Make Gmail default email application in Google Chrome
Send from Gmail (by Google) is an extension for Google Chrome browser that will make Gmail as your default email application for Chrome. This means that when you click on any email link (“mailto” links) on any web page in Chrome, instead of opening your desktop email program such as Outlook Express, your Gmail [...]
Setting the correct time zone for your Gmail account
If the date/time mentioned in your Gmail messages is not correct and does not match with your correct local time, you can easily correct the time zone settings for your Gmail account to reflect the correct date/time. But, before you correct the time zone setting for the Gmail account, ensure that your Windows time [...]
How to automatically merge duplicate contacts in Gmail
In an earlier article, I had explained as to how to merge duplicate contacts in Gmail; however, I had pointed out in that article that this was a manual (or semi-automatic) process and that you had to merge duplicate contacts one-by-one by finding them. On the other hand, Yahoo! Mail had an automatic method [...]
Forgotten Attachment Detectors for Gmail and Outlook
Many times we mention in the email that “Details are given in the attachment” or that “I’m attaching the PDF file with this email”, etc., however, we forget to actually attach the file to the email that we refer to as having been attached. This causes embarrassment as well as unnecessary further communication since the [...]
Send free Holiday Greetings by Snail Mail to your Grandma through Google
You’ve been sending electronic mail or email through Google, i.e., through Gmail. All free. Now you’ve a chance to send a Snail Mail through Google for free, for sending Holiday Greetings to your Grandma or to a friend who may not be comfortable with email. No need for going to a store, selecting a [...]
Some simple ways to ensure you get less spam email
About 90% of all email sent all over the world is spam mail. This is what is indicated by the studies conducted; of course, this is an estimated figure and may vary from year to year and different studies may estimate it differently. But the fact remains that people get a lot of spam [...]
How to secure your email account – important security tips
Email is one of the most used methods of communication these days. We check our email account(s) several times a day and send/receive several messages a day. Many of our mails contain important personal information. Security of our email accounts thus assumes importance. Unfortunately, many people do not pay proper attention to keep their [...]
Send current web page by email by single click on GmailThis! bookmarklet
When you browse the web, you may like to send the link to the current web page displayed in your browser to yourself or to your friends by email so that you can read it later or that your friends could see that interesting web page. You can send the link by email by [...]
Convert a Gmail into Google Doc or PDF or Word Document
If you’ve Gmail account, you can easily convert your email in that account into a Microsoft Word document or a PDF document or a regular Google Docs document, without copying and pasting the text of the email. This can be done with a single click in an email. This is made possible by a [...]
How to find out if your email has been read by recipient
When you send an email from any of your email accounts, such as Gmail, Yahoo! Mail, or Windows Live Hotmail, etc., you won’t know if the recipient of your mail has read your email unless he replies to your mail. Some email clients such as Outlook Express may allow you the option to include [...]