Microsoft’s VIBE team has developed StepUI, a tool that allows you to use an off the shelf electronic dance mat to read and flag your email, and literally stamp out all that SPAM!
Kudos to Microsoft for funding such open-minded research, but I don’t fancy taking work into the gym with me. How about the reverse: work out at the office using StepUI and pretend I’m working. Remind me to get a 42-inch flat screen display for my office wall (see Microsoft’s picture).
As you can guess I don’t think this is the answer to email overload, as it does not address any of the fundamental causes. However, I can see how it could improve the quality of life for all those chronic sufferers :-)
Email programs have not changed much in the past decade, but the amount of email we get has grown by a tremendous amount, significantly impacting our email productivity. The average information worker gets far more mail than s/he can cope with, and an increasing number of people suffer from "email overload". In this blog, Itzy Sabo analyzes the causes of email overload, discusses strategies to cope with the constant bombardment, and provides practical tips for getting the most out of our email programs. 
7 responses so far ↓
PR Machine // March 2, 2006 at 2:24 pm |
Kudos to your advice and your site. Reminds me very much of the David Allen books.
Andy Skelton’s Journal » Blog Archive » Email Overloaded // March 2, 2006 at 6:39 pm |
[...] Now SPAM can help you lose weight. (Not the Hormel product.) [...]
swartzonmedia // March 2, 2006 at 10:51 pm |
It’s nice to see improvements on email overloads. I have a university email address which comes with a spam and fraud blocker, but sometimes it blocks things that are not spam and/or fraud. I do agree with you that this will not be the absolute solution to email overload, but baby steps are always a good thing as long as they are in the right direction.
greenlightsabers // March 3, 2006 at 7:05 am |
Now all I need is the screen!
Lifehacker // March 3, 2006 at 11:32 pm |
Blogging email overload
Blogger Itzy Sabo takes on email overload. The result? A whole blog dedicated to solutions for e-mail overload. Itzy Sabo spends all his time developing practical solutions for email overload. In this blog Itzy analyzes the causes of email…
wagi // March 4, 2006 at 2:50 am |
At least you can get healthy while getting rid of spam.
Olle Jonsson // March 10, 2006 at 5:49 pm |
At least you get to wear clogs!