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diff --git a/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/06.04.07/Thu/gmailtips.txt b/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/06.04.07/Thu/gmailtips.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..8bc1fa3 --- /dev/null +++ b/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/06.04.07/Thu/gmailtips.txt @@ -0,0 +1,19 @@ +One of the hardest things for new GMail users to get used to is the lack of folders. In GMail, as with Google Reader, "folder" are really just tagged items. In essence tagged items behave just like folders, but they do require a little more work. + +Despite the lack of drag-and-drop support that you might be accustomed in your desktop client, GMail tags are quite powerful tools, especially when combined with filter rules. + +But many potential uses of the tag/filter combination aren't immediately obvious to new users, which is why I thought I'd point out a nice collection of GMail filter tips published last week on [Lifehack.org][1]. + +Some of them are obvious and some of them quite specific for general use, but most are quite handy and may well improve your email filing system. + +My personal favorites include: + +>Backups. Create a second Gmail account for storage, and create a filter to automatically forward any emails with attachments ("has:attachments") to this second address. Now you can delete your old emails without guilt or worry. + +>Flickr. Forward your Flickr account’s feed to your Gmail, with a filter to automatically label it, and now your photos are searchable through Gmail. You can also set up filters to send notices that certain tags in your Flickr account has new photos to certain relatives. + +>Archived bookmarks. If you use del.icio.us and other bookmarking services, you can archive them all in a Gmail label (”bookmarks”). Get the feed urls for each of your bookmarking services, enter them in a forwarding service such as rssfwd.com, and then set up a filter to label them all “bookmarks”. Now all your bookmarks are in one place, with Gmail’s great search. + +For the full list [visit Lifehack.org][1]. + +[1]: http://www.lifehack.org/articles/technology/20-ways-to-use-gmail-filters.html "20 Ways to Use Gmail Filters"
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