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  • Call Any Phone From Gmail

    Posted on August 26th, 2010 linuxandfriends No comments

    Google has unveiled a new feature for Gmail users. Now it is possible to call any phone right from Gmail.

    What you will need to call someones phone from Gmail -

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  • Send A Free Greetings Card To Your Loved Ones

    Posted on December 6th, 2009 linuxandfriends No comments

    Google or rather the Gmail team in Google, is offering to send one free Greetings card on your behalf to a person of your choice via snail mail (ordinary mail) this holiday season. To send a card, visit gmail.com/holidaycard and fill up the form. You can choose from 6 different designs for your post card. This offer is valid only within the United States. So make sure the recipient of the card is based in the US.
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  • Google includes tasks management into Gmail

    Posted on July 19th, 2009 linuxandfriends No comments

    Getting things done has become a whole lot easier for Gmail users, now that Google has added tasks management into Gmail.  If you have a list of things you need to do now or in the near future, you can easily keep track of them by entering them in Gmail tasks.

    Gmail tasks makes it easy to jot down all your itinerary and keep track of them where ever you go – even accessible via your cell phone.

    Gmail tasks also gets syncronized to Google Calander in real time which means if you make any changes in your tasks list in either of the interfaces, it gets updated in the other.

    To know more about tasks in Gmail, check out the following video on how to use Gmail tasks.

    [Source: Gmail Blog]

  • Master these handy Gmail Tips to be more productive

    Posted on June 30th, 2009 linuxandfriends No comments

    Gmail has seen numerous improvements and value additions since it’s inception. Google has been continuously adding new features and integrating many of it’s other services with Gmail. To the extent that Gmail in it’s present form is much more than a mere email service. From within Gmail, you can talk face to face with video chat, use Google Calendar and Docs, sign out remotely and much more. Google has been adding so many exciting features into Gmail that even a luddite will be impressed.

    But keeping track of these new features can be a chore in the long run. Which is why Google has put together a guide which list all the different things one can do with Gmail.

    So head over to the Official Gmail Tips page and become a Gmail Ninja. You can also download all the tips as a handy PDF document. If you want more, you can even order a laminated version of the Gmail tips guide for a mere $1.25 at barcharts.com.

    [Source : Gmail Blog]