Independent writing that explains how email works, how privacy tools protect you, and how digital systems shape trust and identity.
Email shouldn’t feel like a relief, but it does. When companies hide behind chatbots and help centres, even simple support becomes a negotiation. Email stays the calmest way to explain a real problem, on your own time.
From Nigerian prince emails to modern phishing, 419 scams evolved with the internet — exposing how email’s openness can be exploited.
A look at how support actually works at email providers, why it often breaks down at scale, and what good support should look like in practice.
Email used to be the product. Now it’s bundled into productivity suites and buried under notifications. But for many of us, it remains a deliberate craft — slower, clearer and more intentional than the tools that replaced it.
Amazon WorkMail looks basic at first glance — but beneath the minimal interface sits serious infrastructure. A hands-on look at what $4 per user really delivers for small and mid-sized businesses.
Most people think nothing of paying for everyday comforts, yet hesitate to spend even a few pounds protecting the email account that underpins their online identity.
I still care deeply about email privacy — but I recently moved my primary inbox from Proton Mail to Fastmail. Here’s why the trade-offs finally tipped.
A deep dive into ForwardEmail.net — how domain-level routing, security, and automation work before messages reach an inbox.
