Tag Archives: email

Reclaiming my work day

Posted on May 3, 2012 by David Hogue

So this isn’t a technical post, but still applies to developers. I have had trouble managing my time and the amount of work coming in. I’m sure most people that work at a desk run into this every now and … Continue reading →

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Where does the time go?

Posted on January 11, 2012 by David Hogue

It seems like I don’t have any time these days. I’m getting a lot done, but is it the stuff I want to be spending my time on? And could I be more efficient about getting through it? Between work … Continue reading →

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On Working Remotely and Practicing Writing Skills

Posted on October 24, 2011 by David Hogue

I’ve been doing a decent amount of work outside the office recently (or telecommuting as they used to call it.) This has been working pretty well, but I’ve been trying to improve my communication skills since that’s been a little … Continue reading →

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Changing which conversation an email is grouped in with Outlook 2010

Posted on August 8, 2011 by David Hogue

Outlook 2010 has a conversation grouping feature that can be pretty handy when you have a lot of different conversations headed to your inbox. However sometimes it gets confused. Unfortunately it’s pretty poor at handling a few situations: when several … Continue reading →

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It’s a new year, time to archive last year’s email

Posted on January 6, 2011 by David Hogue

The last few years I’ve taken to backing up all of the previous year’s email and deleting most of it. This keeps my exchange account from taking up too much space, Outlook from bogging down, and I can still find … Continue reading →

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