Word of the Day & Quiz: Inbox Zero

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Word of the Day & Quiz Daily updates on the latest technology terms | August 14, 2020 Inbox Zero Do you speak email management well enough to pass a test on today's Word of the Day: Inbox Zero? Take today's Pop Quiz and find out! (Hint: The answers are below.) 1. What is the name of the proprietary client used to access email on a Microsoft Exchange Server? Answer   2. What type of program is used to detect unsolicited email and prevent it from getting to a user's inbox? Answer   3. What term did the founder of Creative Commons popularize when he announced in 2004 that he was unable to respond to email correspondence because his inbox had become unmanageable? Answer   4. What Microsoft application looks for patterns in emails, meetings, calls and chats to help employees gain insight into how they spend their time at work? Answer   5. When you store the data from an email message in order to meet compliance obligations, are you archiving the email message or backing it up? Answer Eye on Tech Video Simple Mail Transfer Protocol is a TCP/IP protocol used for sending emails. It's limited in its ability to receive messages, so it's typically used in conjunction with other protocols in order to receive emails. Learn more about SMTP by quickly viewing this video definition. Word of the Day: Inbox Zero Inbox Zero is a rigorous approach to email management aimed at keeping the inbox empty -- or almost empty -- at all times. Inbox Zero was developed by productivity expert Merlin Mann. According to Mann, the zero is not a reference to the number of messages in an inbox. Mann's point is that time and attention are finite, and when an inbox is confused with a "to do" list, productivity suffers. Mann identifies five possible actions to take for each message: delete, delegate, respond, defer and do. Continue reading... HR News   Workplace environment and productivity link grows, so should HR's role HR is urged to play a role in facilities management as COVID 19 research underscores the link between workplace conditions and employee productivity. How companies can use tech to ramp up remote work productivity With the sudden spike of employees working from home, companies need to get creative in how they keep employees connected and productive. Design firm ups productivity with Workspot Mead & Hunt is using Workspot virtual desktops to enable remote work during the pandemic -- and it's paying off in ways the firm didn't expect. Remote work boosts productivity Remote work will deliver major changes to the workplace and to the economy, Upwork's chief economist Adam Ozimek says in an interview. Pop Quiz Answer Key 1. Outlook 2. spam filter 3. email bankruptcy 4. MyAnalytics 5. email archiving Stay in Touch Thank you for reading! For feedback about any of our definitions or to suggest a new definition (or learning resource) please contact me at mrouse@techtarget.com FOLLOW US About This E-Newsletter The Word of the Day is published by TechTarget, Inc., 275 Grove Street, Newton, Massachusetts, 02466 US. Click to: Unsubscribe. You are receiving this email because you are a member of TechTarget. When you access content from this email, your information may be shared with the sponsors or future sponsors of that content and with our Partners, see up-to-date Partners List, as described in our Privacy Policy. For additional information, please contact: webmaster@techtarget.com. © 2020 TechTarget, Inc. all rights reserved. Designated trademarks, brands, logos, and service marks are the property of their respective owners. Privacy Policy | Partners List