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- inactive, on 06/23/2008, -0/+39moved to gmail many years ago and love it. Now if only I could get all of my friends onto gchat.
- CoenJacobs, on 06/23/2008, -0/+37The folders actually are one of the topics in this article. It describes why you aren't able to create folder, but you are using filters and labels.
You can add multiple labels to a single email, instead of putting it in one single folder. That's the true power of the labels! - CoenJacobs, on 06/23/2008, -2/+36Why would you? You can take your email with you, if you enable your old address as a POP3-address in your account. The email will pop in from your new and your old address and you can reply from your new (@gmail.com) address.
Just send a mail around your friend to let them change your mail, but you still receive the other address' mail! - inactive, on 06/23/2008, -0/+3312 Accounts? What are you, a "Nigerian Prince"?
- elliottdotorg, on 06/23/2008, -0/+31Switching is really easy. I've been on gmail for a few years, and I love it. The ability to manage multiple email accounts makes it really great for people without access to an Exchange Server.
- ryansmith18, on 06/23/2008, -0/+19It takes a little getting used to, but labels are far better than folders. More flexibility in your organization that way.
- feedmecereal, on 06/23/2008, -1/+18Why not just use Pidgin or some other multi-protocol client?
- sidewinderaim9x, on 06/24/2008, -1/+17Mirror anyone?
- edstittle, on 06/23/2008, -5/+20Buried for 'switching back'. How could you leave once you start using it?
- ElbertF, on 06/23/2008, -1/+16I receive e-mail from 12 different accounts in Gmail. Usually you can forward your e-mails or use POP3. After verifying you can even send e-mails from those accounts directly from Gmail. You can also ex- and import your contacts.
- CoenJacobs, on 06/23/2008, -1/+15Besides calling the stacks 'conversations' I love the stacking! It's a great way to keep your (here we go again) conversations together and it's easy to navigate. What exactly is bothering you in this?
- tbk123, on 06/23/2008, -9/+20I really like gmail and use lots of the tools, but one thing I don't like is how it "stacks" my email threads, I've overlooked a few emails this way, like being buried at the bottom of a stack of papers. Also I think it's a little dorky to call emails "conversations," hee.
- bgrah449, on 06/23/2008, -1/+11Tech writers need to stop writing "Tricks" articles about Google. Their products are already usable. They just keep going through the motions.
- shoutingbrown, on 06/23/2008, -2/+11Seems nonsensical to say he switched from Outlook (an e-mail client) to gmail (webmail). Anyway, no one need use Outlook when Thunderbird is free (and better).
- Farrel, on 06/24/2008, -0/+9I have heard this complaint before. I am intrigued that your complaint is what I like the most about gMail. I guess "different strokes for different folks".
- theOster, on 06/24/2008, -0/+8as with others, i love this feature (i wish to god outlook had something similar) - and it only collapses an email once you've looked at it.
(have you ever tried "finding similar" in outlook? lol. just lol.) - camino262, on 06/24/2008, -1/+9I don't know about the rest of you, but Gmail has made my life much easier. I never have to worry about loosing another email again. Hell, in 5 years Google will probably have 100GB of free storage.
- CoenJacobs, on 06/23/2008, -0/+8Support for a Exchange server within Gmail + Google Calendar should be on top of my wishlist though! :)
- afidler, on 06/24/2008, -1/+9"I would lose tons of friends"
Now come on man, I doubt any of your friends would stop being your friend just because you choose Gmail. If they do, then, I guess they never really were your friends anyways. - ryansmith18, on 06/23/2008, -2/+10I got most of my friends to start using GTalk last year. I uninstalled all other chat programs (AIM, MSN, etc, including Trillian) and only used GTalk. They eventually all installed it because they couldn't contact me on the other programs.
Of course this does require that your friends have a desire to talk to you.... so some people will just never use GTalk. /cry :( - vpshockwave, on 06/24/2008, -2/+10Or Thunderbird.
- drewie123, on 06/23/2008, -0/+7I have also been on Gmail since forever and it's still the best. Some pretty sweet tips in this article, thanks for the share!
- Firehed, on 06/24/2008, -1/+8$25 for a Webkit window that always points to Gmail.com? I think I'll pass on that one. If it was a more traditional mail app that properly interpreted the IMAP folders for labels, then we'd be talking.
- davidbeile, on 06/24/2008, -2/+9Gmail ftw!
