Gmail has long had an automatic link to a map to the right of the e-mail if it detected an address in the body. But now, there’s a new Gmail Lab called “Google Maps previews in mail” that will let you preview the map right in the body of the e-mail. It takes a few seconds… Continue reading New Gmail Lab lets you see Maps of addresses embedded in e-mails
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Gmail Labs rolls out Message Sneak Peek and Nested Labels
More Gmail Labs goodies. First up is the Message Sneak Peek which when enabled, lets you preview a message without having to open them first. There is either a keyboard shortcut (‘h’) or you can right-click. Strangely enough, this only worked in Firefox for me and not Chrome. Next is the much desired and anticipated… Continue reading Gmail Labs rolls out Message Sneak Peek and Nested Labels
Review: Mozilla Weave keeps your Firefox installations in sync
Mozilla Labs has just released Weave 1.0 and (so far) it rocks for sync’ing up my Firefox installs on different computers. Weave is actually a lot more than just a synchronization tool, but that’s the first service to come out of the project. So what’s the point of it? Let me paint you a picture:… Continue reading Review: Mozilla Weave keeps your Firefox installations in sync
New Gmail Lab – Suggest additional recipients
Have I mentioned how much I like Gmail? Here’s a new Gmail Labs feature called “Suggest more recipients“. It works by looking at your past sent history to see who you e-mail often and in what kinds of groups. If it thinks you may want to add additional recipients, it then sticks it under your… Continue reading New Gmail Lab – Suggest additional recipients
Gmail Labs now has an insert image feature
Thank you, thank you Gmail Labs team. There is now a new Labs feature that lets you insert images directly into e-mails you compose within Gmail. While it’s not something I use that often, when I do, I spend waaaay too much time trying to get images inserted. Don’t know about Gmail Labs? Oh, you’re… Continue reading Gmail Labs now has an insert image feature
Gmail rolls out e-mail Autopilot
Autopilot is the latest Gmail Labs product and it’s a doozy. If you are innundated with e-mail, and need some more efficient way to deal with it, including replying, then consider Autopilot. Simply set some settings like Brevity, and Capitalization and let Autopilot write those e-mails for you. Autopilot looks at your past history to… Continue reading Gmail rolls out e-mail Autopilot