------------Note 1: It was the 'About' page on this blog, on reading which I realized, "Heck! Just two geeky posts!"
Note 2: If you are geeky enough, you would already know what is said here. If not, read on!
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GMail (by Google) is the best e-mail client. The re-vamped contact manager in GMail made me fall in love with it, all over again. The GMail Labs feature is what makes it really very exciting, and truly makes GMail better than being already the best. Enable the Lab features listed below, and see for yourself! :)
#7 Inserting Images
Enable this to insert images into your e-mails. You can insert images from your computer, or from a web link. Very handy and useful. \m/
#6 Quick Links
The good thing about GMail is that every "view" has a unique URL. Quick Links can save any "view" as a link on your left-panel navigation menu, which you can access later. For instance, there is an important mail, or a frequent search that you do. Open that, and save the view as a Quick Link. There you go! No more searches for that again, just one-click access! \m/ \m/
#5 Undo Send
"Damn! I needed to attach a file." "Oh I forgot to add a few lines". Don't these realizations hit you right after clicking the 'Send' button? With Undo Send, you can cancel the sent mail upto 30 seconds after 'send'ing the mail, depending on the settings. \m/ \m/ \m/
#4 Multiple Inboxes/Message Sneak Peek/Inbox preview
I have clubbed these 3 features as one, because they help you towards the same goal - easier e-mail access.
Multiple Inboxes - Add upto 5 additional inboxes. Use can use labels to sort specific types of mails, and make them appear in a separate inbox.
Message Sneak Peek - Just right click on the e-mail to view its contents without opening the actual e-mail.
Inbox preview - Preview inbox even before GMail loads. Extremely helpful on slower connections.
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#3 Old Snakey
Old Snakey is on this list because its cool, its nice, and its geeky. Hit '&' to start and play Snake, GMail style! \m/ \m/ \m/ \m/ \m/
#2 Nested Labels
Labels help you sort mails. And Nested Labels lets you sort Labels. =)
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#1 Add any gadget by URL
This is by far the most flexible and geekiest feature, because, you can literally do anything with GMail with this. Here's how you convert GMail into GMail + Facebook + Twitter.
For facebook, add this gadget -> http://hosting.gmodules.com/ig/gadgets/file/104971404861070329537/facebook.xml
For twitter, add this gadget -> https://twittergadget.appspot.com/gadget-gmail.xml
Thats it! Access twitter and facebook right from inside GMail. :D
For a full list of gadgets, head straight to the Gadget Directory.
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