September 16, 2009
So far, in How To Turn Gmail Into a Multitasking Machine (Part 1) and How To Turn Gmail Into A Multitasking Machine (Part II), we’ve covered almost all the basics of fully utilizing your Gmail account to organize your busy life. Now, we’re rounding out the last few loose ends: figuring out how to integrate [...]
September 9, 2009
I discovered Microsoft Outlook as a part of corporate routine. Since then it has been the de facto desktop email client for me. I may have switched from Internet Explorer to Firefox, Sony Walkman to the iPod, chinos to work-at- home PJ’s but Outlook has stuck to me throughout. Call it loyalty or sheer habit [...]
September 8, 2009
If you are a blogger like me or even if you happen to like a blog post by another hand, using your email signature could be the easiest way to spread the word. There’s no promotion like self promotion. Quite logically, wouldn’t we like our first readers to be the ones we touch base with [...]
September 7, 2009
In How To Turn Gmail Into A Multitasking Machine (Part I), I covered a bit about setting up the tools you’ll need to consolidate your multiple email streams. We went though installing the necessary Greasemonkey script, and configuring the Firefox extension Better Gmail 2. Then, we set up nested labels to categorize your email into, [...]
September 5, 2009
I’ve been using Yahoo Mail for many years, and I’ve suffered through several evolutions of the email system until finally being forced recently to make use of Google Mail. At first, I couldn’t stand Google Mail (aka GMail) because of the way emails are organized, the format and layout of the email account and other [...]
August 4, 2009
What’s the worst thing that can happen to us internet users next to a virus strike or a hard disk crash? All those who have gone through the woes and throes of losing a password will agree that it ranks alongside the other mind numbing strikes. And when the lost password is of a principal [...]
August 3, 2009
Isn’t timing everything? In the business (and also the personal) world, schedules are something to stick by. In communication, selecting the right time to communicate is sometimes the difference between a sizzle and a fizzle. For instance, I need to send forth an email to a different time zone at 6 AM in the morning. [...]
August 3, 2009
Email, in this crazy digital world, is where a lot of our communication happens, where a lot of information is stored, and is often the thing with which we spend the most time. Email can be a huge time-drain, particularly for those of us who get a lot of it ““ it can be overwhelming, [...]
August 2, 2009
Gmail offers more than just email – you can add gadgets to your Gmail screen to add more functionality or just for plain fun. Before we get started, you must activate Gmail Gadgets by navigating to Settings then Labs and enabling “Add any gadget by URL.” Now navigate to Settings > Gadgets to add new [...]
July 23, 2009
Microsoft’s Hotmail, having gone through many revisions, has been around since 1996; which may as well be “eternity” on the Internet. If you use this service, good security practices are in order, and I’m here today to help secure your Hotmail sign in. If you’re not a Hotmail user, many of these tips can still [...]
