8 Ways to Access Gmail When Down
by Haris on October 29, 2008
in Google, Tips and Tricks
It’s not a usual sight that you see Gmail down and giving a 502 (temporary) error. But what if it does for unknown reasons and that also when you replying to an urgent email?
Google OS blog have come u with an interesting list of URLs from where you can access Gmail when it’s down. One of them might just work during outages at the Gmail datacenters.
Gmail Adds Colourful Emoticons
by Haris on October 24, 2008
in Google, Tips and Tricks
We have come across several new additions and releases by Google in the recent past, such as canned responses in Gmail, AdSense integration with Analytics and the release of Gmail Mobile 2.0.
Another new feature has been added to Gmail today which is one of the most requested features. Yep, you are right! It’s the smiley/emoticon support for emails.
Gmail Mobile 2.0 Released
Google has just released the latest version of their mobile GMail client, Gmail Mobile 2.0. This time they focused to make the experience much more faster, easier to use and more reliable for users.
It has been released for J2ME-supported devices like the Nokia N96, as well as BlackBerry phones. Gmail Mobile 2.0 is designed to be more reliable in low signal areas and provides basic offline support for phones like the Nokia N95, Sony Ericsson W910i, and BlackBerry Curve.
New Goodies from Google GMail for Lab Rats
by ReallyVirtual on October 23, 2008
in Google, Tips and Tricks
Canned Responses is the latest mod from the GMail Labs. If you find yourself writing the same email messages over and over again, this mod will make your life a whole lot easier.
Instead of copy/pasting from text files, canned Responses lets you quickly insert template text messages from a list of messages that you can pre-define. You can use it for frequently repeated queries, acceptance/rejection emails, campaigns or anything else that suits your needs.
Send Quick Empty Email Messages in Gmail
by Haris on October 17, 2008
in Tips and Tricks
Since you all know Gmail is one of the most popular email services available, you can also use it to send quick messages to your friends and colleagues without having to type long stuff in the text body area.
Every now and then, the official Gmail blog give out tips which can help you use Gmail in a more productive way. Just like the tip I shared about Web Clips in Gmail. They have again shared another tip on how to send empty messages.
Run Google Services on Desktop with GMDesk
We all know that Adobe AIR is an awesome platform for desktop applications. I recently wrote about an AIR-based web 2.0 icon generator, and here I have an other interesting application from its ever-increasing list.
GMDesk is an application that lets you run Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Docs and Google Maps as a stand-alone application from your desktop and do all your mail handling, calendar event reading etc with.
Config Gmail as Default Email Client in Firefox 3
by Haris on August 11, 2008
in Google, Tips and Tricks
Gmail is one of the most popular email services available. I use a popular desktop client, Thunderbird, to receive my Gmail mails and it is my default email client to send emails.
But for people who do not have a mail client configured for their browsers, Firefox 3 has a built-in feature by which they can configure Gmail as the default email client. This trick will enable you to automatically open Gmail when clicked on a mailto link.
Customize Gmail Web Clips with your RSS Feeds
by Haris on August 6, 2008
in Google, Tips and Tricks
A couple of days ago Gmail introduced a filter option by which none of your important emails would be sent to it’s hungry spam bin, and today I would like to share a Gmail tip with you all. You must have visited the headlines once or twice from the Web Clips at the top of your Inbox.
This Web Clips option covers the latest headlines from popular sources like HSBC, New York Times, etc. If you are not interested to read that stuff, and would rather would like to read content from your own feeds, you can change these settings from the Gmail settings itself.
Never Send Emails To Spam In Gmail
All the interesting new Gmail features are really making me wonder what does Google has in store for us next. First it was the set of 13 features which were rolled out as Gmail Labs, then they allowed users to remotely sign-out and track gmail sessions and then allowed users to force secured connection.
Gmail has again introduced a new feature that will be most helpful to people whose important mails used to get caught by the hungry Gmail spam filter.
