Talking Mail.app: Rob Griffiths

MacworldRob Griffiths is the founder of macosxhints.com and is now a Senior Editor for Macworld , responsible for daily updates on macosxhints.com, as well as various projects for Macworld, both online and in print.

His primary machine is a first-generation Dual 2.0GHz G5 with 2.5GB of RAM.

HW: How long have you been using Mail.app? What other clients have you used (and why did you stop)?

RG: Since the 10.0 Public Beta. I had to use Entourage at work, and hated it. It just looked so ugly and felt cluttered, though I did like it’s three-column view. As soon as Mail gained Exchange support, I switched at work, too.

HW: What plugins and extensions do you use to make your email experience better?

RG: I’ve used many at various times, though presently I’m not running any.

HW: What’s your favourite thing about Mail.app?

RG: It’s got a nice, simple yet powerful interface.

HW: What’s your pet hate about Mail.app?

RG: Rules need to be more powerful.

HW: If you could tell the Apple Mail development team one thing, what would it be?

RG: Please improve the keyboard support; navigating via keyboard only is tricky at best right now.

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