Backing Up Gmail

When you set up email address with Gmail, you effectively have your email in the “cloud”. Being able to access your email anywhere, anytime is fantastic, but what if the cloud disappeared??? I am not at all thinking that this will happen with Gmail, but I do keep lots of precious information in Gmail. I [...]

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Gmail Keyboard Shortcuts

In a previous post I showed how to enable keyboard shortcuts in Gmail. In this post, I will take you through how a keyboard shortcut works and list the ones which I find most useful. The below example uses my favourite shortcut “Move to”. Step 1. Checking Message Box You need to check the box [...]

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More People Setting Up Email Address With Gmail

On April 1, 2004, the first release of Gmail was rolled out. The instant attraction for many users way the free storage that it offered: 1000 MB of storage, compared to only 4MB which other free email services were offering. But Gmail’s popularity has been on the rise along with its storage allocation which is [...]

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How To Enable Keyboard Shortcuts In Gmail

Gmail allows you to work through your emails more efficiently, by the use of keyboard shortcuts. By using the keyboard shortcuts you do not have to take your hands off the keyboard to use the mouse. To use keyboard shortcuts in Gmail you need to make sure that you have them enabled. To check the [...]

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How to Use Labels In Gmail

In my post on How To Achieve A Zero Inbox in Gmail I briefly touch on the Labels function. For me this is single biggest factor in my ability to keep my inbox under control. Gmail gives you an amazing amount of storage space. The above image shows that I am only using 2% of [...]

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Accessing Gmail Offline

So you have set up email address with Gmail, but have found that there is times that you would like to access your email, but can’t as you are not online? Well Gmail Labs are testing a new application that allows you to access your emails when offline. The Official Gmail Blog describes how this [...]

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Google Docs: Managing Your Family Budget

Google Docs is a great way for multiple people to access the one document from different locations. A very practical application that we use Google Docs for is managing the family budget. For tips on how to set up the budget and how to track expenditure, please check out my post on Planning With Kids [...]

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Google Docs Video

If you have already set up email address using Gmail, you may not know it but it also provides you access to another fantastic free product called Google Docs. The very clever team at Common Craft created an “in plain english video” explanation of how Google Docs works. It is an excellent video, running for [...]

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Managing Blog Subscriptions

Amongst other things, I am a moderator at a great forum called Aussie Bloggers Forum. To be a member of this forum you don’t have to be an Australian, but just have an interest in blogging or Aussie culture. One of the responsibilities that I have in this role is to write a monthly post [...]

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The Gmail On Behalf Of Issue

I had a reader email me and ask if it was possible to remove the From yourusername@gmail.com on behalf of customaddress@mydomain.com. When I researched this issue to see if it was possible to change the way the “from” address is displayed, I came across numerous discussions on the “behalf of” component. I agree also that [...]

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