"Gmail Tips, Tricks & Hacks" by rowanrookhttp://www.trailfire.com/rowanrook/trails/53988rowanrook/trails60Turn Gmail Into Your Personal Nerve Centerhttp://www.trailfire.com/rowanrook/marks/186821I have started using Gmail as much more than an email host. With its gobs of storage, speed and tremendous search/tagging capabilities, you can transform it into a personal nerve center that's available from any computer or mobile device. When you tap into this power and combine Gmail with some other tools, it is perhaps the most essential site ever developed. Most of the following life hacks have not been documented.

This series has several parts...

  • How to turn Gmail into a massive personal database (Gmail + the Google Toolbar)
  • How to get real-time news updates in Gmail (Gmail+ Google Talk + Twitter)
  • How to automatically store your bookmarks in Gmail (Gmail + del.icio.us + Yahoo Alerts)
  • How to manage Calendar and To-Dos in Gmail (Gmail + Backpack + GCal +  GTalk + iMified)
  • How to blog from Gmail (Gmail + Wordpress/TypePad/Blogger + IMified)

The latest version of the Google Toolbar has a send to Gmail function. Select some text or graphics, right click on it and send it to Gmail.  The Toolbar then automatically feeds it into a new message.

Now, when I find something I want to save I use this feature and send it to a secret  contact in my address book. This is basically a steverubel+[secretphrase]@gmail.com email address (Lifehacker explains the value of these here).

Once the article arrives in my Gmail inbox, I have a filter whisk it a way into the archive and tag it with an @Database label. Further, I am toying with having the same filter also forward these to a premium  Google Apps account that has 10 gigs of space. Now all I need to do to call it up later is enter label:@Database and a keyword. Whammo - an instant personal database.

]]>Gmail Tips, Tricks & HacksrowanrookWed, 07 May 2008 09:18:03 -0700trailfire:markId:186821Gmail Tips, Tricks and Secretshttp://www.trailfire.com/rowanrook/marks/212166Gmail Tips, Tricks & HacksrowanrookSun, 04 May 2008 20:49:10 -0700trailfire:markId:212166Creating Labels and Filtershttp://www.trailfire.com/rowanrook/marks/195095Gmail Tips, Tricks & HacksrowanrookWed, 07 May 2008 09:57:09 -0700trailfire:markId:195095Gmail Labels and Filters - How to Make Labels and Filters in Gmail Video - About.comhttp://www.trailfire.com/rowanrook/marks/212651]]>Gmail Tips, Tricks & HacksrowanrookWed, 07 May 2008 09:25:01 -0700trailfire:markId:212651How to Manage Gmail Settings Video - About.comhttp://www.trailfire.com/rowanrook/marks/212652]]>Gmail Tips, Tricks & HacksrowanrookWed, 07 May 2008 09:26:43 -0700trailfire:markId:212652How to create email alias and forwarding addresses in Gmail Video - About.comhttp://www.trailfire.com/rowanrook/marks/212653]]>Gmail Tips, Tricks & HacksrowanrookWed, 07 May 2008 09:28:42 -0700trailfire:markId:212653Remember The Milk - Services / Remember The Milk for Gmailhttp://www.trailfire.com/rowanrook/marks/192392Remember The Milk for Gmail is a Firefox extension that allows you to manage your tasks in Gmail (complete, postpone, and edit tasks), add new tasks (and connect them with your emails, contacts, and Google Calendar events), automatically add tasks for starred messages or specific labels, and much more!

Remember The Milk for Gmail

Install Remember The Milk for Gmail

Version: 1.0.1 Released: 26 Jan 2008
]]>Gmail Tips, Tricks & HacksrowanrookThu, 31 Jan 2008 16:19:07 -0800trailfire:markId:192392Gmail's "Create Event" | Google Finance Q&A | Google Partners With China Telecomhttp://www.trailfire.com/rowanrook/marks/212654Gmail’s "Create Event"

Gmail’s action drop down now contains the entry “Create Event” which will open a Google Calendar window. You need to disable popup blockers for google.com (or at least mail.google.com) to get this to work.

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