Gmail Tip #28: Gmail Notifier released to beta!
Those crazy yet wonderful Gmail Developers have once again brought us a new toy: Gmail Notifier! Read on to see what it is, what it can do, and how you can get it… The Gmail Notifier is a downloadable Windows … Read more
ReplayTV Tip #7: UPDATE: Belkin F5D7230-4 Router
I purchased a used HP EN5000 Digital Media Receiver off of eBay. The EN5000 is a "Media Receiver" that lets me play (through my stereo and TV) MP3 files loacated on local network servers. It's not the most feature-rich device, … Read more
Gmail Tip #27: Adding Hotmail Contacts to Gmail
Do you have a lot of Hotmail contacts that you would like to add to your Gmail Contacts? “Montevino” submitted this tip on how to do just that. Read on to see how simple it is… By leveraging Gmail’s new … Read more
Gmail Tip #26: Creating a Pseudo Address Group!
Gmail currently does not provide the facility to send emails to a Group or a List or email addresses. But thanks to an excellent tip submitted by “arianj”, we now have a very doable workaround! Read on to see how … Read more
Gmail Tip #25: Find Your Unread Messages
Want a quick and easy way to view all of your "Unread" messages? Here’s a neat tip submitted by Mark Worsham describing how… If you have assigned Labels and archived unread messages, finding them later can sometines be challenging. Simply … Read more
Gmail Tip #24: New feature! Import Contacts
Once again, the hard working Gmail Developers have implemented yet another much-requested feature: Import Contacts! Read on for more details… For the best explanation of just how to Import Contacts, log into your Gmail account, click on Contacts, and click … Read more
Gmail Tip #23: Cleaning Your Contacts
One of Gmail’s “features” can leave you with extra entries in your Contacts list. Read on for more information… Gmail has a (debatably) nice feature that automatically adds to your Contacts list the email addresses of those to whom you … Read more
Gmail Tip #22: Advanced Search – Multi-Labeled and Un-Labeled Messages
In an earlier tip, I briefly explained how to perform Advanced Searching using Gmail’s “query words”. Here are two practical examples of how to use the “label:” query word to search for Multi-Labeled messages as well as Un-Labeled messages. Thanks … Read more
Gmail Tip #21: Official Features and Bugs Status Page!
Want to know what features and bugs the Gmail developers are currently working on? Read on to learn how to access Gmail’s new “Features, Fixes, & Feedback” page… First, log into your Gmail account. You must be logged into your … Read more
Gmail Tip #20: Why some attachments bounce
Gmail is trying to help combat the spread of viruses by implementing a “feature” that prevents emails containing attachments of certain file types from being delivered to Gmail accounts. With some simple workarounds, you can get your files delivered to … Read more