Articles about "gmail"How can I view PDF files within Firefox 3 (FF3)?
I just upgraded to Firefox 3.0 on my Mac OS X system, along with millions of other people apparently, and just realized that one feature I've lost is the ability to view PDF files within the Web browser. I don't...
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Help! My friend lost his Google Gmail password because he used a password generator on his Mac, but when he copied the generated password to the clipboard, it didnt really copy. Then he closed the password box and effectively lost...
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I have a similar problem to that which you wrote about in How to read message headers in Google Gmail: If i have received an email from my friend, how can I tell whether it is spoofed or not?...
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I know that Google's Gmail service has a spam filtering system, but a friend of mine was also telling me that you can use a "plus notation" to compartmentalize incoming spam too? Do you know what he's talking about?...
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I've been using Hotmail for years without a problem but suddenly it rejects my password, and when I go to the password recovery option, it doesn't like my zip code or other secret information. I have vital information in my...
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I'm working with a company that's overseas and they want to send me some contracts via fax. Problem is, I don't have a facsimile machine and going to somewhere like Kinko's and paying to receive their fax seems a bit...
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I'm still trying to wrap my brain around how Google forces you to interact with your email when you're using Gmail and really miss folders. Can I emulate the same sort of auto-filing of messages with the "labels" feature so...
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I need to find the sender of an email I received that was a death threat and the domain was @gmail.com. I have contacted the police and fear it will take too long for them to find out any information....
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I just got a MacBook Air and have been enjoying having the world's lightest laptop. It's an amazing piece of engineering and while it appears to have some critical features missing (like a DVD drive or Ethernet port) the fact...
Continue reading about Dave's Guide to Critical Mac Software How can I find unread messages in Google's Gmail?
I'm a big fan of Google's Gmail service, except there are some things I can't quite figure out. For example, some of my mail is routed into folders (well, label bins, whatever they call them) and I find myself paging...
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I'm wondering if I can create a group within my google contacts and make these group also available to other google users. I realized on your website that you are a google guru - so I thought I give it...
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I often have long, complicated mail threads in my Google Gmail account and get frustrated when I want to respond to the person sending a particular message, but not the rest of the people on the list. Is there some...
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This is weird: my friends are telling me that when I send mail from Gmail, the return address is to googlemail.com, not gmail.com. Have I had my Gmail account hacked or something?...
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I've read about "Google Profiles" and am definitely interested in figuring out how to set up my own profile. I'm still not entirely sure why I'd bother, but can you at least tell me where I'd set one up within...
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I'm a big fan of Google's Calendar program, but am finding it annoying that I have to always have my Web browser running on my Mac to remember events. Is there some sort of notification system that will let me...
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Google makes a big deal about how you should keep all your email when you're a Gmail user, because it's easy to search through your archives, however big they may get. What I can't figure out, however, is how to...
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I just noticed that one of the actions I can take on a discussion thread in Google's Gmail service is to "mute" it. What the heck is that? Something to do with audio playback, perhaps?...
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This is weird: I think I got some spam from Picasa, the popular photo hosting service from Google. Is that something you've heard of before, Dave? And what can I do about ?...
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I would like to know how to configure my Apple iPhone so that I can check my Google Gmail messages whenever I'd like. What's the best way to do this?...
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Am currently in the uk and here the domain for gmail account is @googlemail.com. I recently created a gmail account and i was wondering whether theres a way to change my address from username@googlemail.com to username@gmail.com? I know that whether...
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Is it true that it is not secure to subscribing to my Gmail Inbox RSS feed in a RSS reader, say Google Reader or newsgator? I've heard that by doing so everyone can see my e-mails......
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My piano instructor (who also happens to be a fairly well-known artist) is interested in selling small prints of one of his paintings in China. I wanted to ask you if it would be cheaper to reproduce the prints here...
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Hi, can you please send me the procedure how to redirect the mails from Gmail account to Yahoo account?...
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In the early days of the Internet, back when we called it a "dirt road" and were delighted when email bounced from UUCP connection to UUCP connection as is slowly wound its way from one end of the topological jungle...
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Dave! I'm a big fan of Google Gmail - like you are - and have gotten most things figured out, but I'm wondering if you can tell me how to set up a vacation autoresponder so people know when I'm...
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I know that I can delete entire discussion threads in Gmail, but what I'm wondering is if there's a way to delete individual messages in a thread, not the entire thread? Y'know what I'm talking about: sometimes discussions start out...
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In which we get the hottest video game system from Christmas 2006 and turn it into a Linux box? You bet! If you’re still thinking about video game systems as being just a wee bit more technologically advanced than an...
Continue reading about Article: Running Yellow Dog Linux on a Sony Playstation-3 Retrieve your Yahoo password with trick, secret email?
