8 posts and columns on Apple Mail

A Tablet With a Keyboard

in Mossberg’s Mailbox on September 21, 2011 at 3:52 pm PT

Walt answers a reader’s question on the Asus Transformer, which has a keyboard add-on.

New Mozilla Email Is Easier to Use, But Not Easy Enough

in Personal Technology on January 27, 2010 at 6:04 pm PT

Thunderbird 3 is a significant improvement over earlier versions, with some interesting new features. But all the techie rough edges still haven’t been sanded off.

A Program That Makes Your Inbox Less Scary

in The Digital Solution on September 8, 2009 at 2:02 pm PT

Postbox, a program that sorts through your email and detects its contents, is a good option for someone who wants a fast search option built into email, writes Katherine Boehret.

Mining Email for Contacts

in The Digital Solution on April 14, 2009 at 6:00 pm PT

Gwabbit is a tool that automatically hunts through Outlook emails as you receive them, finding contact information that can be “gwabbed” and saved.

Helping Your Data Decamp to a Mac

in The Digital Solution on December 9, 2008 at 5:52 pm PT

With the holidays fast approaching, plenty of shoppers are heading toward their local Apple stores with plans to buy a new home computer. Amid all this excitement, it’s worth taking time to consider how to transfer content from the old Windows PC to a shiny new Mac.

Apple’s MobileMe Is Far Too Flawed To Be Reliable

in Personal Technology on July 23, 2008 at 6:10 pm PT

After a week of intense testing of Apple’s new synchronization service MobileMe, Walt Mossberg says he currently can’t recommend it. It’s a great idea, but, as of now, it has too many systemic flaws to keep its promises.

Internet-a-Gogo: Airlines to Offer In-Flight Access

in Personal Technology on June 19, 2008 at 12:01 am PT

This summer, Wi-Fi access will arrive in the passenger cabins of some commercial U.S. airliners with a new system called Gogo. For travelers who want to stay connected in the air, Gogo does the job, but it has its limitations.

Finally, a Worthy Heir to Outlook Express

in The Digital Solution on June 6, 2007 at 12:01 am PT

Microsoft hopes to simplify lives with a third release to replace Outlook Express. And judging by an early version of Windows Live Mail, which includes photo embedding and IM integration, the third time could be the charm.