Tickler File in Mail.app with DockStar and MailTags
Posted: April 24th, 2007 | Author: Jamie Phelps | Filed under: Apple, GTD | Tags: getting things done, GTD, mail.app, tickler file | 2 Comments »This blog article is made possible by DockStar 2.0 and MailTags 2.0. That is not to intimate that they have in any way sponsored or otherwise financially supported this site. I have no affiliation with them other than as an enthusiastically satisfied customer.[^1] They have made possible one of the most helpful hacks I have implemented.
I won’t go through what a tickler file is. There are plenty of resources on the web for that. This article will assume you have read and groked the concept of the tickler.
Introduction
For me, everything comes in via email. Bills, receipts, client communication, everything. That and the fact that I am a nomad with regard to my workspace means a paper tickler file doesn’t make any sense for me. So, I needed to implement an email-based tickler file. I am aware of the Applescript and multi-mailbox tickler file implementation but having to remember to run the Applescript is still more work than I want to do.
My solution uses two Mail plugins (three if you count the bonus tip below) and one smart mailbox. That’s it. Nothing else.
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