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|purpose=A tool used for personal archiving of email. | |purpose=A tool used for personal archiving of email. | ||
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|homepage=http://mobisocial.stanford.edu/muse/ | |homepage=http://mobisocial.stanford.edu/muse/ | ||
|license=Unknown | |license=Unknown | ||
|platforms=Windows, Mac OS X | |platforms=Windows, Mac OS X | ||
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| + | [[Category: Tools]] | ||
| + | [[Category: Personal Archiving]] | ||
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| + | [[Category: Email]] | ||
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== Description == | == Description == | ||
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Muse is a free downloadable tool that allows a user to archive their personal email. It is a project developed by Stanford University’s Mobisocial Computing Lab. Funding for Muse is provided by an NSF POMI 2020 Expedition Grant and the Stanford Mobisocial Lab. | Muse is a free downloadable tool that allows a user to archive their personal email. It is a project developed by Stanford University’s Mobisocial Computing Lab. Funding for Muse is provided by an NSF POMI 2020 Expedition Grant and the Stanford Mobisocial Lab. | ||
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*'''Attachment Wall''' - Displays all email attachments and allows the user to view the messages associated with the attachments. | *'''Attachment Wall''' - Displays all email attachments and allows the user to view the messages associated with the attachments. | ||
*'''Jog Dial Interface''' - Allows the user to quickly skim emails in chronological order using a dial interface. | *'''Jog Dial Interface''' - Allows the user to quickly skim emails in chronological order using a dial interface. | ||
| − | *'''Browsing Lens''' - A browser extension for Chrome and Firefox that identifies | + | *'''Browsing Lens''' - A browser extension for Chrome and Firefox that identifies names on Web pages that also appear in the user’s email archive and highlights these names. |
Users are able to fine-tune these features as they see fit in the Settings menu. | Users are able to fine-tune these features as they see fit in the Settings menu. | ||
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===Documentation and User Support=== | ===Documentation and User Support=== | ||
| − | Muse offers | + | Muse offers a FAQ page and Tip Sheet, and users are encouraged to contact the tool's creators for additional assistance. |
*FAQ: http://localhost:9099/muse/help | *FAQ: http://localhost:9099/muse/help | ||
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If Muse fails to launch on a user's system, entering '''java -Xmx1g -jar muse-standalone.jar''' in the system's command line should cause the file to run. This launches the tool with 1GB of memory available, however changing the number in '''-Xmx1g''' allows the user to increase memory for particularly large email archives. | If Muse fails to launch on a user's system, entering '''java -Xmx1g -jar muse-standalone.jar''' in the system's command line should cause the file to run. This launches the tool with 1GB of memory available, however changing the number in '''-Xmx1g''' allows the user to increase memory for particularly large email archives. | ||
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== User Experiences == | == User Experiences == | ||
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*'''Extreme Tech:''' [http://www.extremetech.com/computing/100297-relive-and-analyze-your-entire-email-archive Relive and analyze your entire email archive], October 17, 2011. | *'''Extreme Tech:''' [http://www.extremetech.com/computing/100297-relive-and-analyze-your-entire-email-archive Relive and analyze your entire email archive], October 17, 2011. | ||
*'''New Scientist:''' [http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21228346.200-muse-to-sift-the-emails-of-yesteryear.html MUSE to sift the emails of yesteryear], October 15, 2011. | *'''New Scientist:''' [http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21228346.200-muse-to-sift-the-emails-of-yesteryear.html MUSE to sift the emails of yesteryear], October 15, 2011. | ||
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