I dunno if this is legit or not, but I recently bumped into a note from someone claiming that there's a secret email address at Yahoo.com that lets you sneak into a backdoor and recover any account password for any...
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I've been trying various proxy servers to get to MySpace from school and sometimes they work for a while but other times they don't work at all because they're banned or blocked. What is a MySpace proxy server, how does...
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I simply want to forward a joke to several people in Gmail, but can't figure out how! If I click on the drop down by reply, then it opens up the TO: In regular email, you click on the TO...
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This is such a simple question I can't believe I'm asking it! Being a huge gmail fan since switching from hotmail I can't find out how to save the sender's address to my contcats list other than copying and pasting...
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I just got a shiny new Blackberry 8100 Pearl phone and it's all working fine, except I am hitting an error when I try to use Google's Gmail mobile app: "net.rim.device.app.systemControlledAccessException: Missing RCC signature. Not allowed to access Certicom functionality."...
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This is a pretty basic question, but is there some way that I can actually get to Google's Gmail service via SSL and be able to connect with and use Gmail on open wifi networks without worrying about others tapping...
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I know that Yahoo and Google's Gmail are probably more trendy, but I'm interested in getting an MSN Hotmail account. How do I do that and what should I consider when I'm signing up?...
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My wife found an email from my spam box in my gmail account that was a reply from an email that was sent from my email address. The problem is I never wrote the email. The address reply is my...
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I know you can setup Google's Gmail service so that when you send mail it appears to be from an account other than your Gmail account, but I don't know how to do that. What I want is to be...
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I've been using Google's Gmail program for quite a while and recently went to invite a friend to get a Gmail account. Much to my surprise, the Gmail invitation box has changed! Is it only me, or do you see...
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I've been a long-time fan of Google's Gmail and have particularly enjoyed how it pops up with possible email addresses when you type in the first few characters. I'm now finding that I frequently email a half-dozen people, however, and...
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I get a lot of music from friends via email and it's a huge pain to have to download them from Yahoo Mail, save them on my computer, then launch a player to hear them. I heard that Google's Gmail...
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I have been trying to change my darn security question at America Online for weeks now, and every time I get to that area in AOL, it just says "temporarily unavailable. Please try later." What's up with that? isn't there...
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I really want a Gmail account from Google but can't find anyone that has an invitation! So I'm looking at the Gmail home page and notice that it indicates I can sign up by just having a mobile phone. Well,...
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It's World Cup time and this year my mates and I want to use a spreadsheet to keep track of the games and our wagers (uh, all in fun, of course!) so I thought it'd be cool to use the...
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I just ditched my old dial-up and got high speed internet. While enjoying this glorious experience, I've had dial-up for a LONG time, my friends and I got into an argument. My friends said that instead of paying $100 dollars...
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A friend sent me email on the Google Gmail service and it had his picture included. Cool! I want to know, how can I include a picture of myself in my own Gmail profile?...
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I've been looking for a good online calendar program for a while so I was happy to read that Google's introduced its own calendar program, but I'm hoping you can give me some help on getting started with it? Thanks,...
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Okay, I'm fed up. Every morning I open up my mailbox just to find rabid hate mail from people. Not spam, just people who don't like what I write on various discussion forums or on mailing lists. WTF? I can...
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Dave, I use Incredimail and was wondering if there's any way I can use both Google Gmail and Incredimail together with two different email addresses?...
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I've become increasingly paranoid in the last few years and have long since lost any sense of innocence or even optimism regarding email. I trust noone and am leery of using any Web-based email service, but I have been exploring...
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How can I create a "Rule" in Gmail that will forwards any E-mail received to another E-mail account. I went to the filter section However I did not know what to do next. Would appreciate your help...
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In Gmail what does the following mean in the Inbox: Dave,me(2) Where can I change the setting?...
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One thing I find really irritating about Gmail is that once you have used an email address (as recipient for your message), this address is stored forever, in some place where you cannot access it. I.e., it does not show...
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Two questions, from different people: 1. plz send me my friends yahoo messenger password? 2. Hi Dave, i really hope u can help me here.. i had an account in Hotmail and some one hacked my email ID.It was really...
Continue reading about My account's been hijacked / Can you send my password? What's with the "Chats" option in Google's Gmail?
I know that Google has quite a bit of reach in the Internet world, but I'm a bit surprised and anxious to see that "Chats" is now a new category in my regular old Gmail account. What's up with that?...
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I'm a big fan of Google's Gmail service, but I really wish there was a way for me to organize groups of people together into a mailing list or group, so I could type, say, "family" and have it go...
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Dave, I just logged in to my Google Gmail account and am rather confused by this new Customize Clips feature that's atop my mailbox now. What's the story with that, what does it do, and how do I use it...
