Over the all time that I’ve been helping clients setup Gmail and Google Apps on their computers or phones, one thing I noticed is that there is so much information on the Gmail help pages – its very easy to get annoyed and frustrated when trying to find a quick answer to a simple setup or troubleshooting question. When I setup a client’s new Google Apps – there’s always a search for the exact server names and port numbers. So, I made a point of saving these URLs in my Evernote account for easy reference.
Preschedule Outbound Messages In Gmail with Boomerang
Everyone who uses email regularly has wished that a message could be queued up to send at a set time in the future. Say you want to wish a friend a happy birthday next Tuesday. You could save a message in your Drafts folder – and hope that you remember to send it out on [...]
Get The Most Out of E-Mail with IMAP
One of the best kept secrets to efficient email management lies in the protocol (how’s that for a $10 word!) that the email system uses. Aside from free email accounts, if you have domain email (you@yourdomain.com) – you’re more than likely using the emailboxes included with your web hosting service. What most don’t realize is [...]
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Help Email Help You: My Top-Ten Tips to Avoid Mailbox Overwhelm
Posted on August 12, 2009 by Mary in Commentary, E-Mail
With all the buzz surrounding social media, RSS, video and every other online outlet… one standby that gets taken for granted is good ol’ email. We all use it (and some of us love it), but it also can be a source of enormous frustration that can eat up a lot of the workday. Much of inbox-related angst is easily avoided with a few simple changes in what you use for email and how you process it. In no particular order, here’s my “Top-Ten” tips for helping email help you…