Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Drafts
Try GotoAssist Express free for 30 days. When you think of drafts in Gmail, you probably think of the auto-save feature that comes along periodically, or the fact that you can save your draft and come back to it later to complete and send. Those are terrific features and I’d like to add a couple…
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Gmail for iPad
Although I don’t have an iPad (yet), I find the Gmail mobile app for the Apple iPad compelling. This two column interface resembles the preview pane of Microsoft Outlook (which I use all the time.) It makes me wonder if the standard web browser interface will have this option soon or if it is better…
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Report Spam
One of the best features about Gmail is its powerful spam detection. Spam is that annoying email that you get from people or organizations you don’t know for products or services that you did not ask for. Some spam is easy to spot such as prescription medicines, or low loan rates. Others are more subtle…
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Move To
Try GotoAssist Express Free for 30 days Gmail is full of so many features that sometimes I forget some of the best ones out there. One of those is the Move to button located on the button bar just above the conversation index and any conversation you open. The button works similar in both contexts.…
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Themes
This show is sponsored by Citrix GotoAssist Express. Try it free for 30 days. This episode is another in our getting started series with Gmail. This time I’ll cover a way to change the appearance of your Gmail interface without changing the functionality. Gmail calls these themes; other systems might call this “skinning” because you’re…
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Creating and Sending Messages
This episode is sponsored by Citrix GotoAssist Express. Try it free for 30 days This episode is another in our getting started series with Gmail. Creating and sending email may seem like an self-evident task with any email client. I want to ensure we cover everything to make you effective using Gmail. I’ll cover the…
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Google Buzz
Sponsored by GotoAssist Express – Try it FREE for 30 days. This past week Google introduced a new feature called Buzz. Buzz is Google’s cannonball in to the social media space. It features some of the benefits of Twitter like quick messaging, some Facebook like media sharing, and some from other social networks. Buzz is…
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Screen Layout
Try GotoAssist Free for 30 days. This show is another in our getting started series with Gmail. It’s purpose is to help you understand the various parts of the Gmail screen layout and the functions they perform. The largest and most noticeable object on the screen is the conversation index. It’s simply a list of…
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General Settings
This episode is sponsored by Citrix GotoAssist Express. Try it free for 30 days. This episode is the second in our Getting Started series on Gmail. I’ll walk you through the basics to setup your account.If you’re brand new to Gmail, you may want to go back and listen to the previous show on setting…
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Creating an Account
This episode is sponsored by GotoAssist Express. Try it free for 30 days. This is the first epside in a series to help you get started with Gmail. In this episode I walk you through the steps necessary to create a Gmail account. This specific show is intended for people who are absolutely new to…
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