Mail.app's "Reply All" Button

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finermac:

Sometimes when you need to fire off a quick e-mail reply to someone you hit the Reply button… quickly. As you compose your brilliant reply you realize that what you really wanted to do was “Reply To All”. Instead of forcing you to close your composition window and start over, Mail.app features a handy “Reply To All” button right in your message composition window toolbar. Simply click to add the recipients and carry on with your brilliance.

I simply cannot believe I have been using Mail.app for the better part of a decade and never knew about this. Even if it is a new feature in Snow Leopard, shame on me for not seeing this for the past couple years.

I will be using this for nearly every "reply all" situation, as I've always ended up sending a message off to just the sender before today.

Patrick Rhone adds:

Also, it’s a toggle button. If you hit reply-all, then the button will switch it to reply and vice-versa. Also, the keyboard command equivalents work here as well.

[hat tip: Minimal Mac]

Android: A Successful Failure

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This isn’t an argument about the quality of iOS versus Android, or the idea of “open” or closed systems. This is an argument that is basically saying: Android is pulling a fast one on just about everyone because while they have apps, they don’t really have apps.

Ben Brooks does a thoughtful, meticulous dissection of Android's long-term viability. Surely an interesting read.

"Fragility of Free"

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One of my favorite writers, Ben Brooks, nails it regarding how fragile the sustainability of free apps and services can be. I feel the same way as Ben — I'd rather pay up front for an app or service, rather than get attached to something free and have it go belly up (either through going out of business or becoming a shady business).

Sadly, this is how Twitter is starting to feel. I love the service, but I'm not liking some of the decisions over there. More on that later.