I used to think the unread count meant something terrible. Every time I opened my inbox, there it was. 4,372. Then 6,108.

If you're not an inbox zero person, you probably have hundreds or even thousands of unread emails piling up in your Gmail account. Those are emails you're never going to open or look for. But they ...

For how much I write about tech, sometimes it’s shocking how low-tech my own methods can be. I’ve used such a practice to sort my email and keep track of what I need to action in it for a long time; I ...

Here’s a simple timesaver for those of you using Mail under OS X 10.4 (tested under 10.4.8, but it should work on older 10.4.x releases). In Mail, you can view your messages in a threaded mode, ...

If you don’t regularly check your email throughout the day, the unread badge count on your iPhone or iPad is an indispensable part of your workflow. When it works, that is. If your iOS Mail app is ...

I'm mom of three and work full-time. I've tried being inbox zero in the past, but it just doesn't stick. I have so many things to deal with — between work and home — that I don't care about my email ...

Show number of unread items or Show total number of items. Then click Ok. Look on the Folder Pane to see changes. If the option Show number of unread items is selected, it is displayed without a ...