously sent.

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Tags: communications, email by Marsha
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Are Your Email and In Box Communications Overwhelming?

One of my goals is to simplify my life to to stay in control of the little things – like how I choose to handle my email and snail mail. One step I took was to sign up for Life Lock – and yes they have been under siege in the media. I really don’t care because they have helped me eliminate a ton of junk mail in my snail mail box. Not only do they protect and secure my personal information but they have helped me simplify!!

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Tags: email, identity theft, junk email, spam by Marsha
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Technology Hell: testing personal development through computer problems

The last two weeks have been awful because my Apple computer, while I was on the road traveling, decided to become Toxic. It was a Microsoft Office problem – not a Apple hardware problem. I had NO Entourage email address book, had to use the mail service through my web site (pain in the butt) and other “difficult behavior” that only technology can create. My productivity was in the tubes!