Gmail Podcast

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  • PowerPoint Viewer

    Gmail now recognizes Microsoft PowerPoint attachments. When you have a message with a PowerPoint attached, Gmail will present a link labeled “View as slideshow” near the attachment. When you click on that Gmail will open a new window and start displaying the slides. In theory, it’s pretty straight forward, but here’s what I found in…

  • Accessing Another’s Email

    This time we take a look at what you need to do if to get access to one of your loved one’s Gmail after they are deceased. This item has been in the news and fortunately for us, Google has a standard procedure. You will need to provide Google with the following information in written…

  • Selecting Multiple Conversations

    Here’s a quick tip how to select multiple conversations with just two mouse clicks. To check a range of conversations from the index, click the checkbox next to the first conversation then hold down the shift key while selecting the last conversation. If you are familiar with selecting a range of cells in a spreadsheet,…

  • Add Event to Calendar

    Listener Steve Holden pointed out that while reading messages, he noticed that the Gmail web interface has a link on the right side of the screen to add the event to your Google calendar when a date appears in the body of the message. I tried doing little experimenting to see if I could trigger…

  • Google Checkout

    You can use your Gmail account as a secure way of checking out of dozens of online stores. Many offer a discount! Learn more by listening! http://www.chuckchat.com/media/gmail/Gmail_Ep051_070324.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

  • More HTML Signatures

    In an earlier episode of the Gmail Podcast I described how to do HTML signatures using Google documents to copy and paste the content. Thanks to listener Bob, there is an easier way using Greasemonkey. Step 1 involves installing Greasemonkey. Greasemonkey is a Firefox extension that lets you manage other scripts. You can find it…

  • Mail Fetcher

    Gmail now has a way to get email from other accounts with a feature called Mail Fetcher. This differs slightly from the existing technology available in the “Send Mail As” feature described in an earlier podcast. Send Mail As is a “push” technology meaning that your mail is pushed from the original source (say your…

  • Google Alerts

    Learn how to use Google Alerts as part of your Gmail account to know when your favorite topics are found on the web. http://www.chuckchat.com/media/gmail/Gmail_Ep048_070204.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

  • 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

  • New Years News

    Some quick updates I picked up in the past week or two regarding Gmail. http://www.chuckchat.com/media/gmail/Gmail_Ep046_070106.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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