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Daily Tech: Microsoft Opens a Lounge in Saks Fifth Avenue NY

GeekSugar — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:06:39 -0800

Microsoft opens a PC Lounge in NYC's Saks Fifth Avenue for the holidays - Engadget
Share the Thanksgiving love on TurkeyTwitter - TechCrunch
The new Green Robot in Google Labs tells you who is using GChat from an Android phone - Download Squad
The bigger Nintendo DSi LL gets unboxed - Kotaku
You can now download the eBay app from the BlackBerry App World - IntoMobile
Submit your Cool Captures for your chance to win a CanvasPop print - GeekSugar

Inbox Preview Lab in Gmail Shows Sneak Peek of Emails

GeekSugar — Fri, 22 May 2009 10:54:06 -0700

I don't know what was happening yesterday, but my WiFi connection was insanely slow. Naturally, it had to happen when I was awaiting an important email, and my Gmail was taking so long to load.

Once again, Gmail to the rescue! You can now enable an Inbox Preview lab that will show you the first 10 emails in your inbox, before your entire Gmail account appears. This way, if you have a bad Internet connection like me, you'll be able to see if you have any new emails - without having to wait half an hour for the page to completely load.

Gmail Launches Message Translation Lab

GeekSugar — Wed, 20 May 2009 01:30:08 -0700

I can't say I get a ton of email in other languages, but if you have friends in exotic places or you're trying to learn Mandarin and you need some help translating emails, Gmail has just added a Message Translation lab to their ever growing Gmail labs list.

Once the lab is enabled under settings, whenever you receive an email in another language than your own, Gmail will help to translate it. A header will show up at the top of the email that will say "Translate message to: ______" and you can pick whichever language you want.

5 Ways Technology Can Prevent Drunk Dialing

GeekSugar — Mon, 18 May 2009 01:30:48 -0700

Drunk dialing, drunk texting, drunk emailing, drunk blogging - it's all a pretty bad idea. Thankfully, technology is on your side and there are a number of ways your tech can keep you from making margarita-induced communication mistakes.

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New Gmail Lab Lets You Search Google Right in Gmail

GeekSugar — Fri, 01 May 2009 07:33:35 -0700

I have a ton of great efficient Googling tips, but my best one thus far had been Googling from your browser. No longer - the new Gmail Lab that lets you do Google searches directly from Gmail is my new favorite fast Googling tip.

That's right, just enable this Lab in Gmail's settings, and you'll be able to do your Google searches without opening up a new tab or window.

You also won't have to copy paste the search results either, when you find what you're looking for - search results open in a chat-like window in Gmail and then ask you if you want to email or chat the search result. Brilliant.

New to Gmail Labs: Insert Images Icon

GeekSugar — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 11:07:44 -0700

Enable the new "inserting images" in Labs under Settings, and Gmail users will have the option of using the new images toolbar icon. Make sure rich formatting mode is turned on and then when you compose a new message and click on the picture icon, you can either upload photos from your computer or by entering a pic's URL.

Unfortunately, this feature doesn't bypass the whole "display images below" (which appears at the top of the email to protect you from spammers), but it does show the photo in its entirety (so your mom doesn't have to click "view"). It also allows you to move the photo around within the email, insert text wherever you want around the pic as well as change the size of the photo (size options at bottom of photo once you insert) - yay!

Sender Time Zone Lab Tells You When and When Not to Call Someone

GeekSugar — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 10:55:52 -0700

The latest and greatest Gmail Lab is called Sender Time Zone and is perfect for someone like me who has friends and family located in many different time zones.

Now when you enable Sender Time Zone, you'll see a green phone icon next to your contacts that are reachable (it's between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. their time) and red phones for those who are away from their desk or sleeping. And when you click "show details" you'll be able to see what time the message was sent from your time zone and what time it is for the recipient. Now you can avoid the small talk of asking "so what time is it over there?." Thanks Gmail!

Another Gmail Lab, Another Life Altering Enhancement

GeekSugar — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 01:45:44 -0700

Three cheers for Gmail! The web-based mail service is on a Gmail Labs roll. The latest addition? Search Autocomplete, which when enabled, will help you find any and every name in your contact list. Just type in the first couple of letters and you'll see all of your matching contacts in the drop down list. And for other messages, all you have to do is type "photos" or "pictures" and the appropriate search terms (jpg, etc.) gets added in the search bar. . . same goes for typing "attachment" as well. Just think of it like Google Search, right inside your Gmail inbox!

Yes They Did: Gmail Launches an Undo Send Lab!

GeekSugar — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 06:01:53 -0700

I'm still recovering from the happiness high I received yesterday thanks to Gmail's announcement of YouTube, Picasa, Flickr and Yelp previews labs. But let the happiness high continue (I'm even more elated with this news), because there's now an Undo Send lab! Probably even more useful than the Mail Goggles Lab, this new "Undo" option can save you many headaches and sleepless nights.

Once you enable the lab, you'll have a five-second window of opportunity to click "undo" before an email is sent to the addressed recipient. You will notice the undo option right above the email, but you'll have to act fast. A notification (like the one below) will appear to let you know that your email is still within your control zone.

Gmail Labs Adds Previews For Yelp, Picasa, YouTube, Flickr

GeekSugar — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 11:15:51 -0700

Imagine if it wasn't necessary to click a link to view a photo album or YouTube video? Now if you go into your Gmail Labs under Settings and enable YouTube videos (you can watch the entire clip right from your inbox), Flickr and Picasa preview, and Yelp review preview, you can see everything inside your mail window. Yes, Gmail will automatically detect links from various sites and show you previews right from your email message.