Gmail Podcast

Category: White Belt

  • Import Mail and Contacts

    This show is brought to you by GotoMyPC.com – Try it free for 30 days! Gmail is rolling out a feature that will allow you to migrate your email and contacts from other email providers including Yahoo, Hotmail, AOL, and many others. For years, you’ve heard me – and probably dozens of other people –…

  • Insert Images

    It is no longer necessary to use workarounds to put images in your messages or attach them. There is now a labs feature that allows you to insert images as easily as your favorite word processor. This episode of Gmail Podcast is sponsored by GotoMyPC.com – get a free 30 day trial! Begin by going…

  • Not Spam

    One of the main reasons I, and many others, love Gmail is for its excellent spam filtering capabilities. Spam is a term used for those annoying advertisements typically regarding your health or finance. In some cases this content can be as high as 90% of your email traffic. Gmail does a pretty good job at…

  • Odds and Ends

    Google has been very busy lately adding some very nice features to their version 2.0 interface. As a reminder, the ver 2.0 interface requires IE 6 or later or FireFox 2.0 or later. if you haven’t been following the blog on the Gmail Podcast website I’ll bring you up to date on a few announcements…

  • Archiving

    I was surprised to find that I had not covered this topic yet. http://www.chuckchat.com/media/gmail/Gmail_Ep047_070113.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

  • Report Phishing

    Tired of those nasty messages from bogus sources impersonating sites PayPal, eBay, or your bank in order to gain access to your information? Gmail has a feature to help combat this situation. It only takes a couple mouse clicks to help you and your fellow Gmail users. Listen and learn how. http://www.chuckchat.com/media/gmail/Gmail-Report-Phishing.mp3Podcast: Play in new…

  • Importing Contacts

    Find out how to get lots of contacts from your old system in to Gmail using comma separated value (CSV) files. Whether you are using a system like Microsoft Outlook or just want to save time entering data through the web interface by means of a spreadsheet, this one can really save you time. http://www.chuckchat.com/media/gmail/Gmail-ImportingContacts.mp3Podcast:…

  • Reply by Chat

    Learn how to use another new feature of Gmail. Reply by Chat allows you to use the subject of an existing message or conversation and start a chat with the sender. By using Reply by Chat, the chat transcript is saved (if the feature is turned on in your profile) and kept with the rest…

  • CC and BCC

    Learn the power of sending email to others without disclosing their identity to some. The CC (Carbon Copy) field and BCC (Blind Carbon Copy) field in Gmail can be very useful at times. http://www.chuckchat.com/media/gmail/Gmail-CC-BCC.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

  • Signatures

    Episode #12: Signatures Learn how to automatically put a signature or tag line on each message. I also provide some tips for good signature etiquette. http://www.chuckchat.com/media/gmail/Gmail-2006-03-04.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download