The holiday season means you'll probably be sending or receiving a few packages, whose delicate (or lively) contents might require a little more love and affection during transit than your average Australia Post delivery.

Slapping a bunch of "Fragile" stickers on it might grant you a sense of security, but a former parcel sorter has some bad news for you: those don't work. What does work is a slightly more eye-catching method you can employ to protect your mail: packaging decorations.

If you're an avid Mail user and always rushing to send an email on your iPhone, mistakes tend to happen frequently. One of iOS' features on iPhone or iPad can help you call attention to a mistyped email address, with one simple Mail setting.

There are many reasons you might want to back up your Gmail account, such as: It’s good to have a copy of your most-important data; you’re about to be fired from your job and you want to save everything you did; you’d just like a little extra protection in case someone hacks your account and takes it over (or deletes it).

To be honest, I'm not sure what different swipes do on your favourite email app, because every app is a little bit different. And it's possible that you don't like how your favourite email app handles swiping. Maybe you'd rather delete messages than archive them; maybe you just like swiping in one direction over another.

Unless you're the world's biggest fan of Microsoft Outlook, odds are good that you don't use a desktop email client at home. You probably use a web-based email service, and your daily routine probably involves firing up your browser to delete, move, and otherwise ignore your messages. Third-party apps like Mail (for Windows or Mac) be damned.

You open your door and there, sitting on your welcome mat, is a clearly marked package from Amazon. Thing is, you didn't order anything from them, and upon closer inspection, it's apparent this delivery isn't for you. What should you do?

Last month, I bought a tiny air conditioner on ebay for my sweltering top-floor apartment. Despite me being home and anxiously awaiting its arrival, the delivery service decided to leave it on my busy street where it was promptly stolen.

Christmas is coming and small businesses in the retail sector will be sending their goods out to customers over this period. Officeworks has brought out a cheap 500g pre-paid satchel offering for businesses that need to send smaller items. The office supplies retailer did this after conducting research on the postage habits of small businesses. Here's what you need to know.

iOS: We've talked about signing documents from your phone before, but one of the lesser celebrated features of iOS 9 was integrating this directly into the Mail app.

Australia Post offers a variety of different postal tiers depending on your needs. It's worth looking at the fine print of what those tiers actually mean, however, especially as "Priority" mail can be anything but a priority to Australia Post.

Managing your email is never fun, but Finer Things in Tech points out that Apple Mail has a slightly hidden keyboard shortcut that makes moving messages around a little easier.

So this we did not expect: far from echoing global trends to kill off mail services, Australia Post is going to start six-days-a-week deliveries across the country next year.

Microsoft is updating the built-in Mail, Calendar and People Apps in Windows 8. The most notable changes? Updates that allow those apps to integrate better with Exchange accounts, and also make them somewhat more functional.

When mailing a package, it's important to make sure the shipping label is legible, even if it gets soaked in the rain. Luckily, all you need is a candle to cover it with a weatherproof barrier.

Physical letters used to rule the world, back when a stamp was an object of value and power. Now, Australia Post spends more time sending out eBay parcels, and physical mail is often derided as "snail mail". How important is a physical letter to you?

A link exploit has been found by Yahoo Mail users that can compromise your accounts. Here's what to watch out for.

What's more thrilling than receiving your online shopping order? Realising that you've accidentally been sent something extra in the same package and haven't been charged for it. But can you legally keep it? In Australia, the answer is "maybe" -- but you have to go about it the right way. Here's how.

If you don't process your mail daily it tends to become clutter, either on a side table, your desk, or another area. That's a mess and you'll probably lose something important eventually. Consider using a small basket or box to contain your daily mail until you can process it weekly. This keeps your mail handy, you don't have to worry about losing important mailed documents such as tax notifications or car registrations and it will help keep clutter to a minimum.

Our lives are filled with spam. It has many names and comes in many forms, from email to snail mail to text messages and more. With the help of technology, as well as some clever thinking, it's not too difficult to filter out all the unwanted crap in your life. Here's how to do it.