- CoenJacobs, on 06/23/2008, -0/+6But you do have a limit of 4 or 5 sending account, isn't it? This shouldn't be bothering if you're a normal user and not a geeky i-own-100-email-adressess-user...
- luchid, on 06/24/2008, -0/+6Homophobia is for closeted redneck white trash.
- j4nj1m3n3z, on 06/23/2008, -2/+8Well you can sign onto your AIM screename on GTalk.
- digitalpencil, on 06/24/2008, -1/+7http://coenjacobs.net.nyud.net:8080/lifehacking/tr ...
- CyDharttha, on 06/24/2008, -0/+6'Trash' and 'archive' do not have at all the same meaning to me as to what you are portraying here. Trash is where things go before they are deleted. Archive is where things go that I want to save, but don't want cluttering my inbox anymore. Seems odd that you would want to mix the two. A number of companies we manage actually have Exchange set up to empty users' trash bins periodically, whether the users like it or not. If that is your archive, seems like a bad organizational method.
Going slightly off-topic, it frustrates me to no end that I must 'archive' my Outlook/Exchange mail to my local machine to keep Outlook from slowing to a crawl when accessing my growing inbox. Meanwhile, the size limit of my GMail account continues to grow and dwarf Outlook/Exchange capabilities :D - inactive, on 06/24/2008, -1/+7Way to prove your virginity to everyone
- LoudMusic, on 06/24/2008, -0/+6So what you're saying is, I should use the features that are clearly displayed on my screen every time I look at my mail?
Yeah. I do that. Got anything else? - fokov, on 06/24/2008, -0/+5I like drag/drop, but for things like work I always used address rules to automatically filter/sort emails. Also when you see your boss' name with (1) or more like me (10) next to it, you know you better start reading his or her email messages :D
That also works as a simple (fake) whitelist. If anything is left in Inbox, it shouldn't be there or is spam. Once the rules are setup, it was always junk or another customer emailing me directly when they shouldn't be. - ExGhost, on 06/24/2008, -1/+6I'm a HUGE fan of GMail. I've been using it for 3 years now and I recommend it to everyone I know.
- mjsamps, on 06/23/2008, -6/+11I would love Gmail like a brother if it just offered up some folders where I could store conversations. I "get" archives but it's just not as easy as having folders you can drag/drop e-mails to.
- Twee, on 06/24/2008, -8/+13I use Thunderbird with my Gmail account. I hate webmail.
- robzyc, on 06/24/2008, -0/+5Good article, although a lot of articles like this. Organise your mail, stop pissing around on Facebook, do work, it simple :)
Looks like his server is suffering with the Digg effect though :( - tiuk, on 06/24/2008, -0/+4I can't count the number of times I've accidentally sent an email from the wrong account.
- drgmdp, on 06/24/2008, -0/+4mostly when those "tricks" are things everyone else knows but him
- inactive, on 06/24/2008, -3/+7there is something other than gmail?
- xeyr, on 06/24/2008, -0/+4The summary, and article, say that outlook was required for exchange server.
- theOster, on 06/24/2008, -2/+6i've defriended people because they still have "@aol.com" at the end of their email
- djJohnnyG, on 06/24/2008, -2/+6If it "should be on top" of your wishlist, put it on top of your wishlist then ;)
- eldridgea, on 06/24/2008, -0/+3Yeah, labels are folders on steroids!
(Check out http://class-technology.blogspot.com/ for more info.)
Sorry for the comment abuse. - bennettj1087, on 06/24/2008, -0/+3I think he's stating that Yahoo does not give POP access to emails unless you're a "premium" customer (by "premium" I mean a customer who's paying money for something everyone else can get for free).
- passedoutghost, on 06/24/2008, -1/+4I don't think you know what your talking about womensunderwear.
- inactive, on 06/23/2008, -3/+6Guys... he's talking about importing contacts, not retrieving his email, or some ***** like that.
Most email clients provide a simple contact import/export. I have tried it with Gmail, and it does in fact work... it just depends on what you are switching from.
The benefits of Gmail are worth the switch, in almost all cases - ElbertF, on 06/24/2008, -0/+3I'm a webmaster at several websites. :)
- Lemon, on 06/24/2008, -0/+3They're only thinking of adding folders because a million idiots don't understand how to label and archive... frustrates the crap out of me. I know people with 5,000 emails in their friggin inbox. They won't listen to reason or advice...
- samyoungguitar, on 06/24/2008, -4/+7checking my email isn't a ***** experience.
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