My Tech Talk

If you have multiple emails, then you spend time checking multiple inboxes. Well, it is time for you to reclaim that precious time.

NutShellMail will consolidate your inboxes from email accounts and social networking web sites (specifically Facebook, LinkedIn and MySpace for now) for FREE.

Watch a Video Demo of NutshellMail’s Service

Before setting up this service, I’ve had emails languish in seldom used inboxes that I forget to check. Now, that doesn’t happen to me anymore.

And NutshellMail is free.

You get back precious time in your day and it doesn’t cost you a nickel?

Wow!

Here are some additional features:

• Parents can configure the service to check their child’s inbox.
• The service is compliant with most corporate email policies
• The “boomerang” button delivers emails from a secondary inbox into your primary one.

I really like this service. It saves time and it is free.

Click here if you want to sign up for a free NutshellMail account.

It’s been said that there is no one else in the world just like you. Well, that’s true. However, the same truism doesn’t apply to your name. If you’re like me, then you discovered that your #1 choice for an email name was already taken when you signed up for the ever-popular Yahoo Mail.

Unless you were an early user on Yahoo or you have a unique name like Barack Obama, chances are you settled for a 2nd choice. The John McCain’s of the world settled for adding numbers or a middle initial, which often causes confusion. (My apologies for the appearance of politics in a tech blog, but it is an election year.)

Well, Yahoo is giving you a second chance to get the name you always wanted….sort of.

INTRODUCING……YMAIL!

(They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, so Google should be blushing).

You can now get an email address that ends in @ymail.com. If you already have an @yahoo.com address, you’re not guaranteed to get the same email name with the @ymail.com. In other words, all email names are again up for grabs.

The @ymail.com account can serve as your primary Yahoo ID, if you choose. You’d need to login to Yahoo services with the full email address.

What are you waiting for? First come, first serve! Go get that email name of your dreams right now!

One reason why Google’s Gmail is better can be summed up in three words:

Free POP Settings.

Yahoo requires users to upgrade to the Yahoo! Mail plus service for an annual $19.99 in order to get to use POP Settings. 

For many, POP settings are important.  It is a fundamental feature that isn’t sexy or flashy, but it is useful. 

For the average computer user, the phrase POP Settings may not mean much.  It is an abbreviation for “Post Office Protocol.” These are email server settings that need to be configured into software programs like Outlook, Outlook Express, Thunderbird and IncrediMail. Once configured,  a person can download their email into one of those programs to manage their email.

To be fair, POP settings have been considered a “premium” feature for free online email services for quite a while.  Google is just re-writing the rules and I wouldn’t be surprised to see Yahoo! and others follow suit in the future to keep their users happy.

If you’re looking for a new email service and want to be able to manage your email in a software program like Outlook, then I’d suggest looking at Gmail. 

After all, it’s hard to beat free.

Which email service do you prefer?