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Spruce Up Gmail with Gmail Redesigned 2.0 (Firefox)
Gmail Redesigned 2.0 gives everyone's favorite Web-mail service an extreme makeover, transforming it from ugly duckling to sexy starlet make that applet. To use this free Gmail "skin," you'll need two things: Firefox 3 and the Stylish extension. After installing...
Tags: Google Gmail, Mozilla Firefox, E-mail Providers, Cloud Computing, Internet, Rick Broida
Blog posts 2008-07-21
How to Make Gmail Your Default Client in Firefox 3
The Official Gmail Blog explains how you can make Gmail your default e-mail client (meaning Gmail will launch whenever you click an e-mail link) in the recently released Firefox 3 browser. It's a pretty simple process: All you do is sign into Gmail, paste a snippet of...
Tags: Google Gmail, Mozilla Firefox 3.0, Mozilla Firefox, Official Gmail Blog, E-mail Providers, Cloud Computing, Web Browsers, Internet, Rick Broida
Blog posts 2008-07-07
Should You Use Gmail IMAP?
Last year, Google added IMAP capabilities to its beloved Gmail service, thus making a good thing significantly better. Not sure what all the fuss is about or why IMAP beats POP hands down? The Official Gmail Blog has a primer you should definitely read: Getting Gmail anywhere:...
Tags: Google Gmail, Official Gmail Blog, E-mail Providers, Cloud Computing, Internet, Rick Broida
Blog posts 2008-06-03
10 Things You Should Know About Google's Gmail
Google continues to make its case as the only Web destination you ever need—much to the delight of its investors. One of the more useful Google offerings is the Gmail Web-based e-mailing application. Although technically still in beta, Gmail is in fact a very useful and feature-rich mostly-complete application. However,...
Tags: Google Inc., Web, Google Gmail, E-mail Providers, Cloud Computing, Internet
Download resources 2006-09-19
Virgin Media chooses Gmail
Virgin Media is adopting Google’s Gmail as its new email service provider, abandoning the email system it has used since the company was split between NTL and Telewest. Its 4m broadband subscribers will be offered 7GB of online storage and an @virginmedia.com address, as well as...
Tags: Google Gmail, Media, Broadband, Virgin Media, E-mail Providers, E-mail, Cloud Computing, Internet, Online Communications, Editorial, Google Inc., Virgin Media Inc.
Articles 2009-04-15
Clear Out Your Gmail Inbox
If you're one of those folks with a bunch of unread mail in your gmail account, here's a quick weekend project for you: empty it out. Here's how to do it: First, filter your inbox so that all you see are your unread messages. Phillip Lenssen, author of Google App...
Tags: inbox, google gmail, clear, e-mail providers, e-mail, cloud computing, internet, online communications, david goldenberg
Blog posts 2008-08-08
Migrate Your E-Mail to Gmail with YippieMove
Want to make the move to Gmail? YippieMove helps you migrate your mail from your old provider. The service works with just about any IMAP account, and costs a reasonable $9.95 per account. Using YippieMove couldn't be much simpler. Start by specifying where you're moving from: AOL,...
Tags: Google Gmail, E-mail, YippieMove, E-mail Providers, Cloud Computing, Internet, Rick Broida
Blog posts 2008-08-15
How to Never Forget Anything Again
The Find: Fight your forgetfulness even maybe banish it for good with this comprehensive system from Leo Babauta of the blog, Zen Habits. The Source: The blog of Tim Ferriss, author of The 4-Hour Workweek. The Takeaway: Like the common cold, forgetfulness is a...
Tags: Google Gmail, Phone, Jott, Note, Evernote, E-mail, E-mail Providers, Cloud Computing, Blogging, Telecom & Utilities, Online Communications, Internet, Jessica Stillman
Blog posts 2008-09-19
Get a Free E-mail Account from Zoho Mail
  The busy bees at Zoho just took the wraps off Zoho Mail, a free e-mail service that trumps Gmail in one key area: offline support. By leveraging Google Gears (ironic, no?), Zoho Mail lets you read and compose mail even if you're between...
Tags: Google Gmail, e-Mail Account, Zoho Mail, E-mail, E-mail Providers, Cloud Computing, Online Communications, Internet, Rick Broida
Blog posts 2008-10-13
Gmail Rolls Out Advanced IMAP Controls
  If you use IMAP to pull mail from your Gmail account (and as we've noted before, you should), you'll want to check out the new Advanced IMAP Controls. Available in Google Labs (meaning technically it's an experimental feature), this handy addition lets you specify which Gmail...
