Apr 25
I’m a Gmail junkie. Yet, even with all the labels, filters, and bells and whistles I’ve configured over the years, my inbox can get occasionally cluttered with spammy messages. You can always unsubscribe from each undesired mailing list, one by one, or you can try something better.
Unsubscribr is the tool you are looking for. Read more
Any online transaction (e.g., loading a web page) is not inherently secure. This means that any personal information that is transferred to and from your computing device is susceptible to being captured and read by a third party.
As many users know, one way to add a layer of security is to ensure that the site you are visiting has a secure (i.e., encrypted) connection, denoted by the https:// at the beginning of the site’s URL. Many popular sites now offer such a type of connection, but may not have it enabled, by default, putting an unnecessary burden on the user to check off the appropriate account setting.
A Chrome/Firefox extension, called HTTPS Everywhere, aims to remove this barrier to security. Read more
In regard to communications tools, Google offers a boatload of options. You can chat, instant message, make traditional voice/video calls, and even attend video conferences with Hangouts. Yet, these tools are, to an extent, tied to an individual web page (i.e., Gmail) and don’t operate independently of the browser tab.
If you refresh the page or accidentally close the tab, all associated tools and conversations will end, abruptly. Now, Google has addressed this weakness, and made an extension that enables these key products to operate similarly to any other application you have installed on your computer. Read more
If you have been reading TechEdified for awhile, you know that I am a Gmail addict. You’ve read the passionate posts lauding its myriad features, and your curiosity is piqued. Yet, there is a major source of hesitation, i.e., the numerous other email accounts you have accumulated over your digital lifetime.
There is a way to combine these accounts so that you can monitor their inbox contents and send email from their addresses via a master Gmail account, although the process might be intimidating for Gmail noobs. Today, we’re going to walk through how to setup such an account. Read more
E-commerce is a significant contributor to the global economy and, odds are, if you use the Internet, you have probably made a purchase online. If this is something you do with increasing frequency and you’d like a way to organize your online receipts, you should try out Slice. Read more
Aside from their search engine, Gmail was the first Google product I became enamored with and has become a fundamental part of my daily workflow. It’s convenient, fast, flexible and powerful, and after years of use, it is painful to even think about relying on another application for my email needs.
While it has millions of users, there are many people that are still content with comparable offerings from Microsoft, AOL (yikes!!) and Yahoo. As Google continually expands their offerings and branches out into new areas (i.e., Google+), more people may wish to try something different.
If you think you may be one of these people, this post is for you. Read more
Mac only: If you’re a Gmail fan, you probably appreciate the numerous gadgets that Google is continually adding to its already stellar product. One such addition is Google Tasks.
This convenient little pop-up menu gives you the ability to manage multiple lists, add due dates or notes, link back to important email messages, and it integrates well with other Google products, such as Calendar and iGoogle.
Although it is a great product, you are still limited to using it in a web browser. Mac OS X Hints has an excellent tip for creating an OS X Menubar application that syncs with your Google Tasks list. Read more
For many of us, email remains one of our primary means of correspondence. More importantly, we have years of conversations stored on a server somewhere out in the ether. Whether you use your ISP’s web-based service or popular offerings from Google or Microsoft, it is a good idea to create local backups of your web-based email in case the third party you rely on suffers serious technical difficulties, or worse, permanently loses your data. Read more
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