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I may be quite proud of my recent screencast work, but in the event that there are people out there still seeking enlightenment (or simply a clearer description of how this works), I thought it might be nice to show you one of the newest additions to the Tutorials family: Text Messaging With Your Contacts.
The [...]

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Got a question about the Rugby World Cup?
Ask Jonah.Lomu@yahoo.com and get an answer.

Rugby’s first global icon Jonah Lomu, arguably one of the most influential and inspirational players in the history of rugby, will be online direct with sports fans every day throughout the 2007 Rugby World Cup. Sports fans can ask Jonah questions and [...]

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We all get some unwelcome emails from time to time. You probably do what I do and just press delete, but sometimes you need a bit more muscle on your side to deal with them.
That’s where the Address Blocker comes in handy. It stops emails from addresses you don’t want to hear from. Just what [...]

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Judging from the weekend comments, and because my last post answered one of the other pressing topics, the big question on many of your minds is “When will my account be switched out of beta?”. Unfortunately the official answer is, I really can’t say because exactly when the roll-out reaches you [...]

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So, nothing ever goes quite as planned. And if you were trying to access the blog this afternoon, you may have seen the “undergoing maintenance” page. And of course it took much longer than I would have liked. But I guess it just happens sometimes.
So what’s new?
Well I upgraded to the latest [...]

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I always like to end things on a high. That’s why I love being able to add a special signature at the end of my emails. Just a little something that’s all mine, with some contact details thrown in for good measure. You can do it too. Add a saying, a proverb, [...]

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This time I’m not talking about unlimited storage. I’m talking about our mascot Liam – and boy he’s a big one. Think New York’s Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade big.

see more pics on Flickr
To celebrate the fact that we’re removing beta from Yahoo! Mail Beta, the team at Yahoo!’s campus in Sunnyvale celebrated with [...]

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***UPDATED 10/25***
It seems that one of the more frequent questions popping up in the comments on this blog has to do with switching from original (or “Classic”) mail to the to the New mail, or vice versa. I’ve taken a stab at answering it a few times within comments, but maybe a full [...]

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It took a little longer than I had hoped, but through some trial and error (and a lot of screencast software testing) I have pulled together my first screencast demonstration. Hopefully the volume levels turned out OK, but if not be sure to let me know. Also feel free to list other demonstrations you would [...]

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This doesn’t really have anything to do with Yahoo! Mail, but while I’m working on a screencast demo of some of the new features (aiming for Friday! Tuesday :)) I thought I could share with you a little behind the scenes action from the Yahoo! campus.
Thanks to our friends over at Yahoo! Music, singer/songwriter Emily [...]

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