Category: Gmail Blog

  • 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

  • Vacation Responder

    Let Gmail respond to your email automatically when you are not available. http://www.chuckchat.com/media/gmail/Gmail-VacationResponder.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

  • Voice Mail?

    My co-host Kreg Steppe from one of my other podcasts, Technorama noticed something odd. He went to create a new label in Gmail called “VoiceMail” and it came back and said that it was a reserved system label (much like creating one called Inbox). Does this suggest that Gmail is going to provide a way…

  • Send Mail As

    Episode #11: Manage multiple email accounts with Gmail. This short effective tip will teach you how to forward email from many other accounts to Gmail and responding to them as if they came from the original site. http://www.chuckchat.com/media/gmail/Gmail-2006-02-25.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

  • Searching

    Episode #10: Searching Learn the powerful ways you can search for items in Gmail. Search for conversations to a person, from a person, with certain words in the subject, labels, attachments, or any combination. http://www.chuckchat.com/media/gmail/Gmail-2006-02-18.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

  • Chatting

    Show #9: Gmail’s new chat features. Learn all about Gmail’s latest feature offering. If you don’t have it yet, learn why, what to expect, how to configure the options, and even how to disable the new chat features in Gmail. http://www.chuckchat.com/media/gmail/Gmail-2006-02-11.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

  • Gmail integration with GTalk

    The buzz today is that Gmail will be integrating Google Talk (GTalk, their IM and VoIP chat program). There is already a “chats” link on the left. The help screen shows a “Quick Contacts” on the left also. Keep your eyes out! If the feature is implemented in the next day or two you can…

  • Filters

    Filters are a very popular and very powerful tool to help you get organized automatically. This episode covers an example and several options for setting up and modifying filters. There is also a quick note on the “drafts” folder. All this in less than 5 minutes. http://www.chuckchat.com/media/gmail/Gmail-2006-02-04.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

  • Labels

    Learn the basics of how to create labels and apply them to your messages for quick and easy reference later. http://www.chuckchat.com/media/gmail/Gmail-2006-01-28.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download