Postbox is a new cross-platform for both Mac and Windows that promises to finally deliver what so many email clients before it have promised. Advanced functionality like Outlook, without, well, Outlook. More native features and intuitive interface than Thunderbird. Conversation threading and tagging like Gmail, without the inelegant webmail interface. Can it be so? Well, mostly, yeah.
Confuse and Impress Friends with Upside-Down Text
˙ǝʇɐpdn ʞooqǝɔɐɟ ɹo ʇǝǝʍʇ ɹǝʇʇıʍʇ ‘ʇsod ƃoןq ʇxǝu ɹnoʎ uı ǝuo sıɥʇ ɥʇıʍ unɟ ǝɯos ǝʌɐɥ ‘spuǝıɹɟ ɹnoʎ ɹoɟ ɥƃnouǝ ǝʌıssǝɹdɯı puɐ ƃuısnɟuoɔ ʇ’uǝɹɐ sʇɥƃnoɥʇ uʍo ɹnoʎ ɟı
(If your own thoughts aren’t confusing and impressive enough for your friends, have some fun with this one in your next blog post, Twitter tweet or Facebook update.)
Using Twitter for Business?
Two interesting articles have come out recently, discussing tips and techniques for people interested in using Twitter as a business or marketing tool. As I work for an advertising agency that specializes in leveraging new technologies (such as Facebook applications) to market towards a younger, more tech-savvy audience, this is something I was particularly interested in.