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Dave, on my gmail account on my page there are no words which say export contacts and i have seen a picture on google of where abouts it is supposed to be on the page but it simply isnt there....
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Dave, I have been a gmail member for almost a year now and in the last month I have been unable to access my gmail account it run through both loading screens and then stops with a blank white page....
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Dave, I signed up recently for Google's Gmail service, got an invitation from someone I otherwise didn't know, and now all of a sudden the people in my address book are complaining that I'm spamming them and I can't log...
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Hello, I've read your comments on recovering passwords or accounts like on Yahoo. I started investigating this when I suddenly found my own password was not working and the secret question had been changed by whoever hijacked the account. Do...
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How can I convert my AOL files, favorites and Address Book info from the America Online (AOL) program to MSN? I am switching from AOL dialup to a new high-speed connection. Please let me know....
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Problem: Setting up my Gmail to download to my computer (using either of Incredimail, Outlook, Outlook Express). I have followed Google's directions very explicitly (+/- 10 attempts) and still cannot successfully download my mail. I keep getting the message that...
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I've become addicted to Gmail thanks to your writeups and based on my intense dissatisfaction with Hotmail. Now, however, I find that I'd like to export my address book from Gmail so I can import it into a different email...
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Dave, I'm very tempted to move from Yahoo Mail to Google's Gmail, but I'm still unsure whether Gmail does a good job of filtering spam or not. I get lots of spam - darn it - and would love to...
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I have a PC desktop and I just purchased a Dell Laptop. The technician at my internet provider helped me transfer my e-mail account so that I would get all future e-mails on my laptop. He couldn't tell me how...
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A pal just told me that Google's released Google Desktop 2 and that I should definitely download it and check it out. But, um, what is Google Desktop and why should I care?...
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Dave, this is driving me crazy! I've been on Gmail for almost a month now, but I still don't have an invitation box: how can I invite my friends to get their own Gmail accounts?...
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Can you please tell me how can I label my Gmail messages coz I'm not getting the New Label option from the drop down box?...
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I've been hearing a bit of a buzz lately about a new Web technology called Ajax, but I have no idea what it is or even how to find out more about it. Help?...
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Hi Dave! I'm trying to figure out how to change the publication date of articles already available in my Movable Type blog and can't quite identify what I need to do so that it works properly. Can you help me...
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Dave, I have an email account in gmail as myaddr@gmail.com but I'm still confused. How can I forward gmail invitations to my friends?...
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Dave, you have tons of different articles on this site, really a pretty staggering amount of information. Out of all the hundreds of articles, what are the most popular? How many articles do you have right now anyway? And why...
Continue reading about What are the most popular questions at Ask Dave Taylor? How do I search my Gmail mailbox?
Alright, Dave, you've convinced me to sign up and use Google's Gmail Service and I now have an ever-growing pile of archived messages. I know that I can just type in a word or two to the search engine and...
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Dave, I see that you are an expert on Microsoft's MSN Hotmail service. Can you tell me whether there's any way I can configure my Hotmail account so that when I send mail from that account, it has a different...
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Dave, this is a simple question, but profound: how come almost every new tool that Google releases stays in "beta" forever?...
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Dave, I heard today that you can now customize your news headlines page at Google's Gnews service, but I can't see how to do it. Can you illuminate this for me, please?...
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Dave, I was wondering, if you cancel your msn account and get DSL, will you still have your msn e-mail account???...
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Dave, I've really been enjoying learning more about Google's Gmail system, and have found your Q&A articles invaluable assistance (especially the one about forwarding messages and the one about Gmail phishing notifications) but I'm still a bit puzzled about...
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Dave, I was reading a message from Paypal on my new Gmail account and it had this big red warning on the top saying "Warning: This message may not be from whom it claims to be. Beware of following any...
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Dave, I've noticed that you write about Gmail a lot, but I'm hoping you can help me out with an MSN Hotmail question too: I've had an account on Hotmail for a long time and would like to be...
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Dave, you've convinced me! I want a Gmail account so I can use a web-based email system that integrates smoothly into my regular mailbox. But how do I get an account? Can you just give me one, please? :-)...
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Dave, I've been experimenting with a Google Gmail account and am wondering if there's a way that I can forward specific messages sent to that account to my regular mailbox? And if so, is there a fee or membership cost...
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Dave, I've just started selling stuff on eBay and am having a great time. One question I haven't figured out, though, is whether it's okay with eBay if I want to offer bonuses with my auctions to motivate buyers to...
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Dave, Help! My weblog is drowning in these seemingly nonsensical postings from people that have nothing to do with my discussion, yet don't actually point to any sort of existing Web site or even a valid email address. On the...
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