Email is an essential part of our daily communication, but it can also be a real pain in the ass. Or, going one step further, as my colleague MG Siegler recently put it , "email is the absolute devil". This fact even prompted him to channel Peter Gibbons and quit email altogether. I, personally, applaud this bold move but, instead of taking a vow of abstinence, am turning to other tools to help find a way to funnel the fire hose. Of course, many startups and products have tried to climb Mount Email, many with little success. While it will take a near-divine intervention for me to declare a winner in this fight, Taskforce , a member of the Y Combinator Winter Class of 2011, is taking a better shot than most other tools I've used. (You can check out our February profile of the startup here. )