Comments on: How To Turn Gmail Into A Multitasking Machine (Part III)

By: Shanda Renee

Shanda Renee — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 17:46:44 +0000

Since I switched to Google Chrome, I was only able to implement ‘Filling the Sidebar’ part of your system. I feel more productive already. Thanks for asking!

By: Angelina

Angelina — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 14:42:51 +0000

I’m glad you figured out how to embed gadgets XP When I was setting up, it took me a while too, especially to find urls for my gadgets.

How are you liking the system?

By: Shanda Renee

Shanda Renee — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 18:09:25 +0000

Ok nevermind I was able to use the ‘view source’ option.

By: Shanda Renee

Shanda Renee — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 18:05:04 +0000

Hello,

Thank you so much for all the organization tips. I switched to Google Chrome sometime ago but I managed to make use of most of your tips but I am stuck.

I am not sure how to add the gadgets to my gmail sidebar. I tried using ‘get the code’ when selecting a gadget I want to use, but when I past it into ‘add a gadget by url I get a ‘Invalid gadget specification. Ensure URL is correct and the gadget does not contain errors.’ error.

Please advise with clear instructions.

Thanks in advance.

By: Angelina

Angelina — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 21:08:05 +0000

Aww I’m flattered! I hope you see some improvement in efficiency XP (although… the first few days, not so much, while everyone is still implementing the tips and getting used to processing email differently).

By: Broker Boyce

Broker Boyce — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 13:22:57 +0000

Been using Gmail since it’s inception with IE then Firefox and now Safari. Never had a crash because of it. We now use it for our staff emails, docs, etc. Fantastic! Thanks for the tips (1-3). I will be sharing them with all our staff.

By: Angelina

Angelina — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 01:01:42 +0000

First of all, thanks so much for sticking with this series! ^__^

As for sub-tags, there isn’t REALLY one, but if you download the better gmail 2 extension for firefox, you can enable “folders4gmail,” which allows you to nest your labels. What this does is allow you to make labels such as Work/ProjectName, which puts the label ProjectName into the Work folder. However, this doesnt label the email both Work and Projectname; it just allows you to make separate Work/ProjectName1, Work/ProjectName2, etc labels (where Work would be the folder, and ProjectName1 and ProjectName2 etc are the labels within that folder).

As for what I suggest for you to label your emails as… there’s nothing that works for EVERYONE, so just experiment, and try to see what you like the most. In my own experience, I prefer labels as specific as possible, so I can micromanage more. For example, rather than have an Event-Related tag (although you could do that too), I would have a, for example, Work/Meeting tag. Also, I strongly suggest having Action and Hold labels, so you can keep track of the things you need to do as soon as possible. If you’d like, take a look at part 1 of this series. I talk a bit more about labeling in there; i think it should help you :]

good luck!

By: Vertx

Vertx — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:31:19 +0000

What labels do you suggest/use for good organization.

I have been hesitant to move my messages from my inbox, I label them as follows:

WORK
PERSONAL
EVENT-RELATED
KEEP
AUTOMATIC [for ongoing auto-sent newsletters, messages etc]

however I don’t know if there are ‘sub-tags’ for each folder, for example in work I can also label the project…in one shot without marking it both ‘work’ and ‘projectname’