Tags: Google Gmail, E-mail Providers, Cloud Computing, Internet, Rick Broida
Blog posts 2008-10-15
Remind Yourself to Attach That File
Lost in hubbub about Gmail Lab's silly new Mail Googles feature - which asks you to perform a series of math problems before sending late night messages on the weekend - is a real add-on that doesn’t require you to be tipsy to appreciate. It's the Forgotten Attachment Detector, which...
Tags: Feature, E-mail Providers, E-mail, Cloud Computing, Internet, Online Communications, David Goldenberg
Blog posts 2008-10-22
How to Send Faster Replies in Gmail
Ever feel like you're typing the same e-mail replies over and over? If you're a Gmail user, you can use Google Labs' new Canned Responses feature to automate some of those replies, potentially saving considerable time. To enable Canned Responses (which Labs cheekily refers to as "e-mail...
Tags: Google Gmail, E-mail Providers, Cloud Computing, E-mail, Internet, Online Communications, Rick Broida
Blog posts 2008-10-23
How the 2-Minute Rule Can Streamline Your Life
How much can you get done in two minutes? You might be surprised. One of the tenets of David Allen's popular Getting Things Done approach involves jumping immediately on tasks that'll take you two minutes or less. It's a direct approach to clearing out all the little stuff that, if...
Tags: Streamline, Stuff, Cloud Computing, E-mail Providers, Microsoft Outlook, E-mail, Productivity, .Net, Internet, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Online Communications, Software Development, Software/Web Development, CC Holland
Blog posts 2008-10-24
Add Your Calendar to Your Gmail Page
The folks at Google Labs are really cranking out the features these days. (Maybe they're trying to show that as Yahoo! wilts, Google's getting stronger?) At any rate, they've finally made it possible to add many of the cool widgets from iGoogle to your Gmail page as well....
Tags: Google Inc., Google Gmail, E-mail Providers, Cloud Computing, Internet, David Goldenberg
Blog posts 2008-10-29
Business Hacks Week in Review
If you've been too distracted by election mania to give Business Hacks your usual thorough poring-over, fear not: We've rounded up the tastiest posts of the last week for quick and easy digestion: Add Free Content-Filtering to Your Network with OpenDNS Add Your Calendar to Your...
Tags: E-mail Providers, Cloud Computing, Handhelds, Internet, Hardware, Rick Broida
Blog posts 2008-11-03
Make a Backup of Your Gmail Account with Gmail Backup (Windows/Linux)
Many Gmail users have a nagging worry in the backs of their minds: What happens to my e-mail if Gmail gets hacked, broken, or accidentally switched off by the janitor? That's the risk, of course, of keeping your mail "in the cloud." Because it's not stored locally, you have no...
Tags: Google Gmail, E-mail Providers, Cloud Computing, Backups, Internet, Rick Broida
Blog posts 2008-11-05
Telcos Urged to Join Google Rather Than Fighting It
How far does Google's reach extend? Far enough that telecom companies might consider giving up the battle right now and preemptively forming partnerships with the search giant, a recent Gartner Research report suggests. As Gartner sees it, Google poses a threat to telecom providers -- not...
Tags: Google Inc., Cloud Computing, Software As A Service (SaaS), E-mail Providers, Telephony, Telecom & Utilities, Telecommunications, Emerging Technologies, Internet, Networking, Andrea Orr
Blog posts 2008-11-18
Spruce Up Gmail with Spiffy New Themes
Remember Google Redesigned nee Gmail Redesigned, the sexy skin that made Gmail look so purty? Well, Google itself just rolled out 30-odd themes for Gmail, some of which are seriously cool. To browse the choices, sign into your Gmail account, click Settings, and...
Tags: Google Inc., Google Gmail, E-mail Providers, Cloud Computing, Internet, Rick Broida
Blog posts 2008-11-20
How to Send Text Messages From Gmail
When a phone call is too intrusive and e-mail is too slow, nothing beats a text message. Google just rolled out a new feature that lets you send text messages straight from Gmail to a contact's phone. To enable this option, open Gmail, click on Settings, then...
Tags: Google Gmail, Phone, SMS, Phone Number, Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, E-mail Providers, Telephony, Cloud Computing, Telecom & Utilities, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Internet, Networking, Rick Broida
Blog posts 2008-12-11
Turn a Gmail Message Into a Document
Ever wish you could turn an e-mail into, say, a Word document without all the cutting and pasting which invariably leads to formatting hassles? A new Google Labs feature lets you do exactly that: The aptly named "Create a document" adds an eponymous link to Gmail, giving you a one-click...
Tags: Google Inc., Google Gmail, E-mail Providers, Cloud Computing, Internet, Rick Broida
Blog posts 2008-12-17