Gmail Priority Inbox Tackles E-Mail Overload

E-mail can be a blessing and a curse. It's one of the best forms of communication ever invented, but too much of it can overwhelm your workday. Okay, that's understating the issue -- too much of it can drive you insane.

Google's answer to e-mail overload? Gmail Priority Inbox, an experimental new feature that's rolling out this week. This video explains it all:

Gmail Priority Inbox hasn't landed in my account yet, so I can't say whether it works as advertised. On the surface, it looks like a crackerjack way to separate the e-mail wheat from the e-mail chaff.

On the other hand, I mostly use Outlook for e-mail (including my Gmail accounts), so this doesn't do me a ton of good. If you're in the same boat, check out some of our previous posts on managing e-mail overload:

• A Faster Way to Redirect Email with Outlook Rules
• Organize Your E-mail with Outlook's Flags and Categories
• Schedule Important E-mail to Reappear In Your Inbox When You Need It
• Use Multiple E-mail Accounts to Help Prioritize Your Messages