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TEC248: Email is a fact of life and Dom Bettinelli and Joanne Mercier look at some email tools and software to help us better manage the flow of email in our inboxes. Plus Roku’s draconian TOS rollout; why not to put your phone in rice; and why musical alarms could save lives.

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Links for this episode:
Email Tools:

• MailMaven (macOS)
• SaneBox | Email Management for Any Inbox
• Mailbutler: Your inbox, smarter. (macOS, Gmail, Outlook)
• Grammarly: Free AI Writing Assistance (Gmail)
• Newton – Supercharged emailing on iOS, Android, Mac & Windows (iOS, Android, macOS, Windows, ChromeOS)
• Gnotes by CloudHQ

Headlines:

• Roku Issues a Mandatory Terms of Service Update That You Must Agree To or You Can’t Use Your Roku | Cord Cutters News
• Roku Discloses Breach of More Than 15,000 Streaming Accounts
• iPhone users in uproar over Apple’s new Journal app that is automatically downloaded to your device and can detect strangers nearby | Daily Mail Online
• Making Alarms More Musical Can Save Lives | Scientific American
• Apple Officially Warns Users to Stop Putting Wet iPhones in Rice

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