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Email Providers, Reviews, and Technical Tutorials is your go-to resource for everything related to email services. This tag covers a wide range of topics, including in-depth reviews of popular email providers, comparisons of features and security, and recommendations based on user needs. You’ll also find technical tutorials on setting up and optimizing email accounts, configuring security settings, and troubleshooting common issues.

Why your holiday inbox is overwhelmed — And how Proton Mail fixes it (Spam Watch 2025)

Every December, inboxes everywhere explode with discount codes, “last chance” alerts, and marketing emails you don’t even remember signing up for. But a new Proton report, Spam Watch 2025, reveals something crucial:

Proton Mail - Newsletters view

If your inbox feels cluttered with newsletters, promotions, and updates, you’re not alone. Newsletters are everywhere, from daily news digests to productivity tips and weekly tech roundups. But managing them in a traditional inbox can quickly get overwhelming.

Proton Pass Just Got Even Better: Secure File Attachments Are Here!

Exciting news for Proton Pass users! We've added file attachments, making it even easier to manage and protect your important stuff. You can now securely save any file (up to 100 MB) to your vault entries. Think software keys, backups of your ID – everything you need, safe and

Is email here to stay?

I think email is safe for now. We have Teams, Slack, WhatsApp, and other messaging apps, but none can match the reach and reliability of email.

The History of Email

Email has evolved into one of the most essential communication tools in today's world, transforming how people and organisations connect. Whether it's a message to a colleague just a few desks away or to a friend on the other side of the globe, email has revolutionised interaction.

Deep Dive into Proton Mail

I'm a total email geek—definitely not the best chat-up line, but I'm not ashamed to admit it. Since the days of Hotmail, Lycos, Blueyonder, and when Yahoo ruled the internet during the dial-up era, I've been fascinated by email and have watched its

Why I decided to move my email away from Gmail to Proton Mail

In common with a staggering 2 Billion ? other Gmail users in the world, I also trusted Gmail with years worth of emails, and give credit where credit is due, they have a fantastic offering. From a super sleek and intuitive UI, tons of storage, world leading SPAM filtering

Email wins over phone chat and awkward video calls every time

Voice calls are intrusive and can last longer than they need to, even though video calls are a better option than person to person meeting, they are still just awkward and normally not needed. Obviously I can only talk for myself, but email is just so less intrusive, if managed

Hey.com Email Forwarding Still Not Working

The end of my relationship with hey.com may be sooner than I ever envisaged. I've tried to adopt their new way of using email and mostly have enjoyed the challenge, but one thing has both disappointed and surprised me, fixing a major issue. Forwarding email away from

I need to be able to tag an open email as unseen

Hey.com has changed how I use email, in most ways for the better but in others worse. My biggest worry when using hey.com is getting half way through reading an email in my imbox and needing to click off quick to do another task, be it within the