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Gmail hidden features you should know!

We all know about it that 'Gmail' is undoubtedly the best and the most preferring online service all over the world right now. It is fast,it doesn't let most of the spam creep into your mailbox and keeps introducing latest innovative features into your mailbox.But there is certain difference between using a gmail as a traditional email service and using it like a pro. Using the tips given below you can handle your inbox in new way. 1] Multiple email addresses: Did you knew that the email address that you registered with Gmail can be modified/extended in a variety of ways to give you multiple aliases, that too without any setting or configuration? Using the tips mentioned below, you can define multiple “aliases” and all the emails sent to your aliases will get forwarded to your primary Gmail address. For example, if your Gmail address is like something@gmail.com, you can use a number of different aliases like: "some.thing@gmail.com" "someth.ing@gma...

Trouble using new Gmail Inbox? See How to Configure Tabs in Gmail?

If you are a Gmail user, you have now seen Tabs in your Gmail. By default these tabs are: "1) Primary 2) Social & 3) Promotional" . Some people would have liked this change as they might not be seeing promotional stuff directly in their Primary Inbox. Few might have hated it because now they cant see the stuff coming from Facebook in their primary inbox. Gmail's new tabs is an exceptional feature so far. You only need to know how to use it. D o you know? You can configure these tabs. You can actually decide what tabs will be there in your Gmail out of available options. So let me directly take you to configure Gmail Tabs.  Step 1] After login, click on Settings (The Gear Button near right top), see the picture for reference and click on "Configure Inbox".   Step 2] After clicking "Configure inbox", you will see options to be displayed in the tabs of your Gmail Inbox. You can simply select or deselect tabs that will ...

Gmail 4.2 for Android brings a lot of new features

Google recently released Gmail 4.2 for Android phones and other Android devices.  This app has come up with some new features that are: message zooming  swipe to archive and delete (needs to be enabled in settings before it will work as shown in first picture below).  auto-fit mechanism that snaps message content to the screen the ability to zoom in and out on content inside messages photos and videos can be attached from inside the app  Most of these new features are for Android 4.0 and up devices.

New Gmail Compose, Reply: Fast, Simple & Powerful

Gmail's new compose and reply features are just awesome!  (at least to me). If you haven't seen it, go to your Gmail account right now. Click on Compose and you will see a message like this: Click on Got It and you will see a light box at right corner of your browser similar to your Gmail chat box. This light box is the new interface to compose emails in Gmail. Have a look: With this new interface, You can compose more than one emails simultaneously. You can check emails while you are typing. You can minimize drafts for later. It has all the features of previous compose with above new additions. You can attach files insert images; in simple words: you can compose emails as you used to do with older version with an ease. How to switch back to old version? ( Who would do this? ) You can easily switch back to older version by simply following below steps: Step 1: Go to Compose Step 2: At the bottom corner of the message pane, click the More menu icon ...

How to set auto responder in Gmail?

Auto response is sometimes called as auto reply. It is actually a computer program or software that automatically answers email sent to it. They are simple or may be complex. The classic example of an auto-responder email is email delivery failure report "Your e mail could not be delivered". It can be used as an email marketing tool. Whenever somebody emails you, you can reply him with an autoresponder. It is also used when you are not at your home or at a vacation. To manage your vacation or any urgent email that your friends have sent to you, whatever may be the situation, to come out this problem, you need auto responder in Gmail . Follow given steps to set autoresponder for your Gmail account. Login to you Gmail account and click on the gear icon on the right top menu, then click on ‘Mail settings’. Read more at: http://www.jafaloo.com/2011/10/15/how-to-set-auto-responder-on-gmail/ Copyright © Jafaloo.com 1. Log in to gmail account and click on th...

How to set Signature in Gmail Messages ?

Gmail is surely the best email service available today and the most popular also. After introducing features as Starred Email and Priority Inbox, it has become the first choice of all the corporates and business people. While sending business emails or personal, we put some signature in it, for example: Yours Faithfully, Reehan Computer Tweaks You can set an automated signature, i.e. evertime you don't need to put it manually. You can follow simple steps to set a Signature for your Gmail account. 1. Go to gmail.com, login into your account. 2. Click settings tab. 3. Under General tab scroll down till you find Signature option By default it is set to No Signature . Click on the Radio Button below that and put the disired text in the text box given. 5. Scroll further down and press Save Changes button. 6. Thus, when you compose any new message, you get the message editor window with a Signature as follows. ...

Gmail got A NEW LOOK

Gmail has done many changes and has come up with a complete new, comfortable and more modern look. Changes, sometimes become indigestible  but sometimes it creates miracles. When the new interface of Orkut was launched people just hated it. The only popular service after search engine of Google is it's Mail i.e. Gmail. Let's see what changes they have done to make it more modern. Watch the video to get an overview of the improvements. You will automatically get upgraded to the new look soon. If you don't want to wait, you can switch to it today by logging into Gmail and clicking Switch to the new look.   Learn more about it ...!!

Signing in to multiple Google accounts

           Now a days people prefer to have more than one email accounts. Having multiple accounts on same service provider needs an effort to launch 2 or more browsers to access the accounts simultaneously. Google provides the feature of logging into your multiple accounts through the same browser. This is not a new feature but many of us are still unaware of this. To enable this feature go to  google.com/accounts  and click Edit beside the option Multiple sign-in.         You will be directed to a page where you will have to click on the check boxes that explain the rules of using multiple accounts. It also show you what all Google products support this feature. Click on check box and save it. Now once you sign into your first account you can sign into the others by clicking the arrow besides your id at the top right corner. You can either toggle between different accounts or logi...

Keyloggers

Keyloggers also known as key Stroke recorders are the softwares that can record the key strokes.These are Used in phishing websites to steal your username and password.These keylogger can also be installed on a computer and they can send usernames and passwords using your Internet connection.You can protect yourself using special tips and tricks.And if you follow the guidelines we are providing your username and password will be safe even if a keylogger has been already installed on your system.Here are the tips and tricks to protect yourself from the keyloggers 1.Enable Your Firewall:- Firewalls donot stop the keyloggers from entering into your PC But hey can help in stopping the keyloggers from sending your information.It is always recommended that you install a good firewall software to protect your computer from unauthorized access.By default Microsoft windows firewall is enabled. 2.Use Good Antivirus Software And Avoid Downloading cracked Softwares:- Use g...

Difference Between Virus,Worms,Trojan and Spyware

We all have heard the terms Virus,Worms,trojans and spyware but only a few of us know the difference between them.We genreally consider everything that is detected by an antivirus as virus but this is not the case.The antivirus not only provides protection against viruses but it also protects us from trojans,worms and spywares.All these can be harmful to your computer hardware and software.Today I will differentiate all these terms from each other . Ok lets start from the introduction of viruses Virus :-A virus is a self replicating program that attaches itself to an executable file.When  the file is executed the virus automatically gets executed and enters into system memory .Once it enters into system memory it either searches for other files that can be infected or stays in the background and infect the files that are uses the virus infected program. Worms :Worms are very similar to viruses but differ in way that they donot bind themselves to exe...