Google Life

Gmail is hands-down the best web-based email service on the 'net. Conversation threads, search, tagging, and keyboard shortcuts have completely revolutionized the way I look at my inbox.

Google Docs & Spreadsheets is a web-based word processing and spreadsheet program that keeps documents current and lets the people you choose update files from their own computers. You can, for example, coordinate your student group's homework assignments, access your family to-do list from work or home, or collaborate with remote colleagues on a new business plan.

Supercharge your Gmail filters

Using Gmail as To-Do List.... The first way of making to-do lists is to use plus addresses and filters.

Convert Email Messages or Word Documents to PDF Online using Google Docs [Digital Inspiration]

GTDGmail is a Firefox extension trying to help people Getting Things Done

GTDGmail is a Firefox extension trying to help people Getting Things Done

To your left, you'll find a teacher's guide to 12 Google products, including basic information about each tool, examples of how educators are using them, and lesson ideas. You'll also find lesson plans and videos from our partners at Discovery Education focusing on two of our most popular teaching tools: Google Earth and Google SketchUp.

Google now offers an interactive user guide to switching to Gmail. Enter your current email address (@hotmail.com, @yahoo.com) and get detailed instructions on how to move to Gmail,

Using Gmail as Your Universal Email Account

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Notifier2 is a free windows program that allows you to monitor your multiple email accounts without having to log in.

Use Google's Gmail notifier, you can make Gmail your default mail client, which means it will open a Compose window when you click on a web page email link.

Bring Gmail to your domain.

creates web site specific addresses and sets up filters for them to catch companies who spam or sell email addresses of its customers:

Google is good for so many things, among which is searching for all sorts of files, including MP3's. Here's a quick primer:

ree tools that enable you to communicate, manage multimedia, jam-pack your calendar, map trips, and even create virtual worlds.

Wouldn't it be great to be able to keep track of all the events in your life, coordinate schedules with friends and family, and find new things to do -- all with one online calendar?

Firefox extension Foxmarks syncs your bookmarks over multiple computers.

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Getting the Most out of the GTD Process

enter your phone number and then contact the business as Google used a VOIP line to call both phones simultaneously

Businesses you find in Google Local now have a call link included in search results. That link opens a javascript form to enter your phone number and calls both you and the business.

Add your tasks to Google Calendar

Add an icon to the Google Reader bookmarklet, learn to use shortcut keys, share items with friends, and more with blogger Johnny's seven tips and tricks for the popular feed reader.

E-mail files as large as 1GB with Pando, a free P2P app that overcomes the 10MB file-size barrier inherent to most mail servers.

Google's released a few upgrades to their instant web site product, Page Creator, including image editing, multiple sites and automatic mobile versions.

Google Reader has updated their Feed actions drop-down menu with several super-handy actions

the file is automatically updated, so you'll be almost certain that someone gets the latest version. You can also publish all the sheets or only some of them. But the coolest thing you can do is to embed a spreadsheet into your blog or site.

use Google Spreadsheets to create and collaborate

Google Docs provides you with a secret email address. Send a new message to that address and the text of the message or its attachment (Word, HTML and RTF supported) gets uploaded to Google Docs, with the email subject line as the title.

Freeware program Undelete Plus lets you recover your deleted files on your Windows box. Undelete Plus scans your hard drive for all those files that have been deleted in Windows but haven't been overwritten on your hard drive.

Popular online task-manager Remember The Milk has added Google Calendar integration so you can see your to-do lists in your favorite online calendar.

Remember The Milk gadget which you can add to your Google Personalized Homepage. You can now review your tasks alongside your calendar, mail, weather forecasts, and feeds (you can choose from hundreds of gadgets to personalize your page).

While backing up your Gmail account email isn't neccisarily intuitive, it is quite simple to accomplish.

I'm in a situation where I get emailed a lot of files (Word, Excel, JPG, etc) as attachments. How do you keep track of all those files in Gmail?

Google Reader is one helluva feed reader, but unless you've spent a little time digging into the documentation, you probably aren't taking full advantage of what it has to offer.

Firefox extension GTDGmail integrates your Getting Things Done implementation directly in your Gmail account.

the Mail Fetcher utility of Gmail has finally shown up in the settings of my Gmail inbox.

tips for accessing your Gmail account when it's been blocked at your workplace or school.

wrapping your brain around Yahoo! Pipes?

wrapping your brain around Yahoo! Pipes?

2007: Web 2.0 Companies I Couldn’t Live Without

How do you organize your Gmail?

provides direct links for tracking packages

Synchronize Google Calendar and Microsoft Outlook with gSyncit.

Allows you to manage multiple Gmail accounts and receive new mail notifications.

Email This! (formerly known as GMail This!) will send your recipient the link, title, & highlighted text of the page you are viewing using GMail, Yahoo, and Stand-Alone Mail Clients like Outlook Express, Thunderbird, & More!

Skins and other extra features for Gmail.

Add concepts inspired by GMail to Thunderbird, like archiving mail and powerful message searching across all folders.

Employment & Work
Bring list of references along to interview
We’ve all had an interview go well and the prospective employee says “well I’d just like several references from you”. Imagine how well prepared you look if you have them with you, on hand and very neatly typed up for them to read through!