Gmail
Gmail Tip: How to Quickly View Unread Messages
by Evan Wondrasek on February 24, 2010
If you’re like me, your inbox can get pretty cluttered with unread messages after being away from my computer for a day. Since I use multiple inboxes to split my Gmail inbox into several smaller inboxes, I can have unread messages all over the place on a particularly busy day. In this guide, I’ll show you how to turn a handy Gmail search query into a dedicated Unread Messages button. Step... [Read More]
Gmail Now Uses Secure HTTPS Connection by Default
by Evan Wondrasek on January 13, 2010
When you see a web address that starts with https, it’s typically for something important like your bank account or online shopping. That prefix means the information you submit – credit cards, home addresses, or social security numbers – are kept private between your computer and the site you’re visiting. Gmail started offering secure https access to their web-based email... [Read More]
How to Manage Attachments in Gmail
by Evan Wondrasek on December 9, 2009
Since Gmail offers nearly unlimited storage space, most people keep emails with attachments archived so they can access important files later. This works great when you need to dig up pictures sent from a relative or print a copy of the report you wrote last year. Unfortunately, it’s pretty easy for messages to get lost in the labyrinthine depths of a mature Gmail inbox. A few weeks after... [Read More]
How to Access Gmail Without an Internet Connection
by Evan Wondrasek on September 24, 2009
We all love the freedom and accessibility provided by keeping our email in the digital “cloud“, but an inevitable problem always arises: what do we do when we aren’t able to access the internet? Or, as we recently discovered, what do we do when the our web-based email provider crashes? One solution is to activate Gmail’s Offline mode, which allows you to store copies of your... [Read More]
New Gmail Labs Feature Hides Labels, Shows Subjects Better
by Evan Wondrasek on August 7, 2009
I like using labels in Gmail, but they take up a ridiculous amount of real estate in your subject line (especially if you’re using labels as folders). On a small screen like a netbook’s, labels can completely overshadow the subject line of your emails. Gmail Labs comes to the rescue with the new Remove Labels from Subjects feature. Once enabled, all labels in the subject line will be... [Read More]
Manage Multiple Gmail Accounts with Google Account Multi-Login
by Evan Wondrasek on July 15, 2009
Firefox only: If you’re like me, you have multiple Gmail accounts and wish there was a quicker way to switch between them in the Gmail web interface. With the Google Account Multi-Login script for Greasemonkey, you can do just that. Step One – Prerequisites: To enable this feature, you’ll first need to be using Firefox with the Greasemonkey add-on installed. Greasemonkey lets you to... [Read More]
How To: Get Organized with Multiple Inboxes in Gmail
by Evan Wondrasek on July 7, 2009
If you want to get a better grip on your Gmail inbox (whether it be to handle multiple email accounts or simply to organize messages better), you may find Gmail Labs’ Multiple Inboxes feature useful. Multiple Inboxes splits your Gmail window into separate inboxes, allowing you to apply unique filters to each one. Multiple Inboxes provides a great way to separate multiple email accounts, allowing... [Read More]
How To: Automatically Forward Emails to Multiple Recipients in Gmail
by Evan Wondrasek on June 8, 2009
I recently found the need to have one of Techerator’s email accounts automatically forward emails to multiple recipients for notifications. Gmail has built-in email forwarding (to a single email address), but there is a very simple trick to forward to multiple addresses. In Gmail, click the ‘Create a filter’ link at the top, near the search box. You can now create a filter to... [Read More]
How To: Set Gmail as the Default Email Handler in Firefox
by Evan Wondrasek on June 8, 2009
If you’re an avid Gmail user, you may wish to set it as the default email handler in Firefox. By setting it as the default, Firefox will automatically open the Gmail composition window when you click any mailto: links or click the Send Link button in the right-click menu. Procedure In Firefox, click Tools –> Options. Click the Applications tab and type mailto in the search box. Open... [Read More]
Gmail Labs Adds Google Web Search, Never Leave Gmail Again
by Evan Wondrasek on May 1, 2009
Let’s face it: Gmail is fantastic and Gmail Labs keeps adding features we didn’t realize we couldn’t live without. New to Gmail Labs this week is the Google Search “experiment” which allows you to perform a Google web search through a sidebar widget – all without ever leaving Gmail. The next time you’re in the middle of writing an email and can’t... [Read More]
