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Don’t forget, if you purchase a Creative Suite 5.5 full license or upgrade by May 6th, 2012 you’ll receive an upgrade to CS6 free. (This is the way ALL upgrades should be–don’t get punished for buying something a few weeks before a new version comes out!)

When you register your version of CS5.5, the license for CS6 will be provided to you when available.

“*Read more here.*”:http://blog.smalldog.com/article/buy-adobe-cs55-get-adobe-cs6-free/

I don’t know about you, but I suffer from Debilitating Email Affective Disorder (or DEAD). This horrible affliction is when you have so much email that needs your attention that you enter a form of stupor–you become DEAD.

So I started to think that there must be a better way to manage my email. The first thing that I wanted was to be able to classify my email as Projects. This is probably a carryover from using earlier versions of Microsoft’s Entourage. I have the 2011 version of MS Office so I started by trying Outlook. That had all the Project tagging that I wanted, BUT I didn’t want to use the calendar, address book, etc., of Outlook. I also didn’t like the Outlook interface so I quickly gave up on trying to move my email–I just love Apple Mail.

I did some research online for Mail plug-ins and came across the mention of MailTags. Since they had a demo available to check out, I decided to give it a try. At the time, my operating system was Snow Leopard, so I started using MailTags 2 and within about 2 days, I was completely hooked. I started by setting up Projects and marking email with the appropriate Project (like Advertising, Hammerhead, SDInternal, etc.). I can then set the priority or give the email a keyword or even add notes. If I have to follow up, I’ll mark the email with a “tickle” date.

Now that my email is MailTagged; what’s next? I set up Smart Folders that relate to what I might need to find, such as SDInternal with a due date. If I set up my Smart Folder to include all of my mail folders, I can file the email appropriately to get it out of my inbox. That way, I can still easily find the email when I need it.

Since I started using MailTags 2, I updated my OS to Lion which meant I could finally try MailTags 3. All I can say is I LOVE the new interface of MailTags. Not only is it visually appealing, it is easier to use. Apple’s Mail app itself is a big change from 10.6 to 10.7, but the MailTag plug-in feels very similar between MT 2 and MT 3 which is comforting.

The MailTag developers, InDev Software, are really quick to respond to questions which makes using their app even more enjoyable! I asked the developer, Scott, if there were any specials that were available and he let me know that MailTags 3 is on sale through the end of April for an introductory price of $19.95. They also have a demo so that you can try the product for 10 days, which was enough to get me hooked.

“*Click here to go to Indev.ca*”:http://www.indev.ca/MailTags.html

I guess that MailTag 3 has helped me become UNDEAD (or User Nolonger DEAD)!

*Flashback Malware Drops After Fix*
Macs infected by the Flashback trojan have dropped to 30k Macs and counting.

“*Read more here.*”:http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-57416548-37/flashback-malware-infections-drop-to-30000-macs/?tag=mncol;txt

*Get Snow Leopard Free? Yep.*
Apple is giving away Snow Leopard to MobileMe users so they can then upgrade to Lion–making them eligible for iCloud access.

“*Read more here.*”:http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-57416169-37/apple-gives-away-snow-leopard-to-boost-icloud-migration/?tag=mncol;txt

*The Apple II Turns 35*
Tuesday marked the Apple II’s birthday and that got us thinking about our first computer. What was yours?

“*Tell us here!*”:http://blog.smalldog.com/article/weekly-apple-news-recap-4-16-4-20/
“*Check out a roundup off our favorites here.*”:http://myfirstcomputer.tumblr.com/

Recently, a friend of mine who shall remain nameless (__cough…Kerry…cough__) sent an email to someone that was intended for someone else. Her scenario was fairly benign, but I’ve heard stories of dire consequences for making a mistake like this. (Inappropriate email to your boss, anyone?)

It’s easy enough to do–Apple Mail autocompletes email addresses* that you’ve used before (whether or not the person is in your Address Book), so by just typing one letter, you could potentially select the wrong address if you’re moving too fast.

*Here’s how to delete an address from auto-complete:*

* Start typing the recipient’s address or name in a new message.
* Select the desired address from the auto-complete list as if you’d compose an email to them.
* Click the small down arrow in the recipient.
* Select Remove from Previous Recipients List from the menu.
You can also search for the unwanted address directly in the previous recipients list:
* Select Window | Previous Recipients from the menu in Mac OS X Mail.
* Highlight the address you want to remove.
* You can highlight multiple addresses by holding down the Command key.
* Click Remove from List.

You can also use the Previous Recipients window to eliminate old addresses. “*Click here to view the step-by-step the process.*”:http://email.about.com/od/macosxmailtips/qt/et_clean_autoc.htm

__*There is a setting in Mail Preferences that is checked by default called “Automatically complete addresses.” You may uncheck this if you’d prefer (though it is very handy as long as it uses only email addresses you want).__

_Dear Friends,_

It’s Kali writing for Don this week. He and Grace have embarked on the final leg of their trip to China, eschewing work for sightseeing! He’ll be back in the office next week, ready to get back to business and to tell us all of the interesting things he ate while he was gone.

“*For photos of their adventure, check out our Flickr page.*”:http://www.flickr.com/photos/smalldog/

We’re fully immersed in my favorite time of the year right now–spring. It marks the beginning of baseball season, budding plants and blooming flowers, crisp weather and sunny days, and, of course, my birthday. I treat the latter like other people treat New Year’s–as a chance to evaluate the last year and make plans for the next (and to celebrate with some bubbly).

We’re also working our way toward our busy time of the year. (The first quarter of each year gives us a bit of a rest from the holidays and a chance to plan for what’s coming up.) In the next few months, we’ll be holding our annual free eWaste Recycling Events (dates and specifics to come), offering specials and giveaways for our favorite moms, dads and grads, and taking full advantage of the short summer season that New England provides us.