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Last posting dates for Christmas 2008

Oct 28 posted by Jacqui Sanwell

It’s that time of year again and here are the final posting dates for Christmas 2008

Special Delivery - 23rd December 2008

First Class Mailsort 1 and Walksort 1 - 20th December 2008

Second Class, Mailsort 2 and Walksort 2 - 18th December 2008

Standard Parcels and Mailsort 3 - 15th December 2008

For any other categories check out the Royal Mail website

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And now there’s a Google tool if you’re vexed (or drunk!)

Oct 08 posted by Tony Armstrong

Ever wished you hadn’t sent that e-mail? You know the one? That reactive, emotionally-charged one where any consequences seemed to be merely a point in time. After all, it was Friday, it was getting late and those glasses of vino plonko did go down very nicely.

Well, news from the official GMail blog informs us that soon Mail Goggles will hopefully deter us from sending such messages.

By enabling  Mail Goggles, “it will check that you’re really sure you want to send that late night Friday e-mail. And what better way to check than by making you solve a few simple math problems after you click send to verify you’re in the right state of mind?”

The blog describes how, “by default, Mail Goggles is only active late night on the weekend as that is the time you’re most likely to need it. Once enabled, you can adjust when it’s active in the General settings.”

News from the official GMail blog informs us that soon Mail Goggles will hopefully prevent us from sending messages we wish we hadn’t

While maths itself can often be a sobering prospect at the best of times, I’ve personally always used the 3-step rule:

  1. Compose the e-mail.
  2. If you’re not sure whether to send it, don’t send it.
  3. Re-visit it later. If you’re still not sure whether to send it - then you probably shouldn’t.

Bingo. No harm done.

Tempting though isn’t it?

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