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Apple updates .Mac webmail



There's a new .Mac webmail in town and it's looking pretty. It looks like Mail. It feels like Mail. It must be a web-based version of Mail! Lots of trendy Web 2.0 goodness like drag & drop, integrated Address Book, familiar 3-pane viewing, message previews, Quick Reply, keyboard shortcuts ala Gmail, smart refreshes of your message list and probably a few other enhancements I haven't stumbled across yet. Oh! I just noticed you can command-select and shift-select messages to delete them or move them to a different folder. No more check boxes!

All in all it looks like a pretty sweet update and those of you who use webmail regularly should be delighted. Of course we'll probably wake up tomorrow to a bunch of folks screaming about bugs they've discovered that will inevitably rear their ugly heads, but without those we'd run out of things to write about, so don't be shy - tell us all about it in the comments!

Thanks, Axe, Kevin, Clay and the rest who sent this in!

Filed under: Internet, Internet Tools, Apple

Apple previews next version of .Mac webmail



I don't know if this will address any of Dave's .Mac woes, but Apple is showcasing the next version of the .Mac webmail service. .Mac's webmail has been stuck in 2002 for about 4 years now, so an update will be very nice.

The overall UI has been refined, and it looks like Apple is going for a more 'application' like feel using 'the latest web technology.' Drag and drop, message preview, and keyboard shortcuts will be supported. Apple hasn't said when this will see the light of day but it is 'Coming Soon.'

Thanks, Rob.

Tip of the Day

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