MailTags 2.0 public beta - Mail.a organization redefined

It is with imme e pleasure ladies and gentlemen that I am able to a ounce the public beta of MailTags 2.0 - an update (I can't say enough great things about) to Scott Morrison's indi e able me age tagging plugin for Mail.a which we've mentioned plenty of times already. This update takes tagging me ages to entirely new levels with a host of new abilities, such as:

• IMAP syncing of tags (so all your other machines can keep tags in sync (and not just over .Mac)
• otlight and Mail.a searching based on MailTags metadata (project, tag/keywords, notes, etc.)
  
• Sending tags with outgoing me ages (so other MailTags-using friends and coworkers can stay right in tune with your tags)
• Di laying keywords, projects and due dates in the me age list view
• A igning colors to projects, due dates and priorities - great, for example, if a me age becomes overdue (marked in red) or for marking all me ages of a particular project as green
• Di lay custom notes in place of a me age's actual subject in the list view

These new features, and more, are all in addition to MailTags' standard abilities of being able to create iCal todo's and add extra notes to me ages. In case you haven't taken this plugin for a test drive yet, virtually all of these features, including whether the me age sidebar you see above is di layed or hidden, are customizable to your heart's content.

I was able to participate in the beta proce for this plugin and I must to say: Scott had to threaten me to keep this from being posted on TUAW sooner (kidding). Honestly though: I think this is the best organizing aid for email I've ever seen, and I highly recommend it (in case you can't tell) for anyone who's been looking for a better way to wrangle their i ox. No, Scott i 't paying me to say this (we don't roll like that), and yes: I'm purchasing a lice e just like everyone else.

eaking of lice es: MailTags 2.0 ushers in the shareware era for MailTags (the previous 1.2 version is still available, however, as donationware). It comes as a fully functioning 30 day demo (Tiger required, Universal Binary), while a full lice es costs $30 (easily a steal). During this beta period, however, a lice e can be purchased for a discounted price of $25, and I can honestly say that you should run, not walk, to grab a copy of such a productivity improving masterpiece as MailTags 2.0.