There's that 666 again

Just noticed that my inbox for work email today reached 666! Hmmm ...

You might have to double click the picture and zoom in a bit to see it.

Straight to the point with Gmail's helpful options

Here is another reason I continue to love GMAIL ...

A few months ago I wrote about how using colored labels with filters can provide an entirely new way to visualize your inbox. I just started using a feature that further helps me quickly prioritize my email. When enabled, "personal level indicators" put arrows next to messages in your inbox so you can tell if an email was addressed to you, a group, or a mailing list that you're on. A single arrow ("›") is automatically placed next to emails sent to you and others, and double arrows ("»") next to emails that are sent just to you.

I personally get a ton of email from lists (mostly from my college days when I subscribed to student group lists after a campus activity fair), so it's helpful to see my inbox annotated with arrows that tell me which emails are likely to warrant replies. If I get a bunch of emails with no arrows at all, I know they are probably from mailing lists. Give it a try for yourself by switching the "Personal level indicators" option to "Show indicators" under Settings.

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Google advances towards ...

There is lots of hype and speculation that Google are developing their own OS that will live and breath on-line and not need anyone else's OS to work ... but whilst that work is done in relative secrecy, they do continue to quietly roll out enhancements ... many Google Mail users will soon be unaware that their Gmail account has automatically upgraded to version 2.0. If you see OLD VERSION as a link at the top, then you have been upgraded. Faster, leaner, more features - are the promises. I am still digging to find out exactly what that means. All I know is that I love my Google mail. Since living in the UK we have not used anything else for personal email, and it works brilliantly for us. We can get our email anywhere we are connected, both be using it at the same time in different places, chat to our kids, see who else is on-line, all within the email client - and that is just ... nice.

Email is a crutch?

Howard Schultz, CEO of Starbucks Coffee, said this:

I'm not a big e-mailer, though; it's a crutch that hinders person-to-person communication.

Source of the quote

That's something to think about! Thanks Howard. Your coffee's not bad.