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I can’t believe there’s not...

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I can’t believe there’s not...

I can’t believe there’s not a way to associate notifications with groups of people.

So, theoretically, I could tell Mail.app to gather and hold all email for n minutes without interruption unless it’s from group foo or bar in my address book or has a subject containing my secret interruption keyword, etc.

Basically we need smart folders and smart playlists for notifications. I can do without the computer reading my mind; I just need more granularity on who gets special interrupt access. :-)

SBJ: Filtering interruptions to enhance focus By: Merlin Mann (5 replies) October 31, 2005 - 3:06am
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