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Can the New Hotmail Take Over Gmail?
Hotmail defined the web mail paradigm when it came out and indeed my very first email account was with hotmail. But, Google took over this space with unmatched features, storage space and just the ease of using email for power users as well as regular users. Now, Hotmail is taking another shot at regaining it’s […]
Quick Tip: Unclutter Gmail Inbox From gBuzz Mails
Google Buzz is creating quite a buzz since Google introduced it a couple of days. It appeared in my Gmail yesterday and I started playing with it. First thing I noticed was that any buzz update was coming to my Gmail inbox. No, no, no, no. I am trying to do a ‘Inbox Zero’ by […]
Gmail Priority Inbox Finds Your Important Emails
I am sure getting overwhelmed by email everyday is the norm these days. I am no different. But, with Gmail and its filters and labels and stars and zillion cool labs features, I try keep my sanity when I am looking at my inbox. And it works to a certain extent. Still a lot of […]
Scan Your Documents to the Cloud with ScanDrop [Free for Mac]
ScanDrop is a software available on Windows and Mac. ScanDrop lets you scan your documents to the cloud seamlessly. You can scan your important docs and send them directly to Google Docs or Evernote or ScanDrop’s own cloud service – OfficeDrop. ScanDrop is a freemium service. If you just want to scan your papers, photos […]
Find Out-of-Touch Gmail Contacts With Etacts
I am a heavy Gmail user and not shy about sharing my email with people I meet and want to stay in touch. This means I wake up to 20-30 emails every morning and go through a bunch more during the day. With all this chatter, I have lost touch with a few people who […]
Enable HTTPS And Keep Your Facebook Account Secure
You might have heard of techniques like FireSheep which lets others in the same network as you with access to your Facebook account. In light of this, Facebook just recently announced full HTTPS support. Enabling HTTPS on your Facebook account will prevent a lot of hacks and protect your information. Facebook is notorious for turning […]
Quix – The Only Bookmarklet You’ll Ever Need
I am a huge fan of bookmarklets. I have a folder full of bookmarklets for various web services like Evernote, HootSuite, Twitter, GMail this, etc. I just came across one bookmarklet and probably the only bookmarklet I’ll ever need! Quix is a bookmarklet that gives you one place to store all your bookmarks and bookmarklets. […]
How to Use Gmail’s iPad Interface in Your Desktop?
Google just rolled out a nice two-pane Gmail interface for the Apple iPad and other tablet devices like NotionInk ADAM. If you have been wondering if you could try it out in your desktop without selling an arm and a leg for an Apple iPad, you are in luck. It’s the age-old switching user agent […]
RSS Full Feed Problem Fixed
I am glad to say that the RSS full feed woes are finally over for me. I hope I didn’t drive off too many readers with these problems. What went wrong? Although I would love to put my finger on it, the real cause is still eluding me. But, here is the sequence of steps […]
How to Get the New Gmail Minimal Look?
Google has just started rolling out the new minimal look for everyone? If you are like me and don’t see it yet, here is how you can enable it right now. Just go to Mail Settings Go to Themes tab Enable Preview or Preview (Dense) Other than the new minimal look, Google has also moved […]
Quick Tip: Access Google Tasks In Full Browser Window
Google Tasks has been a welcome addition for a lot of Gmail fans. Plus, Google Tasks has been made available from a variety of Google web apps like Google Calendar, etc. The only downside so far is that Google Tasks opens in a small window inside of Gmail or Google Calendar. Google Tasks can now […]
How to Check DNS Propagation Status?
Here is another useful tidbit when you are working on moving websites, changing DNS servers, etc. If you just made a change to your DNS entries and waiting for it to propagate, there is a surefire way of measuring progress instead of twiddling your thumbs or whatever it is that you do when waiting for […]
Texter – A Must Have Productivity Tool
I have known about this little utility called Texter for a very long time through Lifehacker. But, until today I never gave it a shot. I was tired of typing repetitive things throughout the day, day in and day out every week. Be it, my site urls or email signatures, some keywords, phone number, address, […]
Build Your Own Mac OS X Lion Boot Disk
If you bought OS X Lion software recently, you would have found out that you have no physical disk for later re-installs. Apple has decided to sell OS X Lion only through their Mac App Store. But, I posted on how to create Mac OS X Lion boot disc earlier. Now, there is an even […]
