Email management fragmentation - the problem persists

So here's the gig. The approach to addressing the modern problem of email management for the white collar worker boils down to the simple reality that people need to make a decision about their next actions resulting from having received an email and then acting upon or recording that next action for future attention. No more, no less. Scooting around You Tube on an email management search just now, I came across this video which is a neat tool and certainly of value but by no means the solution. Actually, its pretty indicative of products and services that simply miss the point.

Will you ever be able to 4D your Gmail?

This great piece of work by Merlin Mann was presented to Google 18 months ago. The direction Gmail has taken since then (all kinds of silly whistles and bells to their email service) makes me believe they are still fast asleep when it comes to making email more productive. Not to worry - there is a workaround. Simply add your Gmail POP account details to your Outlook and run Orla on top. Bingo. Efficiency and productivity at a stroke.