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Inbox Preview Lab in Gmail Shows Sneak Peek of Emails
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!
Gmail Launches Message Translation Lab
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
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
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.
New to Gmail Labs: Insert Images Icon
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").
Sender Time Zone Lab Tells You When and When Not to Call Someone
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.
Another Gmail Lab, Another Life Altering Enhancement
Three cheers for Gmail! The web-based mail service is on a Gmail Labs roll. The latest addition?
Yes They Did: Gmail Launches an Undo Send Lab!
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.
Gmail Labs Adds Previews For Yelp, Picasa, YouTube, Flickr
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.
New Gmail Lab Adds Your Location in Your Email Signature
Is it just me, or are Gmail Labs on fire this month?! I don't think my Gmail has ever looked so good or functioned so well thanks to all of the new lab offerings. For all of the avid travelers out there, the latest lab will add your geographical location to your signature so your email recipient will know the exotic location you sent it from.
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