Sometimes while composing a mail, we may need to check the inbox for an important information.Clicking inbox to go back can be a bit difficult because, the message we composed maybe saved as a draft and may require multiple clicks …
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How to load additional window while composing in gmail.
Posted by Jobin Martin
on March 25, 2010
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Merge duplicate contacts in gmail
Posted by Jobin Martin
on February 25, 2010
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Use Remote signout feature in gmail.
Posted by Jobin Martin
on January 8, 2010
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If you forgot to signout from your Gmail account after using it, it can create lots of problems especially if you used a public computer. Gmail’s remote signout feature is a great blessing to those who forget to signout every now and then.
How to use remote signout feature in Gmail
While going through the Gmail blog I came acroos this tutorial by Erwin D’Souza, Gmail Engineer,which helped in enriching my knowledge.
At the bottom of your inbox, you’ll see information about the time of the last activity on your account and whether it’s still open in another location
You can see more details about your account activity by clicking Details link:
The top table, under “Concurrent session information,” indicates all open sessions, along with IP address and “access type” — which refers to how email was retrieved, for example, through iGoogle, POP3 or a mobile phone. The bottom table, under “Recent activity,” contains your most recent history along with times of access. You can also view my current IP address at the very bottom of this window, where it says “This computer is using IP address…”
With this information, you can quickly verify that all the Gmail activity was indeed yours. You can also click on the “Sign out all other sessions” button to sign out of the account you left open somewhere else.
Gmail Security tips from Google blog
Posted by Jobin Martin
on January 8, 2010
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Gmail is the most widely used email provider all over the world. As emails are widely used as a means of communication in business and personal levels, security of email accounts become the highest priority.
Google blog has described some security tips for Gmail.
1.Remember to sign out.
2.clear the browser’s cache, cookies and history, especially if you are using a public computer.
3.completely close the browser.
4.If you forgot to sign out, Open up a new Gmail session on another computer and use Gmail’s remote sign out feature to close any sessions that might still be open elsewhere.
5.Don’t send sensitive information via email,like credit card numbers, social security numbers etc.
6. Enable “Always use HTTPS.HTTPS is used to encrypt data as it is transmitted between computers on the Internet, so look for the “https” in the URL bar of your browser to make sure that the connection between your computer and Gmail’s servers is encrypted.HTTPS can make your mail slower,but safety comes first so it is better using HTTPS.Open Settings and choose “Always use HTTPS” on the General tab if you want to turn it on.
7. Be wary of unexpected attachments.
8.Make sure your account recovery information is up-to-date.
Use in your preferred language in orkut,gmail
Posted by Jobin Martin
on December 25, 2009
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Some features in gmail and orkut are under utilized,preferred language setting is one of those. Using Indian languages in emails can be a new and wonderful experience, especially while conversing with family members and relatives. I was ignorant of this function even though it appeared on the upper left hand side of compose message.
Just type in English and gmail will automatically translate it into your preferred language. Since malayalam is my mothertongue, I use malayalam in my emails. I just have to type in english ie Manglish and I get a neat malayalam output from gmail.
How to switch between english and your language
When I started using malayalam, I had a doubt, how to revert back to english while composing a mail?
I got the answer soon enough
Just use Ctrl+G
Using Ctrl+G helps you toggle between English and your language, in my case Malayalam.
This tool has improved my productivity and my emails are more personalized now.Hope this tip helps you a lot too.This tip also works in Orkut, iGoogle,Blogger.
