Paul Jacobson

Tag: email

  • Dear @Afrihost, it’s time to part ways

    Dear @Afrihost, it’s time to part ways

    We’ve been in Israel for almost three years now and I think it’s safe to say we won’t require Afrihost’s services any longer. I decided it’s time to part ways with our former ISP and unsubscribe from Gian’s emails. I’m not sure he’s ready to let go, though.

  • How best to contact someone new

    How best to contact someone new

    I don’t think there is a one-size-fits-all approach when you want to contact someone new. I think it depends very much on the individual and what that person’s preferred communication channels.

  • How sandwiches switched from email to Slack

    How sandwiches switched from email to Slack

    It is starting to seems like everyone is using Slack for internal comms within teams. I have at least two clients using it and I know of a couple other small teams using it too. (On a related note, the Slack referral program which gives you $100 in credit when you sign up expires at […]

  • Unsubscribe CAPTCHA

    I receive a fair amount of unsolicited marketing email (you probably do, too) that manages to evade Google Mail’s spam filters. I usually just scroll down, find the “unsubscribe” link and opt-out. One of the emails I received today had an interesting unsubscribe “protection”. I’m accustomed to seeing a CAPTCHA mechanism to prevent automated email […]

  • This brings me happiness

  • A poorly funded phishing attempt

    These people aren’t trying very hard to fool anyone.