One Out of Four

[scribblemyname]

1. I'm actually losing mail in Yahoo because it works so poorly now. I can't organize it, find it, or deal with it. I'm seriously considering signing up to Writing.com just for the email.
2. I've been chaptering and working on the collaboration fic. It's going well. One thing at least is.
3. What's with the new email updates, FF.net? They don't list fandom in the email title. I never know anymore if I want to open it or not.
4. To all internet services everywhere: can we please stop reducing functionality and calling it an upgrade? Please?

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[in-the-blue.livejournal.com]

Yeah, one of the reasons I switched to gmail in the first place was because I could sync to Outlook (which I don't use any more). I didn't see the point in paying Yahoo $20 a year for that privilege. I don't remember if it retains folders or not, that might be a function of Outlook worth investigating. I wouldn't be surprised if it does.

In the back of my mind I think there might be some premium gmail features, but I've never had use for them. They give you plenty of storage space from the start, and the availability has generally been excellent. Much more reliable than Yahoo.

(In looking at the settings on gmail, it appears that yes, gmail-to-Outlook should support folders and syncing.)

[scribblemyname]

Could be worth it to open a Gmail, funnel all my old stuff to Outreach, then have all my new emails go to my personal domain accounts. I hate 1and1's email interface, but most of my email goes there already; I just have it forwarded to Yahoo because until lately, I could easily organize email through Yahoo and not through 1and1.

[in-the-blue.livejournal.com]

Outlook was the best tool I found for organizing. One thing that's a little bizarre about gmail is that it doesn't use folders. Instead, it uses labels. Its organizing system takes a while to get used to but like everything else, given time, it works itself out.

If nothing else, it's free to investigate. I can't remember if I tried porting my Yahoo mail over to gmail, because I already had most of it in Outlook from the time I had a paid account. Since losing mail is one of my pet peeves, I never minded having a lot of redundant backup systems. I actually have multiple gmail accounts and forward them all to my primary account so I don't have to check each one individually.