3 Useful Gmail Tricks You Probably Don't Know
THE SECRET TO INFINITE GMAIL ADDRESSES This is how a typical
gmail address looks – xyz@gmail.com. You can add just about anything after the xyz seperated by a + sign and
emails sent to that address will still be delivered to
your mailbox.
This is because,
Gmail tends to ignore all characters after the + sign. So, xyz+justunfollo
w@gmail.com, xyz+nothing@gmail.com, xyz+kittens@gmail.com
are all the same email address.
Why would you need
this trick If you are like me, you subscribe to a lot of interesting blogs,
news feeds etc.
And as with most things in life, these email lists tend to get
compromised and before you know it the very website you trusted is sending you spam.
So, let’s imagine a hypothetical situation you are following
Google’s blog updates
and you signed up with this email xyz+googleblog@gmail.com.
Now if you receive spam in your email inbox and the “to” address is “xyz+googleblog@gmail.com”, you know
which list has been compromised and you can immediately unsubscribe.
UNSEND EMAILS Had your ‘oops’
moment yet Sent an email and wished you could bring it back This has happened to me, but it’s generally stupid stuff like grammar
mistakes in my email that get me all harried.
But your oops moment could have been something more serious
– sent it to the wrong James, maybe Here’s how you can delay email sending to ensure that you can call back your
email after you’ve sent it.
Gear shaped icon on the top, left Settings
Labs Scroll down Undo Send
Enable. This will delay sending for a few seconds after you hit send. Sometimes, those few seconds
can make all the difference.
DESKTOP NOTIFICATIONS Do you have a compulsion for email
checking Need to pop into your inbox every five minutes This can be a huge time waster. Huge.
The solution Gear-shaped button settings
scroll down Desktop
notifications New mail notifications on.
ow every email you receive in your inbox will show up as a notification,
irrespective of what you are doing at that point in time.
If you know that you’ll receive a notification whenever an
email’s received it will drastically reduce your compulsion to check your email and will help you concentrate
better on the task at hand.
