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.

Give Gmail a new skin

We love ourGmail, and in fact have not needed to use any other email provider or service since we moved to the UK. We get it fast, reliably, anywhere we are at a computer connected to the internet. It goes with us, waits for us, and handles spam better than anything else we have seen. I can get my mail on my mobile phone, someone else's PC, in internet cafe's, etc. It is great.

Users of Firefox (I use Firefox on my personal machines - alas work is currently IE7 only) can install a nifty little plugin that will reskin your Gmail.

Loads a little slower, which might annoy, but I like the look. No doubt the folks at Google have tried all kinds of things and have settled on simplicity, speed, and their corporate style - but this is an option when it all gets boring. The plugin is called Better Gmail 2, and you can get it here: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/6076

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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