Posts filed under E-mail

2008-07-08

Gmail adding log-in monitoring features

gmail log-in monitoring features

Have you ever asked yourself, “Is someone else using my email account?” Well, if you’re the cautious type, Google just added a few log-in monitoring features to its email service, so such paranoid questions won’t feel so pressing anymore.

Wondering if you’re Gmail account is open in multiple locations? Just look at the very, very bottom of the main Gmail page. It’ll say something to the sound of: “This account is open in one other location.” Click on the “details” link next to it to get taken to, well, a details page.

It’ll…

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2008-06-16

Checking your email obsessively? It’s costing you money, time, and probably sanity

EmailCheck this out y’all:

A NYT article says that Americans waste $650 BILLION dollars over-checking their email obsessively. BILLION. Not Millions. Not Thousands. BILLIONS. Crazier? We waste $650 BILLION dollars trying to get back into the groove of work after checking our email obsessively.

Why do we do it? Are we that afraid of missing something?

Some of us here can say that we too check our email obsessively. Even going so far as to click on the Gmail logo over and over to refresh the page. Does this sound familiar to you?…

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2008-06-08

Add HTML signatures to Gmail using a bookmarklet

Gmail signature bookmarklet generator

For some baffling reason, Gmail still doesn’t officially support HTML signatures. In other words, you can’t add links, graphics, or adjust your fonts.

There are a handful of Greasemonkey scripts that add support for HTML signatures, and the latest version of Better Gmail also lets you create HTML signatures without installing Greasemonkey. But what if you don’t want your signature to show up on every single message? Or what if you want to create multiple signatures that you can use in different situations?

GeekFG has developed a web service that lets you create…

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2008-06-06

Google to launch Gmail labs: Allow you to test beta features

Gmail labs

Sure, Gmail’s been in beta since is launched almost four years ago. But you know that Google has thoroughly tested the email service at this point. And before publicly rolling out any features, the company conducts thorough internal tests. But now Google is getting ready to let the general public get in on the action with the launch of Gmail Labs.

Here’s how it works. Starting tonight at 6pm PST, you should notice a new tab in your Gmail settings marked “Labs.” When you click that tab, you’ll have the option…

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